Nathan management layer - stop waiting on promote-from-within; Peter coaches a six-month candidate weekly; Nathan moves out of frontline management

Situation

In the 10/13 1:1 Peter moved Nathan management-layer plan from eventual promote-from-within to now. He did not see how promote-from-within works at Nathan scale; if someone could be promoted in six months, Peter will start meeting with them weekly now and take on development load himself. Nathan job is defined as critical customer calls plus building systems that scale the team; any other frontline management gets worked out of his plate.

Reasoning

At 16 reports heading to 20, waiting for an internal candidate to ripen buries Nathan for months and the cost lands on Linux delivery. Peter coaching time is the unlock: it preserves the 10/2 rule that Nathan should not develop a first-time manager while learning to manage managers, while still allowing an internal promotion. Redefining Nathan job is the altitude change that makes the new layer necessary.

Additional Context

Confirmed by Peter as stated. Follows the 10/2 decision that the next manager can be external but must have managed before.

Observed Evidence

Fathom 10/13 promote-from-within doubt, weekly coaching offer, Nathan role definition; DM 10/3 management structure asap.

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