Assessment & Selection 

Every ESM Leadership Assessment profile identifies –

•           Organizational strengths
•           Thinking styles
•           Interests
•           Underlying needs
•           Management styles
•           Effective behaviors
•           Stress behaviors 

Leaders can be developed and leadership skills can be learned. An ESM assessment provides concise, reliable data for identifying an individual’s strengths and determining actionable plans.  We recognize and encourage diversity; leaders are matched with the culture and requirements of the organization.

There is an increasing sophistication of assessment and selection techniques. 

Companies are doing whatever is necessary to increase the reliability and validity of their hiring decisions.

Traditional approaches pay little attention to predicting performance, engagement and tenure. 

Among the new techniques that are being effectively used to make better hiring decisions are cognitive ability tests, personality tests, simulations, best fit analyses and structured interviewing techniques.

Assessing Soft Skills* 

Oral/spoken communication skills: Both one-on-one and in groups (e.g., presentations).
Do you just listen, or do you get invited to speak at gatherings?

Written communication skills: Both printed and online written work, including reports, letters and email.
Do you always use the phone, or has your work been published?

Honesty: Being truthful and having integrity.
Do you always tell people, "I never lie," or do your friends entrust you with their keys and money at parties?

Teamwork/collaboration skills: Working with others to accomplish tasks.
Do you think working in groups wastes your time or encourages your best work?

Self-motivation/initiative: Doing things without needing to be told or persuaded.
Are your projects always due last week, or did your project go public already?

Work ethic/dependability: Being thorough and accurate.
Can your colleagues count on you?

Critical thinking: Being solutions oriented.
Do you challenge assumptions when appropriate and propose alternative solutions to consider?

Risk-taking skills: Innovation and collaboration.
Will you take a considered chance on something new, different or unknown?

Flexibility/adaptability: Managing surprises.
Do you go with the flow and adjust to unforeseen circumstances? 

Leadership skills: Being a champion.
Will you guide and support others in order to accomplish goals?.

Interpersonal skills: Relating and communicating in everyday interactions.
Do you like to be alone, or do you aspire to be the next Oprah?

Working under pressure: Handling stress from deadlines, limitations or constraints.
Do you handle deadlines by ignoring them or by doing your most creative work under pressure?

Questioning skills: Asking questions in order to learn or clarify something.
Are you afraid to ask questions?  Do you think asking questions makes you look ignorant?

Creativity: Having the imagination to come up with new or off-the-beaten-path ideas.
Do you yearn to have the next idea for building a better mousetrap? 

Influencing skills: Promoting versus Persuading.
Do colleagues come to you when they need others to think about or adopt a different point of view?

Research skills: Hunting and gathering.
Do your colleagues come to you when they need information in order to study or answer questions?

Organization skills: Linear thinking applied.
Are you organized and methodical, especially in work-related situations? Do you celebrate random actions all day every day?  What does your desk look like? 

Problem-solving skills: Solutions or surprises.
Do your colleagues and friends come to you when analyzing the potential causes of a problem and coming up with a solution?

Learning skills: Intellectual curiosity.
Do you learning new things quickly and thoroughly?  Are you learning continuously?

Teaching  skills: Mentoring and developing others. 
Do you enjoy showing other people how to do something in a way that allows them to learn quickly and thoroughly?

*adapted from monster.com

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