SCIENCE BACKED APPROACHTO SELECTING LEADERS
Leaders shape their organisations so hiring a leader is a decision not taken lightly. The problem is, not many understand the scientific evidence behind high potential leadership or how to translate psychological concepts into practice.
why us
At Coniston Scott we go beyond traditional hiring procedures. Our team of business psychologists uses a robust evidence-based assessment process to enable you to uncover the characteristics that determine how the candidate will behave in certain areas and how would they solve daily challenges by assessing individuals’ reactions to a number of hypothetical role-relevant scenarios which reflect situations candidates are likely to encounter in the target role.
How our bespoke assessments help avoid leadership failure
- Solid return on investment
- Unbiased, fair decision-making based on science and evidence rather than gut feeling
- Delving beyond current performance as that is not an indicator of future potential
- Cultural fit
- Unearthing candidates level of emotional intelligence (overlooking people’s bad behavioural patterns can have a huge detrimental consequences for the organisation and its employees.
The cost of poor leadership
- Salary estimated to be the cost of a bad hire (Recruitment & Recovery Confederation 2021, HBR Nowaz. May 2017)
- The percentage of employees who are actively committed to doing a good job. (Gallup, 2013)
- Of executives fail within 18 months. (Corporate Executive Board, 2020)
The roi of a rigorous leadership assessment
- Shareholder value in comparison with average or below-average leader over five year period. (McKinsey, 2023)
- Revenue & profitability increase per employee in businesses utilising rigorous leadership selection and development techniques. (Cody L. Horton, 2023)
- Sales, profitability & productivity outperformance in organisations investing in leaders. (Gallup, 2022)
customised solutions
how we do this
We design bespoke situational judgment tests (SJT’s), stems, and items for private and public sector clients. The best SJT’s will be designed in a bespoke way following a job analysis exercise. The aim of our psychologists/designers it to be able to distinguish between applicants and measure how competent each person is in relation to any given role. We work in collaboration with clients to create authentic assessments.
Our business and occupational psychologist have a wealth of experience designing SJT’s. We design fully customised solutions that will reflect your company values and the requirements of the role. In saying this, we still offer off-the-shelf solutions for clients with limited budgets, or those who want to try out the technique. As well as designing the assessment, we are experienced interviewers, and we can provide guidance reports, and advice.
