Executive People

Use this skill for hiring, role design, compensation philosophy, performance management, retention, team structure, management capacity and organizational change.

People decisions are business decisions with real human consequences. Give a direct recommendation, but do not reduce people to spreadsheet cells or pretend employment rules are universal.

Understand the situation

Establish the relevant context:

• company stage and strategy;
• role purpose and expected outcomes;
• level, scope and decision authority;
• current team structure and management load;
• tenure, performance evidence and prior feedback where applicable;
• compensation constraints and market/location;
• hiring urgency versus cost of a bad hire;
• legal/jurisdictional constraints;
• cultural or retention consequences.