You have the foundation. You have the systems. Now it's time to think like a people operator.
Phase 3 shifts you from reactive to proactive. This phase tackles performance management, compensation, and retention. The areas that have the biggest impact on whether your best people stay, grow, and deliver. You'll have a complete people strategy you can execute immediately and a clear plan for the next 12 months.
What you'll cover:
Module 5: Performance Without the Drama Performance conversations don't have to be uncomfortable, but skipping them is costly. This module gives you a simple, fair performance management framework that sets clear expectations, supports your managers, and protects your company when things don't work out.
Module 6: Compensation, Retention, and Your 12-Month People Plan Compensation is the topic most founders avoid until someone quits or asks for a raise and there's no good answer. This module demystifies comp strategy for growing companies and connects it to the bigger question of how you keep your best people and plan for what's next.
Templates included in Phase 3:
Performance Review Template
Goal-Setting Worksheet
Feedback Conversation Guide
Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
Termination Checklist
Compensation Philosophy Template
Compensation Band Builder
Stay Interview Guide
People Metrics Dashboard
12-Month People Strategy Template
Phase 3 Deliverable: A performance management framework, a compensation foundation, and a 12-Month People Strategy built for where your company is headed.
You have the foundation. You have the systems. Now it's time to think like a people operator.
Phase 3 shifts you from reactive to proactive. This phase tackles performance management, compensation, and retention. The areas that have the biggest impact on whether your best people stay, grow, and deliver. You'll have a complete people strategy you can execute immediately and a clear plan for the next 12 months.
What you'll cover:
Module 5: Performance Without the Drama Performance conversations don't have to be uncomfortable, but skipping them is costly. This module gives you a simple, fair performance management framework that sets clear expectations, supports your managers, and protects your company when things don't work out.
Module 6: Compensation, Retention, and Your 12-Month People Plan Compensation is the topic most founders avoid until someone quits or asks for a raise and there's no good answer. This module demystifies comp strategy for growing companies and connects it to the bigger question of how you keep your best people and plan for what's next.
Templates included in Phase 3:
Performance Review Template
Goal-Setting Worksheet
Feedback Conversation Guide
Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
Termination Checklist
Compensation Philosophy Template
Compensation Band Builder
Stay Interview Guide
People Metrics Dashboard
12-Month People Strategy Template
Phase 3 Deliverable: A performance management framework, a compensation foundation, and a 12-Month People Strategy built for where your company is headed.