Our services

Consultancy Assessment

We provide a range of leading-edge assessment services to clients on a consultancy basis. These services are designed to support talent identification, succession planning, deployment and development initiatives.

aKumen for Leaders

• One-to-one executive assessment which predicts how leaders will perform in different roles, teams, organisations and cultures.
• Evaluates risk of appointment and identifies critical areas for development so that they maximise their potential and contribution to the business.

aKumen for Emerging Leaders and High Potentials

• One-to-one assessment which identifies those people with the potential to take the lead and drive your business forward.
• Informs judgements about where their potential lies, the type of contribution to which they are best suited and the development they need.

aKumen Assessment Centres

• Group-based assessment processes which inform decisions about the selection of internal candidates for key roles.
• Identifies which critical risk areas must be managed to avoid costly failure.
• Specifies developmental support required for successful ‘on-boarding’.

aKumen Development Centres

• Group-based capability assessment which drives the rapid development of high-potential leaders. Raises the profile of key talent among senior managers and across the business, driving the growth of critical capability and reputation.
• Informs succession plans and identifies where investment in development will produce the greatest returns.
• Enhances the possibility of career mobility across the organisation and gives participants a clearer idea of their own career potential.

Reputational (360 degree) Assessment

• Assessment and feedback using online survey instruments to precisely measure a person’s reputation – a key determinant of their ‘political’ support and the extent to which they will be offered opportunities to contribute and develop.
• Built around the aKumen model, it identifies key strengths and areas of behaviour which cause people to ‘derail’ from other people’s viewpoint.
• Provides an indication of a person’s ‘cultural fit’ in relation to the company’s competencies, values and behaviours.
• Provides them with specific insight into their capability, motivation and reputation.

Team Assessment

• A group-based process to maximise Senior Team effectiveness.
• Uses the aKumen Team Effectiveness Tool to evaluate the nine key factors which are essential to releasing the potential of the team.
• Precisely identifies and prioritises what needs to be done to improve team performance and engagement. Then provides a clear plan of action and measures of success.

Managed Assessment Service Contracts

• A fully outsourced assessment service which delivers a comprehensive suite of assessment activities. This allows us to meet the mixed demands of risk management in selection, capability development, succession planning, talent retention and team performance interventions.
• Allows the flexible call-off of a range of assessment activities in order to respond to specific business demands.

Full Transfer of Assessment Functions

• Where assessment functions and activities have typically been run in-house, we offer the opportunity to transfer established client assessment departments to our assessment organisation.
• We then provide the service back to the client for a stated period using this in-house expertise.