Executive Scenarios

The Executive Scenarios is a unique test of Managerial Judgement – an individual’s ability to decide on effective ways of handling real life situations. This version of Scenarios is designed to support the recruitment and development of the most senior managers and executives.

It is specifically designed to assess judgement in Executives; a group who typically has significant work experience to draw on. It consists of hypothetical scenarios, each followed by several possible responses.

Candidates rate the effectiveness of each response, using a 6-point scale, from highly undesirable to highly desirable. It can be used for recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management and coaching in a variety of functions and industries.

What It’s Best Used For

• Senior Executive Recruitment: Vetting external applicants early in the hiring process or serving as a pre-screening filter before candidates move on to intensive interview rounds and formal assessment centres.
• Corporate Succession Planning: Evaluating existing internal staff to objectively identify high-potential leaders who demonstrate the readiness and thinking skills required for fast-track executive promotions.
• Auditing Objective Management: Measuring a leader’s “Managing Objectives” score to see how effectively they prioritize tasks, consult with stakeholders, align actions with company goals, and use their daily energy.
• Vetting People Management Skills: Checking an executive’s capacity to lead a team, balance complex personnel issues, coach or counsel direct reports, and maintain high performance and workplace motivation.
• Measuring Reputation Management: Assessing whether a manager handles situations in a way that actively supports, sustains, and projects a positive professional image of the overarching organization.
• Anchoring Executive Coaching Profiles: Injecting highly detailed narrative feedback, norm metrics, and development tips into individual corporate mentorship programs to optimize executive thinking styles.

Reports available

Executive Scenarios Narrative Report

A participant focused report that contains:

Executive Scenarios Profile Report

A VERY detailed narrative feedback of each of the 4 scales; Managerial Judgement, Managing Objectives, People Management and Reputation Management. Including development tips for each of the 6 style scales; Leading and Managing the work, Using external help, One-to-one, Workforce, Organizational support, Commercial support.

The Executive Scenarios Profile report displays all scores on these scales in terms of four types of norm system; T-scores, Percentiles, Stens and Grades.

Language: Italian, English (USA), English International, Korean
Max Number of Questions: 12 scenarios. 60 questions
Approximate Completion Time: 30 minutes
Allowed Time: Untimed
Number of Sittings: One
Designed for Unproctored Environment: Yes
Test Type: Rating Scale
Job Family: All

Recommended uses

• Pre-Screening for Interview and Assessment centre
• Recruitment and selection of managers
• Succession planning: identifying managerial potential in individuals and readiness for fast-track promotion.
• Supporting a coaching or mentoring program
• Providing input into an individual’s development plan
• Support with developing the executive thinking skills of top teams

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies Measured

We define ‘Managerial Judgement’ as an individual’s ability to weigh up ‘real life’ managerial situations and decide on appropriate and effective ways of handling them. Executive Scenarios therefore measures:

Managerial Judgement: Overall assessment.

Managing Objectives: Making best use of energies, prioritization, consultation, and alignment with objectives.

People Management: Managing a team, balancing people issues with motivation and performance, coaching/counselling, leading and encouraging.

Reputation Management: Supporting, sustaining and being positive about the organization.