Tools
Clarity Begins with the Right Tools
Assessment tools are not the work—but they supercharge it.
We use a select set of proven tools to deepen self-awareness, improve communication, and create alignment. These tools are powerful because they reveal what’s often invisible — individual strengths, leadership blind spots, and team dynamics that either drive or derail performance.
Assessment tools help your leadership team members understand each other – and themselves – at a deeper level. They provide a common language to broach difficult issues and have honest, productive discussions. These insights allow for honest conversations, faster decision-making, and better collaboration — all grounded in real data, not assumptions.
“Orla and Susan have worked with my team; the results were insightful and helpful. We came together more powerfully as a team. As the leader, I better understood team strengths and what we needed to do to increase collaboration.”
Karen Paciero
Senior VP and Chief Advancement Officer,
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Every team is different. So is every roadmap. We choose the right tool(s) based on your team’s needs, goals, and what surfaces in our initial discovery work.
Explore the Tools We Use
Leadership Circle Profile™
Maps leadership effectiveness across key dimensions like Creative vs. Reactive behaviors, and Task vs. Relationship focus—revealing patterns that drive team performance.
Learn MoreKolbe System™
Reveals how each team member instinctively takes action and solves problems — insights that transform collaboration and productivity.
The assessment quantifies the distribution of natural strengths across four key Action Modes®: Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, and Implementor.
Learn MoreFact Finder
Follow Thru
Quick Start
Implementor
Strengths Profile
Highlights what energizes and drains each team member, identifying unrealized strengths and patterns that fuel (or hinder) success. process and what is expected of them.
Learn MoreThe Bates ExPI™ Model
A 360° view of Executive Presence — character, substance, and style — that helps leaders grow individually while strengthening team cohesion.
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Want to see how these tools could help your team?
Let’s explore together what’s holding your leadership team back — and what’s possible when they’re aligned.
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