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Be the change.
How agile are your people? We'll help you find out.
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Learning agility, emotional intelligence, adaptability and interpersonal impact are some of the key skills differentiating talent in today's workforce. Knowing how to identify and accurately measure these capabilities when recruiting talent and developing an existing employee population is vital when it comes to future-proofing your organisation.
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Is your assessment and development proposition relevant to today's shifting world of work? Past performance is no longer a predictor of future success. The pace and complexity of change mean what matters isn't what people know but rather how they learn, adapt and apply what they learn amidst adversity.
Today's business landscape no longer rewards just the fittest, but the fastest — those with the capacity to evolve, respond and innovate at speed. According McKinsey (2021), organisations achieved up to 30% gains in efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and operational performance — becoming 5-10 times faster in decision making and significantly accelerating innovation. The first step in any agile transformation is the top team; where value creation windows are compressed and leadership missteps are costly — the quality of executive assessment is even critical — and knowing who to hire and promote has never been more important.
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Thepa is an executive assessment specialist. Drawing on decades of professional expertise, scientific research and global benchmarking data, we are experts in the measurement and prediction of leadership potential and performance, ​​​​supporting boards, investors and executive teams in making high-stakes talent decisions.
Julian Read, CEO, Doro Consumer Electronics
" Marcelle is a great support to me in my role as CEO. Our coaching sessions focus upon the challenges ahead and how to leverage my strengths whilst being mindful of the things that come less naturally to me. I always leave our discussions mindful of my own behaviours and observe those of others which enables me to be more effective in my role. Marcelle has also supported other managers in my business within a 360-degree feedback process followed up with one-to-one coaching. I would, without doubt, recommend Marcelle to any leader interested in personal development as a means to being more effective in their interactions with key stakeholders and for personal growth"
Linzi Cameron, Managing Partner & Head of Consumer - EMEA, Grace Blue
" Grace Blue had the pleasure of working with Marcelle on a CEO search for a Swedish telecoms business which was at a point of transformation. For a hiring of this seniority, we felt it was essential to put the preferred candidate through rigorous assessment and our recommendation to the Chairman was to engage Marcelle for this purpose.Understanding the importance and urgency of the requirement, Marcelle created space in her diary to take a thorough brief from Grace Blue, send the candidate the tests to complete and then fly out to Sweden to meet him for a deep dive 3-hour interview. She then spent an hour with the Chairman to debrief him on results. Her interpretation was extremely objective and thorough, covering the candidate’s strengths against the briefs and any development areas which she felt could be addressed through coaching.Marcelle is delightful to work with, smart and insightful and we wouldn’t hesitate to engage her services again."
Honor Pollok, Founder & CEO Kynigos Partners
“ The Board and Chair of a well-established media company wanted a deep assessment of two exceptional final CEO candidates to supplement the search process, aid their decision-making process and support the on-boarding of the successful candidate. The quality and accuracy of Marcelle’s assessments were outstanding, providing the client with the additional data points needed to differentiate between the two candidates and aid the creation of an onboarding programme.
Professional, focused on meeting my client’s needs and highly responsive it was a pleasure to work with Marcelle. I would highly recommend her and will definitely work with her again. "
Our Values
Excellence
Every piece of work we undertake is underpinned by rigour, expert measurement, scientific research and global benchmarking.We achieve client-led, outstanding outputs.
Integrity
Being guided by a strong code of ethics along with being Chartered British Psychologists, honestly and integrity is at the heart of everything we do.
Respect
We believe sustainable business value is derived not only from the accuracy of the assessment but also from the motivation and engagement of participants. At the forefront of our methodology is 'how' participants are treated and that they gain significant value from the experience.