The difference between a good leadership team and a great one isn’t just about capability.
It’s about the collective.
The mix of diverse perspectives, decision-making styles, and strengths that fuel innovation and performance.
Executive assessments are a valuable tool for building diverse leadership teams that are both high‑performing and future‑ready. This playbook gives CEOs, Chairs, and CHROs practical, evidence‑based strategies to strengthen diversity, transform performance, and future-proof team dynamics.
What defines diverse leadership?
Hiring and developing executives shouldn’t be about replicating past success. It’s about shaping the leadership needed for the next stage of growth. Instead of defaulting to familiar profiles, organisations need to identify the gaps that matter: the skills, perspectives, and behaviours missing from their current team.
Diverse leadership teams are more likely to outperform. Yet, in a recent poll we ran, 44% of respondents said their biggest blind spot when building leadership teams is a lack of diverse thinking.
Key questions:
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What challenges or opportunities will tomorrow’s leaders need to solve?
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What skills and leadership styles are missing from our current team?
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Are we prioritising alignment with future strategy, not just past experience?
The solution: Assessments reveal how leaders think and act under pressure. They test agility, decision-making in uncertainty, and problem-solving from different angles, qualities that signal resilience, fuel innovation, and strengthen long-term success.
How can executive assessments evaluate team dynamics, not just individuals?
Every high-performing team looks different, but one constant remains: impact depends on how leaders interact, influence, and collaborate. Executive assessments shine a light on these dynamics, revealing not just individual capability but how the team functions as a whole.
Key questions:
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How effectively do leaders communicate and collaborate?
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Where are the blind spots in decision-making?
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Do we have diversity of thought, or are we reinforcing sameness?
The solution: Assessments map how individual strengths align with one another, and with strategic priorities. By exposing overlaps, gaps, and synergies, they help organisations position leaders where they can generate the greatest value and collective impact.
How assessments support diversity in strategic decisions
While often associated with hiring, executive assessments can also bring value across the broader leadership lifecycle. When thoughtfully designed and applied, they can help surface leadership potential that may be overlooked through traditional evaluation methods.
Where assessments support diversity:
Hiring → Broaden the lens beyond conventional profiles by identifying adaptability, learning agility, and values alignment.
Development → Ensure equitable access to growth by highlighting strengths across different leadership styles.
Restructuring → Support inclusive decision-making during periods of change by retaining diverse perspectives.
Succession planning → Build a future-oriented pipeline that reflects your workforce, customers, and communities.
Solution: Position assessments as more than a selection tool. Used strategically, they embed diversity into leadership decisions, not just through representation, but by elevating different experiences, thinking styles, and strengths that fuel innovation and resilience.
What makes Redgrave’s assessments uniquely actionable?
At Redgrave, our executive assessments are designed to enable action. Whether you’re hiring, developing internal talent, or planning for succession, we offer a tailored, tiered approach that aligns with your organisation’s specific context and goals.
Each assessment delivers clear, practical insights that help Boards, CEOs, and CHROs make more informed leadership decisions, supporting stronger, more inclusive teams with the agility to meet future demands.
The outcome is teams that are more cohesive, more diverse, and better equipped to deliver sustained performance through change.
Explore how Redgrave’s executive assessment solutions can help your organisation thrive. Learn more here.
