Early Identifier of Leadership Potential Assessment
Spot Future Leaders Before They Leave You
There’s a good chance you’re overlooking leadership potential in your individual contributors. The risk? You lose your future leadership pipeline. Or worse, they run to your competitors. The Early Identifier is an online leadership potential assessment that gives potential leaders the chance to "try on" leadership and pursue their interest.
This assessment blends results both from the leadership scenarios and with the personality traits and motivational factors we've identified as essential to success. Afterward, you can use this data for more targeted development and strategy decisions.
68%
of future leaders have left their job because their potential was overlooked
DDI Survey, 2018Engage and Retain Future Leaders
The top three predictors of retention? Manager support, job challenge, and career growth opportunity. Early Identifier measures these things to see where the company can improve.
Even more importantly, potential leaders will get a glimpse of what a leadership role may be like. If it's something they want to pursue, they'll get a clear report showing what they need to work on to get there. Not only that, their manager will know how to support them. So they'll be ready to kickstart their leadership careers.

Get a Holistic Picture With a Leadership Potential Assessment
If you're only looking at performance when making leadership decisions, you're doing it wrong. Using Early Identifier can help you spot who has the personality profile and the skills that make up an effective leader. For example, are they assertive, curious, and open to feedback? Further, are they capable of driving results and leading change? After they take the assessment, you'll see the big picture of each participant.
Build the Next Generation
Leaders excel when they have ownership over their development. This assessment provides candid insights and practical tips to help them make their growth their own. Further, Early Identifier gives stakeholders data to improve selection decisions and give insight into long-term bench strength. It's a win-win for everyone involved. Engaged employees are less likely to leave, and the company can forecast long-term bench strength.
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