(EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT)
Define. Select. Align
A disciplined approach to consequential leadership decisions, helping organizations define what the role requires, select the leader best positioned to succeed, and align the leader with the organization, team, and demands of the moment.
(DEFINE)
Know what leadership success looks like before you hire for it.
Free Culture & Leadership Diagnostic
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You can’t find the right leader until you define “right.”
Too often, leadership searches begin with a job description.
But a job description rarely captures how decisions really get made, what the culture actually rewards, where the leadership team has gaps, or what the organization will demand from its next leader.
Our DEFINE process goes deeper.
This free diagnostic helps you examine the factors that determine whether a leader will truly thrive.
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(Need more than a diagnostic?)
Culture & Leadership Discovery
Understand the leadership environment before you define the leader you need.
A focused discovery process to understand the organization, leadership environment, and business context, translating those insights into a clear profile of what the next leader must bring to the role.
Timeline
Typically 1–2 weeks from kickoff to delivery.
Deliverable
A Culture & Leadership Profile with strategic insights, leadership team map, culture profile, candidate criteria, interview probes, and key red flags/non-negotiables.
How to use the Culture & Leadership Profile
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Brief the search team
Give everyone a shared understanding of the organization before sourcing begins.
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Sharpen the candidate profile
Translate organizational needs into specific leadership criteria.
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Build better interviews
Ask questions grounded in the organization's actual culture—not generic leadership competencies.
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Evaluate fit alongside qualifications
Assess whether candidates can thrive in the environment, rather than treating culture fit as an afterthought.
(SELECT)
The right assessment for the decision at hand.
Not every leadership decision requires the same level of diligence. Choose the depth of insight that matches the role, stage, and stakes of your search.
(Want deeper insight into a candidate?)
Executive Assessment
Addison Leadership Advisory provides independent, evidence-based insight to help organizations evaluate finalists against the role's demands, the business context, and the leadership required to succeed.
Two levels of insight.
Comprehensive Executive Assessment
For C-suite, board, and other high-stakes leadership decisions requiring a deeper evaluation.
Focused Executive Assessment
For earlier-stage or less complex decisions where a streamlined assessment provides the insight needed to move forward.
Timeline
Typically delivered within 1 week of assessment kickoff.
(Need a Second Opinion on a Search?)
The Gut Check Call
What’s Included:
A 60-minute second opinion on your current candidate slate. No psychometrics. No paperwork. Unfiltered, expert read on who's really the strongest fit. For search partners actively working a live slate.
Payment due at time of booking.
(ALIGN)
Turn leadership insights into performance.
The right leader and the right team still need the conditions to succeed. Addison helps executives and leadership teams translate insight into stronger relationships, better decisions, and sustained performance.
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(The Leader Has Been Selected. Now What?)
Executive Transition
The First 100 Days Matter.
The right executive is only the beginning. Addison Leadership Advisory helps new leaders navigate the critical transition into the role, building credibility, relationships, organizational understanding, and the foundation for sustained impact.
Whats Included:
8 confidential advisory sessions
Assessment insight
Stakeholder and relationship navigation
Organizational and cultural context mapping
Leadership team dynamics and early relationship-building
First 100-day priorities and decisions
Ongoing perspective as new information, dynamics, and challenges emerge
