Michael Mcelhenie, PhD
Principal & Co-creator of Leadership Edge™ | Dallas
Most behavioral and leadership assessments were created and validated in the last century. The world has changed and different competencies are required for successful leadership in the 21st century.
We now live in a much faster paced environment with multi-cultural teams, employees with less long term commitment, and far more complexity to process in our average day.
Assessments are traditionally 15-20 pages long, requiring a significant time investment and sometimes, coaching just to understand what they say. We deliver our results in just a few pages, so that the information can be easily understood and acted upon.
Lastly, we don't believe that a computerized algorithm can ultimately tell you what to expect from an organism as complex as a human being. You have subjectivity when you hire, fire, promote and demote. We've built subjectivity into the instrument by including a one hour behavioral interview and also, a pre-assessment which is filled out by the supervisor.
Not every person will perform the same way, regardless of who they are working for. The Leadership Edge™ helps you understand how a person is likely to perform in a particular role, and for a specific boss.
Assessing, Developing, Retaining top talent requires a mix of environment and experiences that may not be easy to create. In addition to providing your team members with challenging work to do for others, you must also challenge your people to grow and develop themselves. This improves company performance and increases employee retention. Our proprietary assessment tool, the Leadership Edge™ provides the person being assessed with a clear, concise picture of how they:
We accomplish this unique insight through our behavioral interviews and our statistically validated assessments of work-related personality traits and key leadership competencies.
Our report is designed to:
- be easy to read and interpret
- describe the person's competencies in just a few pages
- present a baseline for future development planning
Use the Leadership Edge™ to understand and retain your top talent.
