Better executive selection
The courage to choose what the business needs.
We help you develop capability priorities you can stand behind when a candidate's track record, reputation or personal chemistry makes a strong impression․
Up to 40% of new executives fail or underperform․
The opportunity to improve selection starts before the shortlist․
Our approach
Leadership requirements, grounded in science.
We help establish the requirements before candidates enter the discussion․
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We explore your strategy, market and organizational realities with you to identify what the next leader must be capable of doing․
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We propose capability priorities and explain how each serves your business needs․
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Our method is based on doctoral research and a peer-reviewed article on executive selection (2026)․
Oiketos products
Define the role. Examine the candidates.
Connect the leadership the business needs with the capabilities of the people who could lead it․
Define the role
Executive Selection Brief
Get a reasoned search brief with leadership requirements, interview questions and guidance for evaluating candidates' answers․
Assess candidates
Executive Capability Assessment
Examine an executive's leadership capabilities against the priorities of the appointment through a behavioral profile․
For executive search professionals
Build confidence in your recommendations.
Develop priorities with your client and bring capability evidence into the search early․ Give clients a clear account of how candidates meet the leadership demands of the role․
Oiketos Insights
Leadership questions, examined closely.
Research, explainers and practical perspectives for the decisions you face․
Leadership explained
The Peter Principle and the Promotion Decision
A promotion changes the work․ Examine the capabilities the next role requires alongside the achievements that made someone a candidate․
Leadership perspective
Why Smart Organizations Still Make Bad Leadership Decisions
A capable team needs a process that brings different evidence into the decision before agreement settles around a preferred answer․
Assessment explained
The Idiosyncratic Rater Effect in Leadership Assessment
Leadership ratings reflect both the person being assessed and the evaluator․ Understanding that contribution helps teams interpret the evidence․
Your next executive appointment
Bring your leadership priorities into focus.
Tell us about the appointment and the questions you are working through․