Leadership Assessment
Make the right talent decisions for your business
Welcome to RHR’s Leadership Assessment practice, where we specialize in reshaping talent conversations and redefining potential for our clients.
Our approach goes beyond conventional methods by challenging assumptions and models that may impede growth. We empower leaders to serve as stewards of their talent, fostering an environment that brings out the best in everyone.
At RHR, we inspire the next generation to take ownership of their growth journey, encouraging them to accelerate their development. Through our innovative strategies, we aim to transform organizational landscapes, ensuring that leadership is not only about achieving success today but also about building a sustainable and thriving future.
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Our Solutions
We offer four levels of assessment to reflect your needs and your candidates’ level within your organization.
Succession Planning – our methodology ensures that your organization has a pipeline of talent ready to step into key positions, minimizing disruption when leadership transitions occur and supporting the long-term sustainability and growth of your business. Discover more.
CEO Succession –
Our CEO assessments meticulously evaluate leadership potential, guiding organizations to identify the ideal successor for seamless transitions. Whether internal or external, our process ensures a strategic and informed choice, securing the future success of the company and its leadership. Discover More.
Hidden Talent – Our assessments provide a holistic view of individuals’ skills, uncovering hidden talents often overlooked in traditional processes. By emphasizing inclusivity, we empower organizations to identify and nurture untapped potential, particularly in marginalized individuals, fostering diversity and driving innovation in the workplace.
Individual Development – Our assessments pinpoint gaps in organizational leadership, providing valuable insights to enhance overall effectiveness. By identifying areas for improvement, we empower individuals to maximize their leadership capabilities, fostering a culture of continuous development and ensuring collective success.
Our Assessment Programs
Identifying the right assessment depends on the questions you want to answer, the problems you want to solve, and the level of investment you want to make.
Moving up this curve reflects more complexity, nuance, customization, and investment.
Moving down the curve means more efficiency, consistency, scalability, and standardized data.
Across a career, many leaders will move seamlessly through multiple assessments with RHR, with increasing levels of depth and specificity.
The Winning Formula® – Ensure the suitability of candidates for your most senior roles—including CEO—through a customized assessment that reflects your specific role requirements and organizational context.
RFSexecutiveSM – Identify development areas for current senior leaders and assess the readiness of internal or external candidates to support succession planning for critical executive roles.
RFSpipeline® – Evaluate your bench of future senior leaders and identify individual and organizational development needs by benchmarking against our global database of enterprise leaders.
RFSinsightsSM – Scan your deep bench to identify future leaders using our most scalable offering, which provides algorithmically generated insights to give you a view of your long-term talent needs.
Our Practice Team
Annually conducting thousands of assessments, our dedicated expert team enables us to define, develop, and deliver tailored assessment solutions globally. Wherever you are, we provide comprehensive insights for informed decision-making and success.
Let’s Talk
Unlock your team’s full potential with improved talent assessments and succession planning. Let’s collaborate to bring out the best in your organization.
Robert Abramo
Head of Client Relationships
rabramo@rhrinternational.com
+1 215 237 8620
Our Purpose
We work in partnership with our clients to drive 5 main objectives for their talent and organization.
We reshape your talent conversations and redefine your talent potential
We challenge assumptions and models that might be impeding growth
We empower your leaders to serve as stewards of their talent
We inspire your next generation of leaders to own and accelerate their own growth
We foster an environment that brings out the best in all your people
Partnership
We operate on the principle that we exist to augment, not replace, the judgment of internal leaders and HR professionals.
Design for Success – We invest heavily on the front end in building high-impact programs: setting goals, aligning on intent, learning your business and culture, embedding in context, and ensuring well-managed execution.
Educate Stakeholders – We play an active part in enrolling stakeholders in the assessment process through communications, webinars, town halls, fireside chats, and other educational opportunities.
Embed in Talent Systems – Data is only as good as its ability to be used in the right ways for the good of the system. We help you fully leverage the insights through aggregate analytics, manager/HR partnerships, and decision facilitation.
