Beyond Features

Tag: Employee Development

  • What we learned from quarterly team ratings

    What we learned from quarterly team ratings

    Once a quarter, we sat down and rated team members on two dimensions: work performance and social behaviour. Each received a score from 1 to 10. The assessment was relatively informal, with room for individual judgement. We used these ratings mainly to follow development over time. Looking across several quarters helped us notice who worked…

  • I valued the programs my team kept skipping

    I valued the programs my team kept skipping

    Structured learning programs felt like real development. The team kept reaching for short courses and coaching instead, and they were mostly right. A note on the founder’s time horizon, and what AI changes about it.

  • Our onboarding worked for people who didn’t need it

    Our onboarding worked for people who didn’t need it

    We thought our onboarding developed people. Mostly we hired self-starters and paid for external coaches. A note on misattribution.