Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. The Case for Senior Executive Assessment.

Why CEOs and Boards Tend Not to Know a Lot about Senior Executive Assessment.

Why CEOs and Boards Are Wary of Senior Executive Assessment.

What Is Senior Executive Assessment?

The Benefits of Senior Executive Assessment.

New Expectations about Corporate Governance.

Summary.

2. Purposes.

A Part of Talent Management.

Near-Term Purposes.

Longer-Term Purposes.

Business Situations Related to Assessment.

The Development of Senior Executives.

Summary.

3. What to Assess.

Competencies.

Failure Factors.

Experience/Previous Results versus Behavioral Style.

Pulling It All Together.

Dual Capability.

Learning Agility.

Executive Intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence.

Relationships as Opposed to Interpersonal Skills.

A Cautionary Note: The Role of Charisma.

Toxic Leaders.

Types of Experience/Previous Results.

Fit.

Summary: Determining What to Assess.

Summary.

4. How to Assess.

The Feel of Senior Executive Assessment.

Methods.

Summary.

5. Additional Practical Decisions.

Development Revisited.

Coaching.

Other Practical Issues.

The Future of Senior Executive Assessment.

Summary.

Notes.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.