Leadership Assessment
“ In our search for a Chief Product Officer at Blue Light Card, we engaged the Up Group for their Executive Assessment services. Their approach was very thorough, and they delivered a detailed and insightful report that meticulously evaluated the leadership capabilities and psychometric profile of our candidates.
This process was not just about finding a qualified individual; it was about ensuring a seamless fit within our executive team and the broader business context. The professionalism and expertise of the Up Group were evident throughout, guiding us towards a candidate who not only possesses the right skills but also aligns with our company culture and values. ”
“ We found the Up Group’s executive assessment offering to be exceptionally helpful in guiding us to a decision on critical hires. The assessments painted a clear picture of the people being assessed, providing insights on them as potential team members and leaders which helped us gain real clarity as a hiring committee.
The blend of analytical rigour and psychological and operational insights ensured that we had a comprehensive understanding of those being assessed. Without these assessments, and had we based our decisions on hiring interviews only, there’s a strong likelihood that we might have hired incorrectly. ”
Our executive assessment offering
Over the last 15 years, we have been evaluating talent and delivering leadership to the tech ecosystem. Rooted in that experience, our assessment framework highlights the essential competencies, attributes and traits that enable leaders to be effective and impactful in an ever-changing landscape.
Our customisable assessment solutions provide objective, actionable and context-specific insights that help businesses select and develop their leaders.
What we do
Recruitment and selection
Using our proprietary assessment framework, we support organisations gaining deep insights built around their business imperatives, covering areas such as competencies, potential, style and personality, on the final shortlisted candidates to provide a holistic view and help with decision-making.
Executive Development
Our assessment provides the insights that help organisations with identifying, nurturing and developing their leaders and future leaders.
Succession planning
We assist Founders, CEOs, CHROs and Boards with the critical task of CEO and C-Level succession planning. Through our competency and potential models, we help organisations identify potential successors and create the plans to expedite their development.
Transaction support
We partner with clients both pre- and post-merger in conducting thorough talent diligences to identify key talent to retain, existing skills gaps and provide actionable insights to create effective integration plans and creating high-performing cultures.
Our framework
Our comprehensive approach spans four pillars
Competencies
These are the skills and behaviours that individuals require to be successful in their role. These leadership capabilities are independent of their role, industry or geography and executives are scored against an objective scale which allows for benchmarking and comparison.
Drivers of potential
Recognising the fast-pace of the tech ecosystem we look beyond past and current competencies to determine the individual’s likelihood to adapt to future requirements, scale and grow into bigger roles.
Ecosystem fit
These are traits that enable executives to specifically thrive in the fast-paced tech context enabling them to navigate the specificities and nuances of the ecosystem
Personality and cultural fit
Through psychometric tools we assess executives’ personality traits and how those might get amplified/mitigated by their environment to support accelerating their integration and maximising their chances of success.