"CGT Partners give us a data-driven, objective assessment solution. The key risk assessment, agility profiling and leadership development recommendations were a key differentiator for us. We continue to use their assessments to pressure test our critical appointments in the region and have recommended them to our European colleagues."
Challenge
- The client is a multi-billion euro listed organisation with significant Asian footprint across different business units.
- Following a significant strategic change at business unit level, critical leadership appointments in key markets needed to be refreshed.
- The challenge was to select leaders based on data, rather than reputation within the organisation, to select for both business performance and transformation.
- The organisation required objective, data-driven insights to evaluate final candidates for appointing:
- Managing Director Australia and New Zealand
- Managing Director, India
- Managing Director, China
- Managing Director, Japan
Approach
- Objective, Nuanced & Tailored: the CGT Team partnered closely with the BU leader and her HR team to crystalise the critical factors for success across the entire leadership team:
- Driving Business Results
- Inspiring Performance Through People, Representing the Market
- Agility Profile
- Science + Human Experience: our methodology combines Hogan psychometrics, leadership dialogue and knowledge of cultural nuances. Beyond fit to criteria, CGT reports provide actionable insights on:
- Personality under pressure
- Motivations & Drivers
- Key Risk Assessment
Impact
- Deep & Objective Talent Insights: Our comprehensive individual reports provided insights into each leader’s development needs, red flags, motivations, and performance under pressure. Side-by-side comparisons enabled informed data-based decisions to counter-balance unconscious bias.
- Talent Risk Management: The organisation could now identify optimal talent fit while understanding specific engagement strategies, onboarding requirements and bench composition needs to optimise the incoming leader’s success.
