What is the origin of Leading Indicators™?

Leading Indicators™ arises out of extensive research conducted over a 15-year period of assessing leaders and organizations. Contents stem from at least three sources:

Data Analysis

The consultants behind Leading Indicators have a combined history of building leadership assessments that have been utilized by more than 500,000 leaders worldwide. The resulting outcomes have led to a broad-based list of 52 critical leadership indicators, as well as a rich database of common best practices.

Review of Competency Models

Literally hundreds of leadership models and assessment tools have been synthesized to bring together the leadership factors most pertinent to today’s organizations.

Literature Review

Insights from prominent books and articles — both recent and classic — have been gleaned and incorporated into the Leading Indicators™ survey and database of best practices.