SOLUTION OVERVIEWThe Deepest
Insight for Your
Highest Risk
Positions
Gain unparalleled insight topredict and develop executiveperformance.

SOLUTION:YOUR VALUE:VALUE TO LEADERS:

Immersive Business
Simulation

Get holistic data on eachparticipant, including where
they’re likely to struggle andexcel, so you choose theright executives for yourspecific context.

Gain a rigorous preview ofwhat they’ll experience incomplex roles up to the C-suitelevel and deep self-insight tofuel strategic development.

“We had a pretty goodview about the knowledge,
experiences, and personal
attributes of our candidates,
but when asked, ‘What are
they capable of?’ that’s
where we really needed
DDI’s insight.”
Bill LambertFormer CEO and chairman,
MSA Safety Inc.

WITH IMMERSIVE BUSINESS SIMULATION YOU CAN:

Accurately
Predict Success

EnsureObjectivity

BenchmarkYour Talent

Improve
Executive Retention

DDI’s assessment center
methodology is unmatched inthe market. No other method
enables such deep, accurate,and holistic data to accurately
predict success.

Support your executive talentdecisions to the company,
board, and shareholders withthe most robust, objective
data on the market.

Drawing on our databaseof tens of thousands ofassessments, we’ll show you
where your leaders’ skills standcompared to other executives
in your industry and inproposed roles.

Participants gain deep insight
into themselves, theircapability, what they need to
do to develop their executive
effectiveness, and their future
at your company.

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SOLUTION OVERVIEWSOLUTION AT A GLANCE
Completely Immersive
Participants in the simulation actually perform a future role for a
day with true-to-life leadership dilemmas, challenging stakeholders,
trade-off business decisions, misaligned priorities, and the craftingof a vision and strategy.
Research-Backed
Simulation data is all built and validated based on DDI’s five
decades of research and practice of assessment centers.
Customized to Your Business Challenges
We adapt our model to fit both your unique business and the specificneeds of the role, from CEOs to first-time executives.
World-Class Consultants
DDI’s team of executive experts has worked with thousands ofexecutives from all backgrounds and levels. We make sure yourexecutives are right for the specific role in your company’s uniquebusiness context.

HOW IT WORKS

1.

Tailor to context
A 1-hour virtual
session with anexperienced DDI
consultant tounderstand yourunique business
context and preview
development
outcomes.

2.

Assess personality
The participant
receives data
related to personal
challenges,effective leadership
qualities, andvalues.

3.

Engage simulation
In-depth day-in-thelife experience isdelivered virtuallyor in-person at a
DDI Assessment
Center.

Participant Summary

4.

Executive debrief
A 2-hour feedback
session with the DDI
consultant whereassessment results
are discussed,
including skills
and personality
attributes, aswell as business
implications andrisks.

6.

Coaching
90-minute coachingsessions to target
strengths andgoals for growth.
An actionable
development planis created andexecuted.

Benchmark and Forecast Data Review
Business Drivers by Participant

After the assessments, the DDI consultant and yourcompany’s stakeholders complete a benchmark andforecast talent review. This virtual session identifies:• Risks based on talent readiness.
• How to make the best executive placement
decisions.
• A plan for executive leadership development.

Competency by Participant

25.

Leader debrief
The DDI consultant
conducts a 1-hour
virtual session withthe participant’s
leader to review
key themes andplan development.

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Email: info@ddiworld.com
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