Introducing Psychometric Assessments to Enhance Leadership Selection at Leading Global Technology Organisation
The Brief
In 2018, a global technology organisation sought a partner to introduce psychometric assessments to support best practice recruitment and selection processes across a variety of leadership roles.
The organisation had used assessment tools previously but in an ad-hoc manner, without consistent use across key leadership selection processes. Future Leadership partnered with the organisation to deliver a comprehensive assessment approach that would be consistently applied to their leadership recruitment.
Improvement in Performance
Studies show that executives who receive coaching report a 70% improvement in work performance, according to the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Increase in Employee Retention Rates
Companies that offer coaching and transition programs during restructuring or layoffs see a 60% increase in employee retention rates, as reported by the Human Capital Institute (HCI).
Faster Reemployment
Outplacement services and career transition coaching can reduce the time it takes for displaced employees to find new jobs by 50%, according to a study by RiseSmart.
Higher Return on Investment (ROI)
The ICF reports that companies receive an average return of A$11.85 for every dollar invested in executive coaching.
The Process
We partnered with the organisation to deliver the following:
- For the first three roles we completed, we interviewed a number of stakeholders and built Success Profiles outlining key attributes, skills, experiences, and performance differentiators that underpin success in the roles (Head of positions).
- We then selected the Hogan Personality Inventory and Hogan Development Survey tools that mapped appropriately to the Success Profiles and administered these tools as part of the recruitment process for the roles.
- We were then invited by the organisation’s Talent Acquisition team to conduct a train-the-trainer session and teach the team how to create Success Profiles so that they could embed that process internally as part of their ongoing efforts to define role success.
- Since 2018, the organisation has partnered with Future Leadership to include the Hogan profiles, comprehensive reports, and debriefs on over 45 roles at C-suite, Executive, and Senior Manager levels across a variety of technical and non-technical functions, assessing over 100 candidates.
Future Leadership's Average Participant Indices Across Capability Assessment Clients
43% Increase in Self Awareness
Individuals’ awareness of motives, values, strengths and development needs
27% Increase in Motivation
Individuals’ motivation to apply learning, insight and further develop
29% Increase in Confidence
Individuals’ confidence in their abilities and impact as a leader
32% Increase in Role Clarity
Individuals’ clarity around success factors associated with their role
The Outcome
The introduction of psychometric tools has become a core component of all executive and senior leadership selection processes.
The organisation has benefited from more confident and robust hiring decisions, while candidates, both successful and unsuccessful, have reported positive experiences, which has contributed to the organisation’s brand and market credibility.
Thank you for taking me through my Hogan results. I thought the session was really beneficial. I am seeing myself taking time to reflect on those results as I go about my day… it has been really interesting.
