LEADERSHIP AUDITS

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Companies are faced with new challenges every day. In order to combat these it is of vital importance to know and understand the quality and competencies of the management team or individual managers. In order to assess critical capabilities and soft skills it is advisable to measure subjective internal knowledge against an objective external evaluation and in so doing accurately assess the need for change and development in the management team.

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The Signium Leadership Audit is the ideal tool to generate a neutral, systematic and standardized evaluation of management potential. The results of internal evaluation and analysis are measured against external benchmarks enabling decision makers to define concrete and objective short and mid term development needs and actions.

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When does Leadership Audit make sense?

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The Signium Leadership Audit is the ideal steering instrument for a range of business situations

Regular management check-ups

Headcount/structure change in top management
Mergers and fusions
Acquisitions
Succession planning
Strategic redirection
Diversification
Location change
Restructuring

Audit Structure

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The Signium Leadership Audit is based on a scientific and empirically based methodology. At the onset individual management potential is assessed by experienced senior consultants. This is followed by the evaluation of personal characteristics and competencies according to the so called “Best Practice Management” method. The resulting manager or management team “big picture” includes a description of core competencies or strengths as well as suggestions for improving weaknesses.

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Potential analysis is based on four modules which is why we call it the “four-source-methodoloy”:

1. Self assessment
2. Third party assessment
3. Structured interviews with senior consultants

4.Diagnostic testing

Audit Process

Project handling is done exclusively by senior and experienced Signium partners. At the onset the detailed briefing with the client sets the scene for content and objectives, paving the way for an indepth concept proposal as a basis for discussion.

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Structured interviews with candidates take 2-3 hours per manager, led by two individual consultants independently of each other.

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The partners have a maximum of three interviews per day. The interviews are augmented by a tried and tested self assessment tool and diagnostic testing. The decision makers are informed of the results by the Signium partners before individual feedback is given to the audit participants.

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For all questions on methodology and process contact Dr. Rolf Dahlems, Managing Partner, telephone 0049 (0) 211 – 933 791 10