What we do
Leadership Advisory & Executive Assessment
Assessment, succession, and team effectiveness work that de-risks critical decisions.
Our leadership advisory practice assesses executives and leadership teams outside a search process: pre-appointment assessment, succession readiness reviews, top-team capability audits and transition support in the periods where value is most often gained or lost.
Overview
How this practice works
Appointments are one part of leadership performance. Our advisory practice supports succession planning, executive assessment, team design, and the transition periods where value is most frequently gained or lost.
Capabilities
- Executive assessment and benchmarking
- CEO and C-suite succession planning
- Leadership team effectiveness review
- Organizational design input
- Transition and integration advisory
Typical assignments
- Succession readiness review
- Pre-appointment executive assessment
- Post-merger leadership design
- Top-team capability audit
Common questions
What clients ask before they engage us
- What is executive assessment?
- A structured evaluation of a leader against the demands of a specific role — evidence-based interviewing, scenario probes and referencing — reported so a board can see the reasoning, not just a score.
- Can you assess an internal candidate we already intend to promote?
- Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons boards engage us. The output is a written view of readiness, risks and the support the appointment will need.
- Do you provide leadership advisory without a search mandate?
- Yes. Assessment, succession and team effectiveness work is engaged independently and carries no obligation to run a search with us.
Begin a conversation
Have a critical appointment ahead?
When the appointment matters, the search should begin with a conversation.