The question
The Chief People Officer needed to understand the leadership capability and bench strength of a company the group was acquiring, in enough detail to inform the executive team's decisions and with complete discretion.
The approach
We mapped every person in the target's key functions, produced profiles of the leaders with career histories and likely impact, analysed the strengths and gaps in each function against industry comparators, and compiled an executive report for the leadership team.
The outcome
The executive team went into the acquisition with a clear picture of who they were buying, where the gaps were and how the target's leadership aligned with the group's plans.