Develop Business Acumen

BTS organization-specific assessments

Does your Organization Need to address any of the following talent management challenges?

Limited talent pools and a highly competitive market for talent?
Need for more accurate, in-depth perspective of the critical capabilities of bench strength talent?
Need for more focused, relevant and actionable development?
Lack of confidence in existing assessment instruments to measure what it really takes to run a business in a dynamic, complex market environment?

IF SO, REDUCE THE RISK AND INCREASE THE PAYOFF OF YOUR TALENT IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS BY LEVERAGING BTS’S ASSESSMENT CAPABILITY.

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

Set Strategic Direction
Analyze financial, market and operational data
Manage resources
Make critical business decisions
Be a leader

BTS industry simulations are designed to demonstrate and assess the business leadership required to successfully run a P&L organization. By business leadership we mean the capability to set strategic direction, analyze a myriad of financial, market, people and operational information and make the variety of critical business decisions required to achieve success in dynamic, complex marketplaces. The business leadership we measure is represented by leadership success factors such as strategy development, market savvy, applied financial acumen, industry knowledge, data analysis, operational focus, critical thinking and judgment. In addition, people leadership success factors such as influence, collaboration/teamwork and talent development can be observed and evaluated.

DIAGNOSTIC DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK

BTS simulation-based workshops have a 20 year history of raising awareness, increasing business acumen, creating strategic alignment and changing behavior. Supplementing the learning experience with customized diagnostic assessment components propels the experience to a much deeper individual level by providing targeted developmental feedback on the level of effectiveness observed during the simulation. BTS customizes pre- and post-program assessments, peer and self assessment instruments, as well as team effectiveness inventories and other tools that leverage the learning experience.

BTS specializes in providing observer-based diagnostic assessment and targeted developmental feedback using internal or external assessors. Our assessor training excels in developing the skills to observe, categorize and evaluate the leadership effectiveness demonstrated during the simulation. Training of internal assessors above the target audience is an added value component for the assessors who develop a critical set of behavior observation and feedback skills. This is also valuable to the participants who have the benefit of being observed and given feedback by credible line managers who know what success looks like and can discuss realistic, targeted development opportunities.

ORGANIZATION-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE

BTS can develop an organization-specific assessment experience that meets your talent management and development needs whether the focus is diagnostic developmental feedback for high potentials or identification of those with potential for significantly increased responsibility or anywhere in between. Regardless of the focus, identification of the leadership factors that result in business success is the critical first step in any assessment and development initiative. We will use our considerable expertise and work closely with you to test, validate and/or develop a model that defines success in your organization and is replicable in your simulation.