Whether during the final stages of the selection process, before a promotion to determine readiness or to support the ongoing development of an individual, assessments provide a rich, substantial view of an individual’s strengths, gaps, and blind spots.
At Odgers Berndtson, we understand the importance of identifying leaders’ strengths and gaps. Our leadership assessments leverage leading-edge tools and methodology to provide a clear roadmap to understanding the performance and potential of individual leaders. Whether it be a personality or thinking agility test, multi-rater 360 feedback tools, or more interactive assessments like behavioural interviews and executive simulations, we partner with you to understand what insights you need and design the best assessment approach to meet those needs.
At the core of our methodology is the LeaderFit™ model, a robust competency model which facilitates meaningful, context-relevant discussions about a leader’s business impact. Our certified assessment experts analyze results from a variety of data inputs to extract actionable insights. By assessing strengths and gaps with objectivity and scientific rigour, organizations can make confident, informed people decisions.
Typical Leadership Assessments Approaches
Odgers Berndtson offers several core leadership assessments, designed to escalate in sophistication and provide increasingly comprehensive insights. Anchored by our proprietary LeaderFit model, each assessment offering includes a detailed report. The depth of information intensifies in correlation with the level of assessment chosen.
- LeaderFit Benchmark Assessment: Ideal for developmental initiatives and onboarding processes. Our standard assessment is an automatically generated report based on responses to online psychometric tests (most often the Hogan Suite of Personality) which provide insights into an individual’s natural leadership tendencies, stress behaviours, and key drivers.
- LeaderFit Benchmark Plus Assessment: Optimal choice for discerning hiring suitability or identifying potential for career advancement. This includes online psychometric tests and a 90-minute structured behavioural interview conducted by a seasoned assessor, exploring the participant’s background, leadership achievements, competencies, and aspirations. The findings are compiled into a custom report highlighting key themes.
- LeaderFit Benchmark Complete Assessment: Our most comprehensive assessment is designed for high-stake scenarios, such as pivotal selection decisions or senior leadership evaluations. It includes online psychometric tests (including measures of problem solving and decision-making), a 3-hour interactive session with a business case simulation and a structured behavioural interview. Multiple assessors are involved in developing a holistic picture of performance and potential. A detailed custom report with ongoing development recommendations is provided.
- LeaderFit 360 Assessment: Ideal for developmental initiatives and follow-up assessments. The 360 assessment is designed to gain insight into a participant’s reputation based on feedback from multiple raters. This automatically generated report is based on raters’ responses to an online survey that is aligned to our LeaderFit model. The survey includes two Likert rating scales and invites rich, open-ended comments.
Partnering with Odgers Berndtson for leadership assessments unlocks a wealth of powerful benefits for both organizations and individual leaders. By leveraging our comprehensive assessment services, you can achieve the following:
Organizational / Manager Benefits
- Unearth leader strengths and gaps
- Support leader development
- Enhance onboarding
- Elevate decision-making with data
- Meaningfully engage in succession planning
Leader Benefits
- Inform personal and professional growth
- Guide career goals with actionable insights
- Increase leadership effectiveness
- Boost value to organization
- Drive organizational success
