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Do we have enough capable leaders for the roles our plan will create?

Leadership readiness

Build a consistent view of leadership strengths, development needs and readiness evidence across your pipeline.

Two senior managers in a focused leadership conversation

Use it when

  • Leadership pipelines look thin against planned growth
  • Succession conversations rely largely on opinion
  • Different managers describe leadership potential differently

Built for

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

Workforce in scope

  • First-line managers
  • Operations leaders
  • Emerging leaders

What you get

Clear deliverables, clear decisions

Deliverables

  • Leadership readiness view by level and business unit
  • Individual development priorities framed as capability, not labels
  • Critical-role coverage summary
  • Calibration guidance for future talent reviews

Decisions supported

  • Where the leadership pipeline needs strengthening
  • Which development priorities to fund next
  • Where external hiring is likely to be required
  • How to make talent reviews more consistent

Evidence base

What the view is built from

Inputs
  • Leadership role requirements by level
  • Leadership and competency assessment evidence
  • Structured talent review input from managers
Assessments
  • Leadership assessment
  • Competency assessment
  • Team and 360 assessment
Consulting activity
  • Define leadership requirements by level
  • Assess nominated populations consistently
  • Consultant-led interpretation 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 you rank our leaders?

No. We describe capability against defined role requirements and identify development priorities. Ranking individuals is not a supported use of this work.

Who interprets the results?

A Frontline Advantage consultant interprets assessment evidence with your team. Interpretation is never automated.