Guided performance diagnostic
Find the X.
Move the result.
A 15–20 minute, coach-style session that turns one real performance moment into a disciplined working diagnosis, a focused intervention and a 30-day learning experiment.
Bring one recent performance moment—not your conclusion about the person. The session may recommend an intervention, or conclude that more evidence is needed. Your entries stay in this browser session.
The book in one minute
Performance is not the same as capability. The Power of X argues that what a person possesses and what a particular moment allows them to express are different things. In P = C × X, capability is what is available; Expression is the extent to which motivation, environment, challenge fit and interference allow it to arrive. The Seven Moves stop us prescribing training too quickly and guide a better decision: build, release, redesign or manage.
Use a specific eventChoose one recent performance moment, not a general impression of the person.
Answer from evidenceCompare observed work, prior events and the conditions around performance.
Question 1 of 14Freeze the Frame
Move 1
Why this Move matters
Burns–Lear coaching principle