Our EQIQ approach explained:

With over 20 years dedicated to the technology leadership space, we know that CIOs, CDOs, CTOs (as well as broader technology leaders) are among some of the most in demand leaders in the global talent candidate marketplace. Added to that, they are without question, some of the most challenging leaders to assess (striking the right balance of technical, commercial with leadership and influencing skills). And, if you look at the churn rate (average tenure of a CIO is 3.5 years) and the extremely poor succession planning (most replacement roles go out to Executive Search), the current approach is clearly not working.

We have assessed over 6000 senior technology leaders in over 20 countries, across multiple industry sectors and cultures. In doing so, we have taken the time to understand both the critical competencies and behaviours required to be successful and moreover how to assess these. Yet, we have gone much further than simply developing a competency model, we have developed a proprietary 360 assessment product that gives both a structured and data-driven approach to assessing these leaders as well as an exceptional reporting capability.

Our assessment product is extremely rigorous and secure (running in the cloud on SAP). The model itself is based on 10 leadership Competencies (six EQ and four IQ) that have been uniquely curated based on these unique individuals. Each competency is further underpinned by a set of 10 behavioural indicators that can each be scored on a maturity rating, between 1-5.

In short, we wanted to help our clients make more informed decisions using actual (and relevant) data when it comes to either appointing people into their roles, helping teams work together and/or developing their senior leaders towards more modern/agile ways of working. With a background of 20+ years in senior technology hiring and assessment, we have focused our efforts on understanding this space.