LD12 - Leadership Assessment™

The only science-backed assessment specifically designed to measure leadership skills

LD12 Leadership Skills Assessment report — science-backed leadership assessment tool measuring 12 dimensions across 45 leadership skills

Simple, Actionable Leadership Assessment

Say goodbye to complicated assessments filled with psychological language and lengthy, detailed reports that are hard to interpret, and demotivating. LD12™ is about business. It evaluates leadership skills that are immediately actionable and easily understood.

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Comprehensive Leadership Intelligence

Most assessments measure a narrow slice of leadership. LD12™ evaluates 45 distinct skills across three critical domains—Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Organization—giving you a complete picture of leadership capability that drives real organizational impact.

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Signature Strengths Discovery

Stop guessing which leadership qualities matter most. LD12™ identifies your standout leadership strengths—the skills that set you apart—so you can leverage existing potential and amplify your leadership impact where it counts.

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Shadow Archetypes

Each Shadow reveals what happens when an Archetype's greatest strengths are pushed too far, and how those overplayed strengths can become the very derailers that hold us back.

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Clear Growth Roadmap

Every leader has blind spots. LD12™ pinpoints your areas of opportunity with a complete skill ranking from strongest to weakest, giving you a prioritized development path that transforms potential weaknesses into competitive advantages.

Reduce Hiring Risk

Evaluate external candidates against 45 validated leadership competencies before extending an offer. LD12™ adds objective data to your selection process—ensuring new hires can lead effectively in your environment.

Succession Planning

Identify and prepare your next generation of leaders by mapping their leadership profiles against the competencies required for critical future roles.

Team Composition & Balance

Build leadership teams with complementary strengths. LD12™ surfaces how individual leaders cluster across the 12 dimensions—helping you identify gaps and assemble teams equipped to handle any challenge.

Leadership Bench Assessment

Get a clear picture of organizational leadership capability. Deploy LD12™ across your leadership population to identify systemic strengths, shared development needs, and where targeted investment will have the greatest impact.

New Leader Onboarding

Set newly hired or promoted leaders up for success from day one. LD12™ provides immediate insight into strengths to leverage and areas requiring support—shortening the learning curve and reducing early missteps.

Performance Management Enhancement

Move beyond subjective performance reviews. LD12™ provides a consistent, validated framework for evaluating leadership effectiveness—creating shared language and clearer expectations across the organization.