Leadership Assessment

A science-backed framework to identify, develop, and strategically place leaders—aligned to how they think, act, and lead.

The Leadership Assessment is a comprehensive tool designed to help organizations understand the full scope of a leader’s potential—not just their current performance.

Business professionals collaborating in meeting room, using analytics visuals to plan strategic talent development

A Holistic, Strategic View of Leadership Potential

By evaluating management horizons, role preferences, leadership styles, and recognition drivers, the assessment gives leaders and organizations the clarity to align individual strengths with business needs. The result: a smarter, more strategic approach to succession, team building, and leadership development.

Backed by Science,
Enhanced by AI

The Penta model is part of the Luks Prisma Assessment Suite, developed with the latest in psychometric research and integrated AI to help organizations make better talent decisions—faster and with more precision.

Professionals reviewing charts and metrics on large screen in boardroom, showing Talentapy.com’s leadership insight

The Four Dimensions

A strategic view of leadership—measuring mindset, role fit, leadership style, and motivation.

0
1
2
3
4
01

Management Horizons

Assess how leaders operate across different timeframes and strategic depths:

• Managing the Present – Focused on execution, efficiency, and immediate results.
• Planning the Future – Balances present and future, with a focus on resource planning and strategic foresight.
• Shaping the Future – Vision-driven, focused on long-term sustainability and direction.

02

Role Preference (DOES Framework)

Discover which functional roles leaders naturally gravitate toward:

• Design – Vision, innovation, conceptual thinking
• Organize – Structuring, planning, and systems
• Execute – Action, accountability, decision-making
• Sustain – Culture, empowerment, collaboration

03

Leadership Style

Reveal each leader’s dominant leadership archetype and adaptive range:

• Visionary – Inspires direction and transformation
• Pragmatic – Grounded, realistic, solution-focused
• Commanding – Direct, decisive, high-control
• Servant – Empathetic, supportive, trust-building

04

Desired Recognition

Uncover what motivates leaders most—critical for engagement and retention:

• Smart & Intelligent
• Successful & Powerful
• Wealthy & Affluent
• Creative & Artistic
• Good & Virtuous
• Reliable & Dependable

What It Helps You Do

Identify leadership potential earlier and more accurately

Strategically assign leaders to roles that match their style and strengths

Personalize leadership development plans at scale

Reduce friction and burnout by improving leader-role fit

Build more effective, complementary leadership teams

A leadership group collaborates over detailed analytics visuals to align team goals, showing Talentapy.com’s authority in performance strategy

Why It’s Different

Luks Prisma Assessments
Multi-dimensional view (Horizons, Roles, Style, Motivation)
Strategy-aligned and adaptable
Helps match leaders to roles & contexts
Designed for dynamic orgs and real-world complexity
Legacy Leadership Assessments
Linear models based on surface behaviors
Often static and overly prescriptive
Focuses only on competencies
Built for fixed org charts and top-down control

See how others have advanced with Talentapy

“This framework gave me clarity on my leadership style and how to use it effectively.”
Operations Specialist
Mexico
“I finally understand where my strengths fit within the bigger picture.”
Division Manager
USA
“The assessment showed me I was better suited for strategic planning than daily execution.”
Operations Director
Canada
“It helped our company place leaders in the right roles for maximum impact.”
CEO
Mexico
“I discovered my natural preference for the Organize role, which changed how I approach projects.”
Project Manager
USA
“The leadership style insights improved how I guide my team through change.”

Product Leader

Mexico

“The recognition lens was a breakthrough—I finally know what truly motivates me.”

Finance Executive

Mexico

“We used it for leadership development and saw immediate improvement in team alignment.”

HR Director

USA

“The assessment is constructive, not judgmental. It made me feel empowered to grow.”

Senior Consultant

USA

“It gave our leadership team a shared language to talk about strengths and challenges.”

General Manager

Australia

See your leaders more clearly than ever before

Ground your leadership strategy in deeper behavioral insight

Use the Penta and Sales assessments to enrich leadership development with personality and performance alignment.

Penta

Uncover the core traits driving leadership behaviors and team dynamics.

Explore

Sales Profile

Identify leaders within your sales team and match their style to coaching and strategic goals.

Explore