Management Assessment

DRD team members combine qualitative and quantitative insights from various data sources to ensure clients make appropriate human capital decisions. Our process involves:

• ELT Interviews: 90-minute discussions with executive leadership team members (2 weeks)

• Psychometric Assessment Administration and Interpretation: aggregation of personality insights to determine leader strengths and weaknesses (3 weeks)

• Cultural Immersion: company office visits to deepen understanding of the culture and leadership team

• Formal Debrief: in-depth discussions with the deal team about report findings

C-suite integration

DRD ensures optimal integration of C-Suite hires, acting as the liaison with search firms across the talent life cycle. We help through:

• Search Optimization: developing job specs to streamline the talent search

• C-Suite Screening: vetting top candidates for cultural alignment

• C-Suite Onboarding: advising the deal team and leadership team on best practices for a seamless integration (ongoing)

strategic Advising

After the DRD team completes their assessment, they stay on the ground to help private equity clients continue to make well-informed human capital decisions. This immersive approach involves:

• Attending weekly ELT meetings to keep a pulse on leadership communication

• Providing on-call strategic and coaching support to the deal team and ELT

• Fighting internal fires related to culture, compensation, organizational design, and more

• Attending quarterly board meetings as an observer to ensure alignment across all stakeholders

Management Development

DRD’s coaches work directly with portfolio company owners and founders whose leadership styles may unintentionally hinder growth. Some development areas include:

• Leadership Presence

• The Art of Delegating

• Navigating Difficult Conversations

• Prioritization

• Succession Planning

• Partnering With Sponsors

Offsites

To ensure leadership team cohesion through scale, DRD provides targeted workshops to align new and legacy leadership team members. Core themes are:

• Change Management

• Effective Communication

• Growth Mindset

• Organizational Culture

• Psychological Safety

• Conflict Management