Leverage – For Development Assessments are a powerful tool for growth when the right conditions are created for development. We partner to provide development services, hand off to internal stakeholders, or augment existing programs with targeted learning opportunities.
Our Practice Team
Annually conducting thousands of assessments, our dedicated expert team enables us to define, develop, and deliver tailored assessment solutions globally. Wherever you are, we provide comprehensive insights for informed decision-making and success.
Let’s Talk
If you’re looking to implement a diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy for the first time, or are looking to refine and improve your current activity, we can help.
Robert Abramo
Head of Client Relationships
rabramo@rhrinternational.com
+1 215 237 8620
Our Guiding Principles
The weighty responsibility of assessments requires a strong underpinning of values that guide how this work is organized, communicated, and delivered.
- It is our responsibility to create the conditions for a participant to bring their best and full self
- Context matters; understanding the client business is essential. Well-built assessments are designed for fairness
- Leaders deserve transparency and openness about their data
- Assessments should augment your internal insights, not replace them
- Assessments must consider the whole person; leaders are more than a single rating
- Responsible use of assessment data requires thoughtful planning and education
Our Objectivity
Building a relevant, fair, and impactful assessment process that minimizes bias and contributes to company performance requires rigorous design and execution.
Tools and Process
- Instrument selection
- Participant experience
- Report calibration and standardization
- Credentials and independence
- Rigorous selection and training
- Quality review
- Client feedback
- Relevant prediction
- Global consistency
- People analytics partnership
- Longitudinal measurement
Our Practice Team
Annually conducting thousands of assessments, our dedicated expert team enables us to define, develop, and deliver tailored assessment solutions globally. Wherever you are, we provide comprehensive insights for informed decision-making and success.
Let’s Talk
If you’re looking to implement a diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy for the first time, or are looking to refine and improve your current activity, we can help.
Robert Abramo
Head of Client Relationships
rabramo@rhrinternational.com
+1 215 237 8620
Forbes
We are delighted to have been named by Forbes as one of the World’s top consultants for 2023.
Forbes partnered with the research company Statista to create our second annual World’s Best Management Consulting Firms list.
The rankings were created after surveying both clients and senior executives at consulting firms in 40 countries, including the U.S., Germany, France, the U.K., the Netherlands, Brazil and Japan.
Stevie Award Winners 2023 for Diversity
We’re thrilled to share that we have clinched the prestigious Bronze at The Stevie® Awards for Diversity and Inclusion atThe 20th Annual Int’l Business Awards®!
Diversity and inclusion aren’t just concepts – they’re the driving forces behind our progress. This award reaffirms the strides we’ve taken to foster an environment where every voice is not only heard but celebrated, and every perspective is valued.
Our Practice Team
Annually conducting thousands of assessments, our dedicated expert team enables us to define, develop, and deliver tailored assessment solutions globally. Wherever you are, we provide comprehensive insights for informed decision-making and success.
Let’s Talk
If you’re looking to implement a diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy for the first time, or are looking to refine and improve your current activity, we can help.
Robert Abramo
Head of Client Relationships
rabramo@rhrinternational.com
+1 215 237 8620
Our Clients
We are delighted to have been named by Forbes as one of the World’s top consultants for 2023.
Forbes partnered with the research company Statista to create our second annual World’s Best Management Consulting Firms list.
The rankings were created after surveying both clients and senior executives at consulting firms in 40 countries, including the U.S., Germany, France, the U.K., the Netherlands, Brazil and Japan.
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Our Practice Team
Annually conducting thousands of assessments, our dedicated expert team enables us to define, develop, and deliver tailored assessment solutions globally. Wherever you are, we provide comprehensive insights for informed decision-making and success.
Let’s Talk
If you’re looking to implement a diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy for the first time, or are looking to refine and improve your current activity, we can help.
Robert Abramo
Head of Client Relationships
rabramo@rhrinternational.com
+1 215 237 8620