Senior Executive Assessment - Hardcover

by Dean Stamoulis (Author)

Senior Executive Assessment is a concise and practical guide that demystifies assessment that is conducted at the senior-executive level.

• Defines Senior Executive Assessment, describes its benefits, and explains how it differs from assessment at lower levels
• Discusses how significant shifts in markets and business models can require a change in the characteristics needed in senior executives
• Provides a practical model with suggestions for assessing senior executives
• Offers guidelines for determining what assessment methods to use in an organization
• Examines practical considerations in how to choose professionals to conduct senior executive assessment

Back Jacket

Senior Executive Assessment is a concise and practical guide to demystifying assessment that is conducted at the senior-executive level. This book defines senior executive assessment, describes its benefits, and explains how it differs from assessment at lower levels. The author also describes many of the reasons why CEOs and boards are not informed about executive assessment approaches and reveals how new expectations regarding corporate governance are increasing the need for transparent senior executive assessment.

The book includes an assortment of tools, forms, and exercises that can be readily used or modified for organizational use. "Good to Know" boxes throughout the book include summary points, and "Case Scenarios" sections highlight real-world examples and key issues in assessment . Highly-accessible and packed with helpful tools, this book is sure to become an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the process of senior executive assessment.

Author Biography

Dean Stamoulis has extensive experience as an assessment consultant to CEOs and boards. He oversees the global practice for Executive Assessment at Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the premier senior executive search consultancies in the world.