Management Assessment ...
Every time you hire or promote key executives, you make a judgment call about their future performance. Inevitably, some choices work out better than others.
Is there a way to increase the effectiveness of your firm’s selection and development of top-level personnel? Our clients say yes. Utilizing a comprehensive program of assessment techniques and one-on-one interviews, The Palmer Group can help you appraise candidates’ strengths, limitations, management style and compatibility with your company’s culture. The ultimate decision will always be up to you—but with practical recommendations from an unbiased source, you’ll be better equipped than ever before.
Typical Assessment Process
Pre-Assessment
- Consultation with key organization representatives for the purpose of adding to existing knowledge of organization’s culture, goals, issues, etc.
- Discussion(s) of candidate – identification of areas that may need probing in assessment process
- Planning of logistics and scheduling of assessment
Assessment
- Comprehensive assessment of intellectual capabilities skills, career interests and personality/behavioral characteristics and management/leadership style using reliable and valid assessment instruments and an in-depth developmental interview.
Post-Assessment
- Verbal feedback to client company within 24 hours followed by written report of results (for selection purposes)
- Feedback to candidate
- Follow-up discussion with client company representative (as needed)
