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How strong is our leadership pipeline against the roles our plan will create?

Leadership Readiness Review

A consultant-led review of leadership capability, development priorities and critical-role coverage.

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Use it when

  • Succession planning needs evidence beyond manager nomination
  • Critical roles are held by a small number of people
  • Leadership development spend needs clearer direction

Built for

  • CEO or Managing Director
  • HR or OD Director
  • Talent Manager

Workforce in scope

  • Emerging leaders
  • First-line managers
  • Operations leaders

What you get

Clear deliverables, clear decisions

Deliverables

  • Leadership readiness and coverage summary
  • Development priorities by individual and by group
  • Calibrated talent review outputs
  • Guidance for the next review cycle

Decisions supported

  • Where succession risk sits
  • Which leaders to develop and how
  • Where to hire externally
  • How to run more consistent talent reviews

Evidence base

What the view is built from

Inputs
  • Leadership role requirements by level
  • Leadership and competency assessment evidence
  • Structured manager and talent review input
Assessments
  • Leadership assessment
  • Competency assessment
  • Team and 360 assessment
Consulting activity
  • Define leadership requirements and review scope
  • Assess nominated populations consistently
  • Facilitate calibration with human oversight

How it runs

The ADVANTAGE™ 5A Methodology

From strategy to sustained frontline performance — Align, Architect, Attract, Activate, Accelerate.

  1. Stage 1 of 5

    Align

    What are we trying to achieve?

    Talent priorities aligned to business goals with a clear decision scope.

  2. Stage 2 of 5

    Architect

    What capabilities will get us there?

    A scalable capability system that hiring, assessment and development share.

  3. Stage 3 of 5

    Attract

    Who do we need?

    High-performing talent selected and developed against the capability standard.

  4. Stage 4 of 5

    Activate

    How do we ensure execution?

    Learning and standards activated into workplace performance.

  5. Stage 5 of 5

    Accelerate

    How do we scale and sustain results?

    Business results accelerated through measurement and continuous improvement.

Questions

Frequently asked

Do participants receive feedback?

Yes. Feedback is part of responsible assessment use, delivered by a qualified consultant and framed around development priorities.

Can this run alongside our existing talent review?

Yes. The review is designed to strengthen the evidence in your existing cycle rather than replace your governance.