Bridge offers two ways to run talent reviews: the 9-box grid and the single-axis (line) view. Both approaches help you assess your people, but they work in different ways.
Learn how to run a talent review in Bridge, the differences between the 9-box and single-axis view, and which one is best for your organization.
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1. View the Talent Review Page
Open the primary navigation and go to Admin > Performance > Talent Review.
2. Create a New Talent Review Cycle
Click the Create New Cycle button.You will then arrive in the Cycle Details tab of the new cycle.
You’ll be asked to provide a cycle name and choose the type of cycle to use. There are two options available: the single-axis view and the 9-box grid.
Select an option and click Save and Continue.
Note: Talent review questions can’t be customized during an open cycle.
3. Configure Your Questions
Then you’ll be directed to the Questions tab. Account admins and facilitators can customize questions and add their own.
Your questions and levels of customization will vary depending on whether you choose to run a 9-box or single-axis review.
9-Box Review
The 9-box is a traditional talent review framework that plots employees across two key axes:
- Performance (how they’re performing today)
- Potential (their future growth or leadership capability)
Both areas are assessed on a 1-3 rating scale, and results are plotted on a grid to help you identify high performers, areas where people need additional support, and opportunities for succession planning.
Dimension Questions
Under Dimension Questions, you’ll see two sets of questions, each with three ratings.
Click the questions, question descriptions, and ratings to edit them according to your organization’s needs and goals.
Recommended Questions
Recommended questions are designed to uncover employees in critical roles, those at risk of leaving, and identify readiness for promotion.
These questions are optional and can be turned off, but can’t be edited.
Custom Questions
You can add your own questions to both the 9-box and single-axis review.
Click Edit to input your own text into the question and answer fields. You can also use the dropdown options to define whether questions are optional or required, and whether they're single or multiple-choice.
Single-Axis Review
The single-axis review visualizes results along a line, helping you evaluate employee performance and support their development and growth.
Dimension Questions
Dimension questions rank employees based on their development direction.
You can customize the dimension question and the five responses to determine an employee’s position in the axis. The most desirable characteristic should be entered as the first category and the least desirable characteristic as the last category. All categories can be given a description if desired.
Recommended Questions
The recommended questions are designed to uncover insights about an employee that are crucial to talent review discussion. These questions encompass both 1-3 Likert-style visualizations and single choice responses.
The pencil icon indicates that questions can be edited. You can also use the toggle to show or hide questions as needed.
4. Manage Participants
In the Manage Participants tab, select who will review employees. There are two options: facilitators and reviews.
Facilitators have access to all company-wide talent review information. This is managed by the Facilitate Talent Reviews permission.
Click Manage Roles or go to Admin > Roles & Permissions to configure these settings.
Reviewers are managers who can conduct talent reviews only for their direct reports and those below them in the reporting structure.
If you have a group of managers that you want to review their reports, you can use the Groups option. This will set every user in the group as a Reviewer. You can also add the users individually with the Users option.
5. Save and Start a Talent Review Cycle
Click Save Cycle at the bottom of the page once you’re done editing, and select Start Cycle to open it.
When you start a cycle, you’ll see its status change from Draft to Open in your overview.
There are two ways to close a cycle. Open a talent review and click Close Cycle.
Alternatively, from the overview screen, navigate to the more options menu (three dots) under Manage and select End Talent Review.
9-Box vs. Single-Axis Review: Key Differences
Not sure whether to use the 9-box or single-axis when running your talent review in Bridge? Check out an overview to see which one best fits your needs.
| Feature | 9-Box Talent Review | Single-Axis Talent Review |
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| Structure | 3x3 grid (9 fixed boxes) |
Broader categories along a line
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| Core Concept | Performance vs. potential | Growth potential |
| Output | Employees placed in a box | Employees grouped along a line |
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