Before You Measure a Leader, Define What Good Looks Like

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Before You Measure a Leader, Define What Good Looks Like
Most organizations bring in assessment too late in the process. By the time a candidate is completing an instrument questionnaire, the organization has already made a series of assumptions about what they’re looking for. Those assumptions rarely get examined; they just get inherited from the last time someone filled this role, or borrowed from a job description written three years ago, or absorbed from whatever the... Read More

When Assessment Becomes Decision Support: A Sophisticated View of Selection and Promotion

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When Assessment Becomes Decision Support: A Sophisticated View of Selection and Promotion
Assessment occupies a particular place in selection and promotion decisions that organizations care most about. Done well, it gives senior leaders and HR partners insight they can trust and use, across many decisions, over many years. Done casually, it produces data that sits in a folder.  The difference between the two is rarely about which instrument was used. It is about how the assessment was designed, what evidence sits behind it, and... Read More

The Problem Isn’t the Conflict. It’s What You Do Next.

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The Problem Isn’t the Conflict. It’s What You Do Next.
Ask most professionals how they handle conflict, and you’ll get a confident answer. “I’m pretty direct.” “I try to keep the peace.” “I pick my battles.”  Now ask their colleagues, and you’ll often hear something different.  That gap between how we think we show up in conflict and how others actually experience us is one of the most underexplored blind spots in professional development. It’s also one of... Read More

Why the First 90 Days Aren’t Enough: Evidence-Based Strategies for Leadership Transition Success

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Why the First 90 Days Aren’t Enough: Evidence-Based Strategies for Leadership Transition Success
Insights from the Harvard Institute of Coaching (IOC) Webinar: Beyond the First 90 Days Leadership transitions are among the most critical, and most under-supported, moments in any organization. Yet most onboarding efforts stop just as things get hard. Research consistently shows that 40–50% of leaders underperform or fail within their first 18 months in a new role. Even among senior... Read More

Talent Pipeline + Leadership Ecosystem: Why You Need Both

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Talent Pipeline + Leadership Ecosystem: Why You Need Both
For years, organizations have invested heavily in building strong talent pipelines, and rightly so. Succession planning matters. Identifying high-potentials is crucial. The right leadership assessment approach can move the needle with both of these pipeline development tasks.  Without clear visibility into who is ready now, who is ready soon, and where capability gaps exist, leadership continuity becomes reactive instead of strategic. A well-designed talent pipeline reduces risk, protects institutional knowledge, and... Read More