LEADERSHIP FACETS™

A Comprehensive Executive Leadership Assessment

Multiple Perspectives. One Integrated View of Leadership.

Who It's For...

Built for the decisions that matter most.

Leadership Facets™ is designed for organizations where leadership quality is a strategic variable - not an assumption.

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C-Suite Executives

When the margin for error is zero.

CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and other senior executives operate in environments where leadership blind spots carry outsized consequences. Leadership Facets™ provides the kind of rigorous, multi-dimensional behavioral data that supports both individual development and succession planning at the highest levels.

Identify behavioral patterns that limit executive effectiveness

Prepare high-potential leaders for C-suite transitions

Inform succession planning with objective behavioral data

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Boards of Directors

Governance demands clarity.

Boards responsible for CEO selection, performance evaluation, and succession planning need more than intuition. Leadership Facets™ gives boards a structured, evidence-based framework for evaluating executive leadership — reducing reliance on subjective impressions at the moments that matter most.

Strengthen CEO evaluation and performance conversations

Build a defensible, data-informed succession process

Reduce governance risk through objective leadership data

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HR & Talent Leaders

Strategy requires the right people in the right roles.

Chief Human Resources Officers and senior talent leaders need assessment tools that match the complexity of executive roles. Leadership Facets™ provides the depth and rigor required to make high-stakes talent decisions with confidence.

Elevate the quality of executive talent decisions

Align leadership development with organizational strategy

Build credibility with boards and senior leadership teams

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Executive Coaches

Depth of insight drives depth of change.

Executive coaches working with senior leaders need assessment data that goes beyond surface-level feedback. Leadership Facets™ provides the multi-dimensional, stakeholder-informed portrait that enables coaches to work at the level of real behavioral change.

Ground coaching engagements in objective behavioral data

Identify leverage points for meaningful leadership development

Demonstrate measurable impact to sponsoring organizations

The Case for Rigor

Leadership quality is the highest-leverage variable in organizational performance.

The cost of executive leadership failure — in lost productivity, cultural damage, and strategic derailment — far exceeds the investment in rigorous assessment. Leadership Facets™ is designed for organizations that understand this calculus.

Ready to learn more?

We work with a limited number of organizations each year. To learn more about Leadership Facets™ or discuss whether the assessment may be appropriate for your organization, contact:

Michael Ballew

Co-Founder and Partner

Anthem Executive | Anthem Academics

MBallew@AnthemExecutive.com256.227.8639
Leadership Facets

The next evolution in executive leadership assessment. Beyond 360° — revealing the full depth of how leadership is experienced across an organization.

Leadership Facets™ and its associated assessment materials and methodology are owned by Michael Ballew.

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