Your leadership team is the engine of your company’s success. Are they aligned, equipped, and ready to deliver on your strategic goals? Our diagnostic tool gives you the clarity you need.
Ambitious companies looking to grow and scale need strong leadership that can work together to drive results. Misalignment or capability gaps at the top can slow growth, increase risk, and impact culture.
Our leadership diagnostic tool can give you the insights you need to make informed decisions and build a leadership team that supports your vision and your growth plans. You’ll get a tailored report that shows how you scored across different leadership themes, what your organisation's priority areas are, and what resources are available to help you to develop.
The tool aims to give you insights about your leadership team and your organisation's approach to leadership as a whole, rather than your personal leadership style.
Try the tool
Take the next step towards leadership development and sustainable growth. Use the leadership diagnostic tool to understand where you should focus and how to develop your team.
The diagnostic will help you understand how your leadership team is performing across 5 key themes, and help you understand which themes are your priority for development. The 5 themes are:
Ambition, vision and strategic thinking – how leadership plans for strategic growth, sets visionary goals, aligns teams with international opportunities, and fosters innovation
Risk and change – how leadership navigate uncertainty, embrace risk, manage transformation and change, and build confidence in pursuing innovation, investment and international growth
Culture, talent and growth mindset – how leadership reviews talent requirements, manages succession planning, models a growth mindset, and supports a culture that empowers planned risk-taking, innovation and growth
Communication and influence – how leadership drive alignment, inspire action and shape outcomes by crafting compelling narratives, fostering trust, and engaging diverse stakeholders
Leadership and organisational behaviour – how leadership shapes organisation resilience and readiness for change by modelling values, inspiring teams, and creating the right conditions for innovation and investment to flourish
How the tool works
1. Complete the diagnostic tool
Answer a series of questions about your leadership team’s capabilities and alignment. Take your time to think about each question carefully and honestly.
2. Get your tailored report
Your report will show you how you scored across the different leadership themes, where your priority areas are and what resources are available to help you develop these.
3. Share results and take action
Discuss your results with your leadership team, agree which actions you’ll focus on first, and take meaningful steps towards leadership growth.
Who is the tool for?
The leadership diagnostic tool can support ambitious businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. It’s particularly useful for:
Owners and CEOs who are planning for growth and/or transformation
Boards and senior executives who are seeking clarity on leadership effectiveness
Businesses entering new markets or scaling operations
What will the report cover?
Your PDF report will be tailored to your business based on the answers you give during the diagnostic tool. It will cover:
Your overall score for each theme and an indication of your priority areas
A detailed breakdown of your results for each theme
Suggested resources and next steps, focused on your highest priority areas
Ready to unlock your leadership team’s full potential?
The tool takes about 20 minutes to complete and you’ll get your report straight away. We'll also email your report to you.
Our Leadership Academy can help bold, ambitious companies to develop resilient, motivated and impactful leadership teams. Once you’ve completed the tool, explore our leadership events, masterclasses and programmes to accelerate your progress. These offer insights into effective leadership behaviours, peer learning opportunities and tools to support implementation of your action plan.
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