Identify and Develop High-Impact Leaders
DeGarmo’s Leadership Assessment evaluates how individuals think, act, and lead across the behaviors that drive leadership effectiveness. Rather than focusing on traits or experience alone, the assessment provides a structured view of the behavioral patterns that influence decision-making, relationships, and results.
Grounded in research and built on four core leadership dimensions, the assessment helps organizations make more confident hiring decisions and equips leaders with meaningful insight into how they lead today—and where they can improve.
- Evaluate leadership potential using behavior-based insights.
- Understand how leaders think, motivate, engage and drive results.
- Support confident hiring and promotion decisions.
- Provide clear, actionable insight for leadership development.
A Behavior-Based Model of Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership effectiveness is not defined by a single trait—it is shaped by consistent patterns in how individuals interpret situations, pursue goals, engage with others, and lead through people. These patterns influence how leaders make decisions, respond to challenges, and ultimately drive performance.
DeGarmo’s model provides a structured way to evaluate leadership behavior across four core dimensions—offering a clear, practical understanding of how leadership shows up in real work environments. Each dimension represents a critical aspect of leadership effectiveness and is supported by specific, observable.
DeGarmo’s model evaluates leadership across four core dimensions:
Thinking
Style
How leaders interpret situations and respond to challenges
Motivation
Style
How leaders pursue growth, take initiative, and drive performance
Interpersonal
Style
How leaders build relationships, communicate, and influence others
Strategic
Management Style
How leaders mobilize people, align effort, and adapt to change
Applications Across The Leadership Lifecycle
HIRING & SELECTION
- Identify candidates with strong leadership potential.
- Evaluate alignment with role-specific expectations.
- Understand how candidates lead in real situations.
- Compare candidates using a consistent framework.
INSIGHT & DEVELOPMENT
- Provide leaders with clear insight into behavior patterns.
- Identify high-impact areas for improvement.
- Highlight patterns across leadership dimensions.
- Support focused, behavior-based development planning.
CLIENT IMPACT
What it’s like to work with DeGarmo
This assessment is scary accurate. It is a major benchmark for hiring with our organization. I have had managers in the past “have a gut feeling” about a candidate and go against the assessment results. This almost always ends in disaster.
DeGarmo integrates with all leading applicant tracking systems
ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS
One Assessment.
Multiple Talent Decisions.
Make Better Hiring Decisions
Evaluate candidate fit using clear, behavior-based scoring aligned to the demands of the role. Hiring reports highlight strengths, risks, and overall alignment—helping you identify who is most likely to succeed before making a decision.
