Corporate Assessment Model

Our proprietary assessment process can dramatically improve executive selection and development decisions by attracting the best people, putting them in the right jobs, and providing a clear career path that will keep them focused on driving short and long-term results. Clients will be able to understand and predict how executives will respond under pressure, discover what it takes to keep individuals and teams focused on the right things, and optimize overall performance.

When to Use Individual Assessment

• You have identified a candidate for a critical role. You need additional information about competency and fit before moving forward
• You need to better understand why one member of the senior team is out-performing others so that you can develop criteria that you can benchmark against
• You need to identify, develop and retain high potentials as a part of your company’s succession plan
• You need to reduce G&A and back-up intuition and outdated performance appraisals with facts -- competencies, fit, and the ability to take their game to the next level

When to Use Team Assessment

• You are a newly-appointed CEO who needs to get a quick handle on your existing team
• You want to evaluate each team member’s competencies and gaps; establish performance benchmarks; and understand individual and team competency profiles
• You need to bridge cultural and style differences following a merger so that you can achieve operating synergies
• You want to align the executive team around a single leadership model to drive strategy and results

Proprietary Private Equity Assessment Model

We understand the unique challenges of private equity and have an assessment approach tailored specifically to meet the needs of these investment firms and their portfolio companies. Our assessment process can help you predict the likelihood of success based on specific performance expectations, required competencies, personality and management traits, and the ability to drive strategy and execution.

The typical assessment process includes:

• Determining your firm’s culture and overall performance expectations
• Identifying the competencies and characteristics deemed necessary for success
• Customizing assessments to the unique characteristics of the firm and portfolio company
• Conducting structured, in-depth interviews with all candidates
• Administering the completion of inventories and assessments by each candidate
• Providing written and verbal feedback to your firm including reports that are concise, objective and actionable. Content includes early development, strengths, demonstrated competencies, cultural and organizational fit, potential blind spots, and opportunities for growth