AIIR Executive Assessment

Executive Assessment Services That Combine Science and Experience to Support Executive Hiring, Succession Planning, and Development

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Why Executive Assessment?

About 67% of executives derail. Even more never reach their potential.

A leader who succeeds in one organization may struggle in another. Culture, strategy, and the existing leadership team all change what a role demands.

AIIR’s executive assessment services help organizations make better decisions about who to hire, promote, and develop. Our proven methodology combines decades of leadership consulting experience with evidence-based assessment to show who is ready now, who needs development, and what that development should include.

Executive Selection

When the stakes of an executive hire are high, identify the leader most likely to succeed in the role. Our assessments give hiring decisions a factual basis, whether your finalists come from a retained executive search, an internal slate, or your own executive recruiters.

Succession Planning

When leadership transitions are on the horizon, plan them based on evidence. Assessment shows who is ready for senior roles, who needs more time, and where the gaps are.

High-Potential Selection

Focus development resources on the emerging leaders most likely to succeed at the next level. Assessment data helps you identify high potentials early and prepare a group of ready-now successors.

"I've been in this business for over 40 years and have worked with a lot of consultants. I love your approach and rigor. You are extremely knowledgeable and able to explain this in a way that makes sense, and it's going to help me be a better leader."

What Problems Do AIIR’s Assessments Help Solve?

  • Executive hires who don’t fit the culture or strategy
  • Succession gaps that leave leadership transitions to chance
  • High-potential programs that invest in the wrong people
  • Development plans disconnected from real performance data

How Assessment Complements Executive Recruitment

 

Executive recruiters and retained executive search firms are good at finding qualified candidates. Assessment answers a different question: which of those candidates will succeed in your organization?

AIIR works alongside your executive search partner or in-house executive recruitment team. We assess finalists against the specific demands of the role and your strategy, then give you a clear recommendation and the data behind it.

The same assessment becomes the starting point for onboarding and development once the hire is made, helping you build a development plan around the new leader’s needs from the start.

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Your leaders determine outcomes from employee engagement to shareholder value. Download our one-sheet to see how assessment can help you make better decisions about who leads, succeeds, and develops across your organization.

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Executive Assessment Services: FAQs

Executive assessment helps organizations understand a leader’s current capabilities, readiness for senior roles, and future potential. AIIR’s assessments use psychometric assessments, structured interviews, 360-degree feedback, and leadership benchmarking to provide that evidence.

Organizations facing high-stakes leadership decisions benefit most: CEO succession, C-suite selection, high-potential identification, and leadership development planning. Boards and CHROs also use assessment data to validate finalists before an offer is made.

Talent teams need to know where to invest development resources, who should be named as a successor, and which leaders are ready now. By measuring leadership capability, development needs, and cultural fit, assessment provides the data needed to make those decisions and strengthen your broader talent solutions.

You receive a detailed debrief with clear, practical recommendations and a personalized development plan for each leader. Many clients pair assessment with executive coaching to support onboarding, a leadership transition, or a stretch assignment.

No. The Executive Assessment (EA) from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is a standardized test that business schools accept for Executive MBA programs, often as an alternative to the GMAT or GRE. It includes an integrated reasoning section, is taken at a test center or online, and produces an EA score that applicants send to EMBA admissions offices. If you’re looking for test preparation for that exam, this page won’t help you.

AIIR’s assessments are a consulting engagement. We evaluate senior leaders for hiring, succession, and development.

AIIR is a leadership consulting firm. Beyond assessment, we offer executive coaching, leadership development programs, team coaching for leadership teams, and C-suite coaching and advisory services. Our leadership advisory work helps boards and CEOs with the decisions that affect the whole organization.

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Whether you’re filling a critical role, planning a succession, or developing your next generation of leaders, AIIR’s executive assessment services use business psychology, leadership benchmarking, and objective data to help you make better decisions.

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