Left loop
Assessment center
Evidence for leadership decisions.
- Diagnose current leadership capability
- Identify high-potential leaders
- Inform succession, promotion and role-readiness decisions
- Find leadership knowledge gaps across a cohort
ZenithThe Leadership Intelligence Lab.
Zenith is Edstellar's leadership assessment and development center for high-potential identification, succession planning and leadership development. Psychometrics, 360° feedback and live assessment center exercises combine into one leadership view, led end to end by Edstellar consultants.
- Psychometrics, 360° feedback and live exercises combined into one leadership view
- Succession readiness, high-potentials and capability gaps, on evidence
- Pathways from diagnostics to curriculum, coaching, mentoring and job shadowing
Zenith brings an assessment center and a development center together.
Leadership decisions need evidence, and leadership growth takes months. Zenith connects both: the evidence that shows who is ready and where the gaps are, and the development that closes them.
Right loop
Development center
Practice and growth for every leader.
- Practice leadership in live exercises and workshops
- Build capability through a university-certified curriculum
- Grow with coaching, mentoring and job shadowing
- Re-assess to track progress and keep the pipeline current
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Evidence before decisions.
High-potential, succession and promotion decisions rest on observed, consolidated evidence.
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One view from many inputs.
Psychometrics, 360° feedback and live assessment center exercises combine into one leadership view.
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Development that continues.
Each leader moves from diagnosis into a pathway that builds over months.
The Edstellar 5A framework, from first assessment to a lasting pipeline.
Five phases, each with its own output. Edstellar consultants run every phase and set the timeline with you; the durations below are typical.
Assess1 to 2 weeks
Diagnose current leadership capability from several sources of evidence.
- Edstellar consultants select the instruments that fit your use case
- Leaders complete online psychometric and partner assessments
- Managers, peers and direct reports give 360° feedback through Orbit
- Certified Edstellar assessors run live exercises, workshops and team activities
Phase outputEvidence from every input, for every leader in scope.
Analyze2 to 3 weeks
Consolidate the evidence into one leadership view for each leader and the cohort.
- Individual leadership profiles that bring every source together
- Capability gap maps for each leader and for the whole cohort
- Succession readiness insights for critical roles
Phase outputLeadership profiles, gap maps and succession readiness insights.
Architect3 to 5 weeks
Design individual and cohort development pathways from the evidence.
- An individual development plan built from each leader's profile
- Cohort pathways for the gaps leaders share
- The right mix of curriculum, coaching, mentoring and job shadowing for each pathway
Phase outputIndividual development plans and cohort pathways.
Activate6 to 12 weeks
Deliver development that builds leadership capability in the role.
- A university-certified leadership curriculum designed by Edstellar
- Coaching and mentoring on each leader's development priorities
- Job shadowing in the roles leaders are preparing for
Phase outputDevelopment delivered across every pathway.
AdvanceOngoing
Track progress, re-assess and sustain the leadership pipeline.
- Progress tracked against each development plan
- Re-assessment to show how capability has moved
- The succession pipeline reviewed and refreshed over time
Phase outputProgress reports and a current view of the succession pipeline.
The tour moves through each phase; choose any phase to stop it
Zenith combines every source of evidence into one leadership view.
Edstellar consultants choose the instruments that fit each organization's use case, so every leader is seen through several lenses rather than a single test.
One leadership view.
Every input consolidated for each leader, then rolled up for the cohort.
- Strengths confirmed across sourcesWhere tests, raters, assessors and performance data agree.
- Gaps against the target roleCapability and leadership knowledge to build next.
- Readiness for the next roleThe basis for succession, promotion and high-potential decisions.
Psychometric and partner assessments
Online instruments selected by Edstellar consultants for your use case, from a vendor-neutral range.
Situational judgment tests
Realistic leadership scenarios that show how each leader weighs options and makes calls typical of the target role.
360° feedback through Orbit
Structured feedback from managers, peers and direct reports, run on Orbit, Edstellar's 360-degree feedback tool.
Live assessment center activities
Exercises, workshops and team activities, observed by certified Edstellar assessors.
