Areas of Focus

Assessments

We assist corporate boards in their regular assessments of CEOs and management teams, as well as private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds and other investors assessing both in-portfolio leadership and executives of companies being prospectively considered for investment or acquisition.

Leveraging Dolus’ core expertise in understanding complex individual and interpersonal traits and capacities, we provide critical insights outside the scope of ordinary due diligence, background checks, personality tests and KPI evaluation instruments to provide psychologically sophisticated profiles of CEOs and management teams.

Dolus’ bespoke assessments probe multiple dimensions of leadership depth, strengths, weaknesses and growth potential, team dynamics, culture fit and retention risks and are custom-calibrated to the unique attributes and dynamics of leaders and their organizations.

We see the assessment process as a critical feature of executive review and development. We provide in-depth analyses to create opportunities for learning and growth, catalyze constructive dialogue and strategic enterprise collaboration, and to increase institutional stability and profitability.

Through years of experience working with clients in wide-ranging institutional scenarios, we have identified and are skilled at deploying two different classes of Executive Assessment:

• Retrospective—evaluating historical performance and determining areas for pinpoint feedback and go-ahead remediation, together with compiling actionable insights and recommendations to assist the CEO and management team regarding blind-spots and areas for growth.

• Predictive—accurately forecasting future capability, performance and fit of leadership for investors and funds contemplating investment in or acquisition of an enterprise.