Assessment for Selection and Development

• Hiring – Find and hire the people who will be high performers and ensure cultural fit.
• Mergers & Acquisitions – Create perceived and real fairness in organizational decision making through talent assessment, and gather data to optimize cultural integration.
• Private Equity  – Help ensure that the right team is in place to meet your business objectives by providing crucial information for shorter-term decisions and longer-term business planning.

There are several benefits:

• They help increase the accuracy of the assessment process.
• They help validate the findings from the interview and 360° referencing.
• They produce important information about individuals that is hard to detect in an interview.
• They help us assess leadership potential.
• They are especially effective in providing an overview of people skills and emotional Intelligence (EQ).

Our process is very flexible and is typically customized to meet the client’s needs. It generally includes one or more of the following:

• Leadership Questionnaires to assess key leadership characteristics, preferences, and motives, as well as potential leadership “derailers”.
• An in-depth interview to assess the individual’s experiences and review the results from leadership assessments.
• A 360° survey or telephone referencing to gather behavioral examples from direct reports, peers, managers, and other constituents.

After the data is collected we prepare a comprehensive report that integrates all of the information from the assessment.  The report is initially reviewed with key stakeholders (e.g., the Board, the person’s manager, and the HR Business Partner) depending in the purpose of the assessment.  When appropriate, we also review the results with the person being assessed to facilitate on-boarding. In many client situations, we also prepare Board summary slides.