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Constraint-Based Performance Management
Prioritize addressing performance issues based on whether that person/role is currently limiting business growth, not absolute performance level
Decision Rule
Fix performance issues that are constraints before addressing non-constraint performance problems
How It Works
Focuses limited management resources on the bottlenecks that actually matter for business growth
Failure Modes
Ignoring constraint performance issues because they're uncomfortable
Spending too much time on non-constraint improvements
Misidentifying what the actual constraint is
Example Decision
“Average marketing coordinator isn't the constraint when sales team can't handle current lead volume - focus on sales performance first”
Related Knowledge
Intelligence is defined as rate of learning, not accumulated knowledge
Hire for learning ability over current skill set for long-term value
Management Diamond Framework
A diagnostic framework for understanding why employees aren't performing by examining four core areas: what (unclear exp
Mosaic 6 Business Constraint Framework
Six core areas that limit business growth: More (traffic/leads), Metrics (tracking/optimization), Market (product-market
Identify genuinely intelligent candidates during interviews
Hiring candidates who demonstrate high learning velocity and can bridge skill gaps quickly
Hire C-level executives who can operate as true partners
Leaders you seek advice from on complex problems who bring their own networks and can operate full-stack
Hire for Smallest Skill Deficiency
Always hire the candidate with the smallest gap between their current capabilities and role requirements, regardless of