How Good a CEO Are You, Really?
Fifty questions across ten competencies and the four faces of an enterprise leader — Direction, Delivery, People, Stewardship. Grounded in CEO-success research and behavioral, not flattery. About 15 minutes. Built for CEOs and those on the path — the most honest read you can get without a real 360.
What this assessment measures
10 competencies across the 4 faces of the CEO role — Direction, Delivery, People, Stewardship — built on the CEO Genome + enterprise leadership. Five questions each: scenarios, honest reads and forced choices designed to resist self-flattery.
Direction
Vision, strategy, capital and adapting ahead of the market.
- Vision & Strategy — A compelling vision and ruthless clarity on where to play and how to win.
- Capital Allocation & Value Creation — Capital follows returns; bold, well-judged bets; intrinsic value.
- Adaptability & Learning — Adapts proactively; changes mind on evidence; positions for disruption.
Delivery
Deciding and reliably delivering results — the #1 predictor.
- Execution & Reliable Delivery — Delivers what is promised, consistently; a tight operating system.
- Decisiveness & Judgment — Decides fast and well with incomplete information; a source of velocity.
People
Team, culture and the communication that aligns them.
- Building the Team — An A-team built deliberately; decisive, fair talent calls; a bench.
- Culture — A strong culture as advantage; values that drive costly decisions.
- Communication & Influence — Moves and aligns any audience; presence under pressure.
Stewardship
Board, stakeholders and character — the foundation of trust.
- Board, Investor & Stakeholder Leadership — Candid board partnership; trust across stakeholders; no surprises.
- Self-Awareness, Integrity & Resilience — Seeks the truth about himself; shares credit; steady under fire.
How the score reads
- Emerging (0–34) — Foundations forming — operating below a full CEO mandate today.
- Developing (35–51) — Real strengths with clear, nameable gaps before the top seat.
- Established (52–67) — A solid, credible CEO across the four faces.
- Advanced (68–82) — A strong CEO operating ahead of the role — investor-grade.
- World-class (83–100) — A boardroom-grade CEO — the rare blend that compounds a company over a decade.
What you get
- An overall score out of 100 and a maturity level
- Your CEO archetype — the honest read on how you lead today
- A 10-competency radar across the faces above
- What companies actually demand from CEO hires, from real job postings, against your profile
- A personalized AI analysis and development roadmap, delivered by email with a print-ready PDF report
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