C1. Leadership Assessments – Strategy & Risk Independent Comparison Guide
Compare 44 leadership assessment tools across 5 critical scenarios—before you commit to any vendor.
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What You Get in This Comparison Guide✓ Detailed comparison matrices for all 44 tools ✓ Vendor-neutral quality ratings and pricing analysis ✓ Strengths, limitations, and blind spots for each tool
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Who Should Use This Guide
Enterprise HR Leaders managing complex leadership portfolios across multiple business units
HR Professionals who need vendor-neutral comparisons before committing to assessment partnerships
Talent Leaders building systematic leadership diagnostic capabilities rather than one-off solutions
This Guide Is ForHR leaders, professionals, and talent managers who need vendor-neutral comparisons to build systematic leadership diagnostics across business units.
What This Guide Covers: 5 Critical Leadership Challenges
L1. Dysfunctional Leadership Teams
Executive silos, power games, strategic misalignment.
9 assessments compared
Examples:
Hogan HDS → identifies derailers that undermine collaboration and trust
XLNC Climate → captures team climate and organizational atmosphere
Lencioni Team Assessment → pinpoints dysfunctions in leadership teams
L3. Executive Search Support
CEO & Top-Level Selection. Critical appointments beyond CVs.
7 assessments compared
Examples:
Hogan MVPI → leadership motives and cultural drivers for top-level alignment
Profiles XT → executive fit across cognitive, behavioral, and motivational dimensions
Aon ADAPT-15 → adaptive traits for complex, high-stakes environments
L5. Leadership Maturity & Self-Reflection
Breaking defensive patterns, building agility.
12 assessments compared
Examples:
Harrison → paradoxical strengths shaping agility and defense patterns
MBTI → personality preferences guiding self-reflection and style
FIRO-B → interpersonal needs influencing maturity and relationships
L9. Cultural Fit – Intercultural & Organizational
Cultural alignment across organizations
8 assessments compared
Examples:
XLNC Personality → profiles individual style against organizational culture
Korn Ferry KFALP → assesses leadership potential in cultural and strategic context
Ixly AMA → maps work motives shaping cultural and organizational alignment
L10. Young Leader Replaces Charismatic Founder
Succession legitimacy & authority building
8 assessments compared
Examples:
Thomas HPTI → resilience and risk tolerance shaping authority in demanding contexts
SHL OPQ32 → personality factors linked to leadership style and credibility
Harrison QCT → decision-making complexity critical for strategic succession
Cross-Case Tool Analysis: See the Same Tools in Different Contexts
The guide shows which tools are versatile multi-case solutions vs. specialized single-purpose instruments. Many tools appear across multiple cases—but serve different diagnostic purposes in each scenario.
Example: Hogan HDS appears in 3 of the 5 cases:
L1 Team DysfunctionIdentifies interpersonal derailers creating conflict
L3 Executive SearchScreens for high-stakes derailment risks
L5 MaturityReveals blind spots blocking self-reflection
Why Bundle These 5 Cases?
Leadership challenges cascade and overlap. A dysfunctional executive team often stems from poor selection processes. Cultural misfit issues emerge during succession transitions. Leaders who resist feedback create team conflicts.
This compact guide shows you:
How these 5 challenges interconnect in real organizations
Which tools work across multiple scenarios vs. single-purpose specialists
Where to start when you're facing several issues simultaneously
Multi-Vendor Portfolio Comparison (C1 – Strategy & Risk)
Vendor | Tools | Best for | Investment (per person) | Project Budget (100 leaders)* |
Hogan | HPI, HDS, MVPI, HJS | Comprehensive profiling, top-level search | €80–100 per tool; bundles: Insight Series €230–250, Executive Bundle €540–560 | ~€23,000–56,000 (depending on bundle mix) |
Thomas | PPA, HPTI, TEIQue | Cost-efficient, development & readiness | PPA €80–120; HPTI/TEIQue ~€100; packages ~€300 per candidate | ~€30,000 (package-based) |
Korn Ferry | ESCI (360), KF4D | Potential and 360° feedback | No single-candidate pricing; starts €20.59 per unit (min. 100 units). Units per candidate depend on scope | ~€20,590+ (baseline, scope dependent) |
XLNC | Style, Personality, Climate | Team & cultural fit | €60 per tool; Style + Personality package €100 | ~€6,000–10,000 |
*Disclaimer: The price indications in this guide are based on 15+ years of market expertise and on information publicly available from vendors. They are provided for orientation only and do not represent binding offers. Actual costs may vary, especially as most vendors offer individual packages, volume-based pricing, or license models that can differ significantly from single-use rates.
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What Makes This Compact Guide Different
Stop Buying Tools One Case at a Time See the complete assessment landscape across leadership challenges before committing to vendors
Understand Tool Overlap and Gaps Identify which single tool can cover 3 scenarios vs. needing specialized assessments for each
Vendor-Neutral Portfolio Planning Build a strategic assessment toolkit instead of accumulating disconnected solutions
Learn Through Comparison Even if you only face 2-3 of these cases today, understanding all 5 sharpens your diagnostic thinking
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• 5 leadership challenges
• 44 assessment tools compared
• Pricing analysis
• Scientific quality ratings
• Implementation guidance
• Vendor portfolio comparison
What This Guide Is (And Isn't)
This is an independent research guide that helps you:
Compare 44 assessment tools from 15+ vendors side-by-side
Understand which tools solve which specific leadership challenges
Evaluate scientific quality, pricing, and implementation requirements
Make informed purchasing decisions based on evidence, not vendor marketing.
This is NOT a tool package.You decide which tools to purchase after reviewing the comparisons.
