Leadership assessment is an objective process that measures and identifies an individual’s strengths as well as the development opportunities to help them become more effective at their existing role or to prepare for the next role. The measurement process can be created to include a single psychometric assessment such as personality or a 360-degree survey; or a combination of psychometric, feedback and behavioural assessments.
The process is typically based on leadership competencies, job-specific requirements, and characteristics that best predict leadership success within an organization.
What are the benefits of assessing leadership?
As an organization, being able to identify and select the best leader for a role is critical to achieving success as leaders help boost morale, lead and navigate change, inspire and engage employees, drive business results, increase productivity, and design, drive, and realize the company vision. However, making the wrong leadership choices can be a costly mistake.
An effective leadership assessment and development program can help an organization to understand its leadership, proactively identify gaps and development opportunities, as well as build up existing leaders. From the individual leader’s perspective, programs that help create awareness, confidence, and build new skills can motivate and guide meaningful behavioural change as they feel valued within the organization.