Definition #

The discipline of reading the cast for mastery of their current rung before considering promotion to the next rung. Mastery of the current rung is the floor of the read, not the full read.

Family #

Canon. People fundamental. Sister entry to [Each Rung Is Its Own Verb].

Why Behind the Thinking #

An operator who promotes on visible excellence at the current rung, without testing readiness for the next rung’s distinct verb, installs a leader who is structurally unprepared — and then blames the person instead of the process that promoted them ([ip_locked_masterfile.txt]).

Pairs With #

[Each Rung Is Its Own Verb], [Role As Verb], [Train-the-Trainer Gate], [The Lead’s Read Is Earned], [No Skipped Rungs], [Accountability Demand], [Five Fundamentals], [Single Decision-Maker], [Hire Fast. Fire Faster.], [Training Ladder], [Coaching Triangle], [Authority-Responsibility Pairing], [Authority To Execute], [Controlled-Volume Training]

Placement #

People fundamental (training architecture). Anchor alongside [Each Rung Is Its Own Verb].