When assessing an organization’s talent pool, it’s critical to get a complete overview, which includes screening for leadership derailers. Identifying behaviors that could diminish a person’s ability to influence—or lead—is just as important as identifying positive behaviors. Pinpointing derailers that need to be addressed can provide a developmental roadmap for a person to reach their full leadership potential.
Common Leadership Derailers
There are a number of behaviors that have the possibility to stunt leadership development within the organization if not properly addressed. Some of the most common derailers include:
- Indecisiveness or lack of confidence
- Lack of awareness for self or others
- Egotistical, arrogant or self-promoting
- Unreliable or untrustworthy
- Critical or argumentative and not open to new ideas
All the above behaviors can limit a person’s ability to effectively lead, but if identified, can be corrected with proper leadership development and coaching.
Objectively Identify and Assess Derailers
The best way to identify leadership derailers is by using an objective Leadership MultiRater survey. Envision Global Leadership has developed a propriety leadership assessment process that provides an overview of a person’s strength as a leader by calculating how often a person exhibits behaviors that derail leadership effectiveness.
When leadership MultiRaters surveys are given to a group and used in conjunction with LeaderNAVTM , a single-page overview is generated that compares derailer scores across all candidates. This can help senior management, talent directors or human resources officers have a better understanding of where to dedicate resources for leadership planning and development.
Jeff Evans, PhD has used his decades of experience in executive coaching and organizational development to create the LeaderNAVTM (SAS) software to help organizations objectively measure, compare and validate the requisite leadership qualities in their team.
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Envision Global Leadership in an established leadership assessment and development company with decades of experience. Our proprietary assessment tool, LeaderNAVTM has helped companies assess key leadership competencies within their organization to help them develop and support future leaders.
