Case Studies

Executive Leadership Assessment

Client

  • Deputy CFO of public firm

  • Firm planned for individual to transition into CFO role in 12 months

  • CEO expressed concern about the leadership growth of individual and their ability to transition successfully

Intervention

  • Conducted a 3-hour developmental interview covering early life, education, career history

  • Used psychometric tools to identify underlying behavioural patterns, the key motivational drivers of the individual and how they were likely to react under stressful circumstances

  • Interviews with 8 colleagues on how the individual currently behaves in leadership situations

Outcome

  • Identified a pattern of behaviour, tied to personal history, holding the executive back

  • Created a detailed action plan, shared with key stakeholders

  • Individual, motivated by the needs of their current and future role, started to experiment with new behaviour with positive feedback received from stakeholders

Executive Leadership Coaching

Client

  • Head of client coverage

  • Planned transition into a Regional Head was at risk

  • Individual recognised that their growth had stalled

Intervention

  • Conducted an extensive 360-degree feedback exercise with seniors, peers and direct reports

  • Used psychometric tools to identify underlying behavioural patterns, the key motivational drivers of the individual and how they were likely to react under stressful circumstances

  • Conducted a career planning exercise to identify what would inspire the individual to experiment with new behaviour

Outcome

  • Identified key leadership behaviours that the individual needed to adapt

  • Helped the individual practice the conversations they needed to have with senior managers to give them accountability for outcomes

  • Individual was promoted at the end of the 12-month engagement and expressed that coaching had made a difference in that decision