Online StoreLeadership - Use a Talent Assessment System to Find Potential Leaders
An organization may want to also develop, revamp, or upgrade a leadership training program that has become obsolete. If so, the leadership training personnel can develop its own assessment to determine the qualities needed in their future leaders, or adapt an existing evaluation to their needs. The talent portion of the assessment can be directed toward the twelve traits found in good leaders.
The talent testng could be geared toward identifying the twelve characteristics of a leader listed below:
1. Carefulness - the natural tendency to think and plan before acting or speaking
2. Cooperation - the willingness to work with others toward a common goal
3. Creativity. A leader is willing and able to “think outside the box”.
4. Discipline. A leader leads the way in responsibility and dependability. He has follow-through skills to complete his work.
5. Goodwill - the ability to think well of other’s intentions and forgive
6. Influence. A leader has the ability to impress others because he communicates his thoughts without hesitation.
7. Optimism - tendency toward a positive attitude and having confidence in favorable outcomes,
8. Order - naturally neat and has good organizational skills.
9. Savvy. A leader is skilled at reading people and can detect hidden needs and intentions.
10. Sociability. A leader enjoys people whether he is at work, at home, or in social events.
11. Stability - ability to remain calm and rational during stressful situations.
12. Striving. A leader is able to push hard and work hard towards goals.
There are more than enough assessments in the marketplace to choose from. Employers may also wish to develop their own assessment the is customized to their particular organization. The best advice would be to compare several assessments to get a feel of the questions asked and what report one can expect to get before finalizing a decision. A company may want to view and compare several assessments before finalizing their choice. If a company’s senior leaders are retiring within a few years, this assessment can be given every time there is a job opening in the company so that new potential leaders can be trained and transitioned smoothly into the vacated positions.