Business simulations
Case studies, in-basket exercises and business simulations that test strategic thinking and decision making under realistic pressure.
Performance and talent data
Appraisal ratings, KPIs and talent review outcomes from your HR systems, so assessment evidence sits alongside track record.
Zenith leadership pathways that build over months.
Assessment is where a Zenith pathway starts. Each leader then moves through development designed from their own profile, step by step toward the next role.
Trail log
Diagnostics
Assessment and development center evidence sets each leader's starting point.
University-certified curriculum
A leadership curriculum designed by Edstellar through its university tie-ups.
Coaching
One-to-one Edstellar coaching on each leader's development priorities.
Mentoring
Guidance from experienced leaders on real decisions and the moves ahead.
Job shadowing
Leaders observe and take part in the work of the role they are preparing for.
The next role
Each pathway is set in the Architect phase and delivered in Activate, so the mix and pace follow the leader's profile.
Plan a Zenith engagement around your leadership pipeline.
An Edstellar consultant scopes the use case, the leaders in scope and the timeline with you.
Zenith for every leadership talent decision, from high-potentials to succession.
Organizations bring Zenith in for five recurring decisions. Each one leans on different phases of the Edstellar 5A framework.
- 01 / 05
High-potential identification
Find the leaders ready to grow faster, on evidence rather than impression.
Leans on: Assess, Analyze
What Zenith shows you
- Potential and capability, consolidated from several sources
- Where each high-potential leader needs to develop
- A shortlist your leadership team can stand behind
Best for: CHROs, Talent management leaders
- 02 / 05
Succession planning and leadership pipeline building
See who is ready for critical roles, and when, then build the bench behind them.
Leans on: Analyze, Architect, Advance
What Zenith shows you
- Readiness for each critical role
- Bench strength across the leadership cohort
- Development that moves successors forward
Best for: CHROs, CXOs, HR heads
- 03 / 05
Mid-management and senior leadership development
Grow managers and senior leaders on pathways built from their own profiles.
Leans on: Architect, Activate
What Zenith shows you
- Individual development priorities for each leader
- Shared themes for cohort learning
- Progress through curriculum, coaching, mentoring and job shadowing
Best for: L&D heads, HR heads
- 04 / 05
Leadership capability gap diagnosis
See where leadership capability stands against what your strategy needs from it.
Leans on: Assess, Analyze
What Zenith shows you
- A capability gap map by leader and by cohort
- Leadership knowledge gaps across the group
- Clear priorities for leadership investment
Best for: L&D heads, CHROs
- 05 / 05
Promotion and role-readiness decisions
Make promotion decisions on consistent, observed evidence.
Leans on: Assess, Analyze, Architect
What Zenith shows you
- How leaders perform in exercises that mirror the target role
- Readiness against the role's requirements
- Development to close remaining gaps before or after the move
Best for: HR heads, CXOs
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Everything a Zenith engagement hands over.
Seven outputs your HR, talent and L&D leaders can act on, from the first profiles to a refreshed succession view.
Evidence in, seven outputs out. Illustrative.
- 01
Individual leadership profiles
Consolidated from psychometric and partner assessments, 360° feedback and assessment center evidence.
Lets you See each leader's strengths and priorities in one place.
- 02
Capability gap maps
For each leader and for the cohort as a whole.
Lets you Focus development where the gap matters most.
- 03
Succession readiness view
Readiness for critical roles across the leadership cohort.
Lets you Plan successors and timing with confidence.
- 04
High-potential insights
Evidence on which leaders are ready to grow faster.
Lets you Invest early in the leaders who will carry the business forward.
- 05
Individual development plans
Built from each leader's profile in the Architect phase.
Lets you Give every leader a clear, personal path.
- 06
Cohort development pathways
Curriculum, coaching, mentoring and job shadowing for the needs leaders share.
Lets you Develop a group of leaders together.
- 07
Progress and re-assessment reports
Produced through the Advance phase.
Lets you See how capability moves over time and keep the pipeline current.
All seven, one engagement
Scope the outputs your pipeline needs.
An Edstellar consultant agrees the use case, the leaders in scope and the outputs with you.
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