@TheDigitalBoard we help you identify, assess and recruit the world’s best Digital and Technology leaders
Spotting those who’ve transitioned from IQ to EQIQ leaders
We have assessed over 7000 senior technology leaders in over 20 countries, across multiple industry sectors and cultures. In doing so, we have taken the time to understand both the critical competencies and behaviours required to be successful and moreover how to assess these. Yet, we have gone much further than simply developing a competency model, we have developed a proprietary 360 assessment product that measures the EQ/IQ ratio of the leader. Each competency is explained by a set of characteristics that help provide further meaning as well as a set of behavioural anchors (on a maturity rating 1-5) which allow the assessor to assess accurately while also providing a structured and data-driven feedback loop. Our assessment product is extremely rigorous and secure (running in the cloud on SAP). While not every search assignment quite runs this way – we will always look for innovative solutions to solve even the most challenging of missions“
“Working with Bryan and @TheDigitalBoard in my previous role was a breath of fresh air when I needed it the most. Filling a heavy hitting technology role that was critical to the turnaround of my business, I was getting bombarded with long lists of dry technical candidates that focused on technical knowledge and had little concept of leadership and team challenges. Bryan took the time to get to know my business, what the challenges and opportunities were, how the culture worked and the behaviours that were key, and then generated an incredible long and short list of candidates that had real deep thought behind it and some brilliant sideways thinking. It was a pleasure working with Bryan and it has made a huge positive impact” Rachel Izzard, Group Chief Financial Officer at N Brown Group (ex CFO Aer Lingus)
What makes a world class technology leader and how do we assess them?
The single most important element is, of course, to fit an organisation's culture. Beyond that, it's all about the right leadership competencies for the role. And, for these roles in particular, balancing EQ and IQ is essential. Our model uses a balance of EQ and IQ based 10 competencies, each with a set of behaviours that underpin them. 
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