Why 75% of Successful Companies Use Leadership Assessments

Why 75% of Successful
Companies Use
Leadership
Assessments

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Why 75% of Successful Companies Use Leadership Assessments
 According to an Aberdeen Group research study, a greater number of
organizations are using leadership assessment tools to achieve
positive results.
 Aberdeen, a global research company, conducts primary research
studies on a wide variety of subjects for a multinational client base.
 In this particular project, participants recognized the value of
leadership assessments without dispute.
 Aberdeen conducted research over a four-year period that concluded
organizations using assessments in a variety of applications, such as
hiring, development, succession planning and more, achieved
greater overall success.
 In fact, Aberdeen found that approximately 75% of successful
companies attributed their revenue and profitability
performance to using assessments.

First and foremost, businesses need leaders who can deliver an ongoing high
level of performance.
To uncover these leaders, organizations are turning to leadership assessments.
These tools help identify talented employees who have the skills necessary to
be developed into strong leaders.
HOW LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT TOOLS HELP ORGANIZATIONS
As powerful business tools, leadership assessments perform four major
functions:
1. They identify individuals with the capability and interest to lead.
2. They help managers get a better understanding of the people they
lead.
3. They help managers understand themselves better and how
they influence their people.
4. They help employees grasp their purpose as both a leader
and a manager.

 In addition to focusing on the interpersonal skills, personality traits
and behavioral characteristics important to become a
leader, leadership assessments have the potential to provide numerous
additional benefits.
 Assessments shed light on different communication styles. They also
emphasize how employees handle certain situations, such as making
decisions, working within a team and settling co-worker conflicts.
 Performing well in these circumstances helps prepare potential
leaders.
 Working effectively within a team and getting along with
co-workers is especially valuable to a future leader within the
company.

 Some companies have even had their employees who perform
the best take leadership assessments. Then, they use their results as
benchmarks for new hires.
 Potential candidates are compared to the leadership assessment
results of these companies’ top performers to determine who might
have the greatest potential for success.

TRENDS IN LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT USE
 Assessments are being used to a greater extent by global companies.
 With businesses expanding and offices becoming more geographically
dispersed, employees need to better understand each other.
 Technology helps the workplace become more connected, but doesn’t
help people know each other on a deeper level or work together more
effectively.
 Assessments are being used to create career paths for employees.
 Traditionally used to identify leadership skills and enhance team
development, some companies are also using assessments to focus
on individual strategic opportunities.
 Besides the typical large organization user base, an increasing
number of smaller businesses have integrated assessments into
their human resource strategies.

TRENDS IN LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT USE
 Today, companies of all sizes can leverage assessment tools to achieve
significant employee development results.
 A strong leader can have a major impact on a business. Therefore,
deciding who to hire, promote and develop can have significant
consequences on the organization’s success.
 Any tools that can help managers make those decisions provide real
strategic value.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Wilk is VP of Corporate Marketing at Profiles
International, a research-focused company that helps
organizations worldwide create high‐performing
workforces.
Visit us at
http://www.profilesinternational.com/index.php
or call 866-751-1644 for more information about
Leadership Assessment.
© 2013

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