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Leadership Selection
WHAT WE DO
Turn selection into more informed, data-backed leadership decisions. 
Firms that integrate validated psychometric tools with existing management behaviors, values, and success traits increase objectivity, improve predictive accuracy, and enable consistent, defensible decision making.
Using insights gained from the Verity Leadership Assessment℠, we help firms make more strategic decisions when hiring, promoting, and acquiring senior leaders.
Key benefits:
- De-risk non-traditional hires
- Improve overall hiring accuracy
- Inform tailored development and onboarding programs
- Decrease time-to-traction for newly acquired and promoted leaders
8%
Increase performance on assigned metrics YoY by 8%
27%
Decrease attrition of Manager/Sr manager group by 27%
2X
Increase team engagement of next level directs and practice area
Our Approach to Leadership Selection Solves Tough Challenges
Make Informed Lateral Hires
Reduce the risk of costly lateral mis-hires by assessing leadership capability, cultural fit, and growth readiness prior to critical hiring decisions.
Strengthen Promotion Decisions
Gain an objective view of leadership readiness across promotion candidates to align advancement decisions with firm strategy.
Evaluate Acquired Talent
Identify leadership strengths, gaps, and integration risks within acquired teams to protect value creation and accelerate post-deal performance.
HOW IT WORKS
Bring Greater Clarity to Leadership Decisions 
Leadership selection is one of the highest-leverage decisions a firm makes, yet it is often driven by reputation, past performance, or incomplete signals. Kinavic brings structure and rigor to these decisions by defining what leadership success actually requires in the context of the role, the firm’s strategy, and its culture.
We combine validated industry data with structured interviews and deep professional services expertise to assess candidates against those success criteria. This approach replaces assumption with insight—surfacing strengths, risks, and fit before decisions are made. The result is greater confidence in selection decisions, reduced leadership risk, and leaders who are better positioned to perform, adapt, and scale as the firm grows.
Straightforward process:
Define success based on role context and business strategy
- Verity Leadership Assessment given to leader(s)
- Debrief performed with leader and relevant stakeholders
Review data to determine fit, readiness, and potential risk
Translate leadership data into focused action
Align sponsors and stakeholders around success
Accelerate integration and sustained performance