Leadership Insights
Situational Judgement Leadership Assessment
Evaluates leadership capability through realistic, video-based workplace scenarios — supporting well-informed decisions on leadership appointment, growth and succession strategy.
Scenario-Based Insight into Leadership Capability
Leadership Insights is a situational judgement assessment that evaluates leadership capability through realistic workplace scenarios. Candidates respond to video-based, scenario-driven situations that reflect common leadership challenges — assessing both the task-focused and people-focused aspects of leadership.
Strong leadership plays a pivotal role in organisational performance. The way leaders think, act and engage with others influences employee commitment, workplace morale, team effectiveness and overall business outcomes — and research consistently links leadership capability to both individual achievement and broader organisational success.
The assessment supports organisations in recognising and developing leaders equipped to navigate today's complex and evolving business landscape — delivering practical, evidence-informed insight that highlights both strengths and targeted development opportunities.
What It Measures
Task Requirements
Problem-solving, proactive planning and goal-setting capabilities.
Clusters: Thinking & Achieving
People Requirements
Empathy, emotional awareness and team leadership abilities.
Clusters: Empowering & Directing
Four Clusters Across Task & People
Task-focused and people-focused capability is organised into four leadership clusters — a balanced view of how leaders deliver outcomes and engage their teams.
Thinking
Problem-solving and the ability to work through complex leadership situations with clarity.
Achieving
Proactive planning and goal-setting — driving outcomes and delivering results.
Empowering
Empathy and emotional awareness — building trust and enabling people to do their best work.
Directing
Team leadership — setting direction, aligning effort and holding the team to shared standards.
When to Use Leadership Insights
Leadership Selection
Identify individuals with the judgement and capability to lead effectively in complex, real-world leadership situations.
Development
Inform targeted development planning by surfacing leadership strengths and clearly identified growth areas.
Succession Planning
Support evidence-informed succession decisions by building a clear picture of leadership potential across the talent pipeline.
Report Options
Purpose-built reports covering results, interview prompts, coaching guidance and development planning.
Results Profile
Task and people requirements typical of leaders.
Interview Prompts
Targeted questions to probe further in interview.
Coaching Recommendations
Guidance to support coaching conversations.
Development Planning
Structured next steps for leadership growth.
Selection Report
Overall results profile and interview prompt questions to support leadership appointment decisions.
Development Report
Coaching recommendations and development planning to guide targeted leadership growth.
Feedback Report
A candidate-friendly feedback report summarising leadership capability across task and people requirements.
Administration Options
Online Supervised
Supervised digital administration via a generated link
Online Unsupervised
Remote unsupervised administration via a generated link
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Documentation
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A scenario-based leadership assessment for appointment, development and succession — delivering evidence-informed insight into how leaders navigate real workplace demands.