CORE™ Essential - Human Edge

Predict Leadership Potential with Clarity

Take the guesswork out of identifying, developing, and promoting leaders with a powerful, science-backed assessment that turns data into action.

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What makes CORE™ Essential different?

Too often, leadership decisions are based on instinct, incomplete data, or past performance, leading to missed potential, failed promotions, and wasted investment. CORE™ Essential is a cutting-edge 5-in-1 assessment that measures 44 scales across 5 dimensions, providing a holistic view of leadership effectiveness, potential, learning agility, and emotional intelligence. By translating these insights into the 6 powers that drive exceptional leadership in today's world, CORE™ Essential helps you move from guesswork to clarity, quickly, confidently, and at scale.

One Assessment, Full Picture

Get a comprehensive view of effectiveness, potential, learning agility, and emotional intelligence, all in one streamlined assessment.

Built for Today’s Complexity

Measures six core leadership powers proven to drive performance in fast-changing, unpredictable environments.

Science + Human Insight

Grounded in research and predictive algorithms, while designed to connect with leaders on a deeply human level.

From Data to Action

Provides clear, practical insights to guide selection, development, and succession decisions fast.

Built for Identifying and Monitoring Leadership Potential

CORE™ Essential is designed for

HR Leaders

Make smarter, faster leadership decisions with predictive insights that strengthen your pipeline and protect your investment.

Business Leaders

Identify who’s ready to step up, where risks lie, and how to build a leadership team that drives results.

Consultants and Partners

Deliver added value to your clients with a robust, science-backed tool that reveals leadership potential with clarity.

How it works?

Assess

Leaders (7+ years) complete the CORE™ Essential assessment in 20 minutes, covering traits, competencies, and human performance.

Reveal

Results uncover current effectiveness, future potential, and hidden risks through 44 research-backed scales.

Map

Visual dashboards highlight strengths, derailers, and development areas, making it easy to prioritize where to invest.

Act

Turn insights into impact with targeted development, succession planning, and smarter talent decisions.

Empowering Real
Human Growth

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75

Net Promoter Score

World-class satisfaction

94%

Retention rate

Trusted long term

50+

Years expertise

Proven leadership insight

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Individual, team and organizational reports provide easy dashboard results with definitive development recommendations.

Individual report

Delivers clear insights into strengths and areas of development
Pinpoints the “why” to underlying behavior
Gives a full roadmap of a person

Team report

Provides a collective assessment of team:

Strengths
Areas of development
Working dynamics and efficiencies (how they work together)
Degree of leadership qualities

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Organizational report

Provides an overview of the leadership bench

Strengths and areas of development
Type of leadership culture being created (for 30+ leaders)
Recommendations for priorities
Enablers and distractors for realizing strategic goals
Maps to a leadership model and can show the enablers and distractors to achieving their business strategy. (Available upon request)

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