Before You Decide What to Do, Understand What’s Really Going On.
When there is growing concern about a capable leader, the symptoms don’t always tell you what the real problem is.
The Athena Leadership Recovery Assessment™ is a focused three-week diagnostic that identifies what has changed, what is driving the problem, the risks involved, and whether there is a viable path to recovery.
Three weeks | $2,000 CAD | Confidential
When the Assessment Makes Sense
The Assessment is designed for situations where there is legitimate concern about a leader, but the organization does not yet have enough clarity to determine the right response.
Something has changed.
A previously capable leader is no longer getting the results, response, or confidence she once did.
The cause isn’t clear.
There may be concerns about performance, behaviour, relationships, capability, or fit, but the underlying cause is uncertain.
Different people see the problem differently.
The leader, boss, HR, peers, or team may have very different explanations for what is happening.
The stakes are increasing.
Confidence is declining, relationships are strained, or performance concerns are becoming more serious.
You aren’t sure what’s needed
Coaching, training, performance management, or a role change may help, but choosing too soon creates risk.
You need to know if recovery is viable.
Before investing further or making a consequential decision, you need an objective view of what can be recovered.
The Assessment replaces assumptions with a clearer diagnosis and a basis for deciding what to do next.
What the Assessment Examines
Leadership problems rarely have a single cause. The Assessment looks beyond the presenting symptoms to understand what has changed and where the problem is actually coming from.
THE LEADER
Capability, behaviour, confidence, judgement, leadership approach, and changes in effectiveness.
THE ROLE
Expectations, scope, complexity, performance requirements, and whether the demands of the role have changed.
RELATIONSHIPS
The boss, peers, direct reports, key stakeholders, trust, credibility, conflict, and patterns of influence.
THE ORGANIZATION
Culture, politics, restructuring, changing expectations, leadership transitions, and other contextual pressures.
THE EVIDENCE
Performance information, feedback, differing stakeholder perspectives, and other available evidence that helps distinguish symptoms from causes.
The objective is to determine what changed, what is putting the leader at risk, and whether there is a viable path to recovery.
What You Receive
Over approximately three weeks, The Athena Leadership Recovery Assessment™ includes a structured organizational intake, focused diagnostic conversations with the leader and selected stakeholders, and an MBTI assessment and debrief to explore relevant personality, leadership, and relationship patterns.
At the conclusion, the organization and leader receive a concise written Leadership Recovery Assessment identifying the material issues that emerged, relevant personality and contextual factors, the conditions affecting recovery, and a professional assessment of whether recovery appears viable.
The report concludes with clear direction on the appropriate next step, whether that is normal leadership development, a focused Leadership Recovery Sprint, organizational changes that need to occur first, or another path.
The Assessment does not obligate you to proceed into the 90-day Sprint. Its purpose is to help you make a better-informed decision about what should happen next.
What Happens Next
1. Discuss the Situation
We begin with a confidential conversation to understand the concern, the organizational context, and whether the Assessment is the appropriate starting point.
2. Complete the Assessment
Over approximately three weeks, I conduct the diagnostic process with the leader and selected stakeholders, including the MBTI assessment and debrief.
3. Decide What Happens Next
You receive the written Leadership Recovery Assessment with a determination of recovery viability and clear direction on the appropriate next step.
Confidential. No obligation to proceed with an Assessment or Sprint.