Assessments
Before you can align a team, close a gap, or navigate a transition, you need a clear picture of where things actually stand. ELK uses a suite of research-backed assessment tools to surface what's working, what's getting in the way, and what needs to shift. Whether you're evaluating culture, developing a leader, or building self-awareness across a team, our assessments give you the insight to act with precision.
Culture and leadership are the invisible levers of performance. This assessment helps pinpoint the leadership, management, and cultural factors that are either driving results or putting them at risk. It combines quantitative data, direct interviews, and on-site observation to give you an honest, grounded picture of what's happening inside your organization.
Climate Assessments
This offering is ideal when you're navigating:
Leadership or management transitions
Engagement challenges or unexpected attrition
Shifting performance expectations or persistent performance issues
Ethics concerns
Climate Assessment Action Plan Coaching
Insight only creates value when it leads to action. After the assessment, we work directly with Leaders to translate findings into a focused, executable plan. Coaching keeps momentum alive, addresses obstacles as they arise, and accelerates the time it takes to see real change.
Stakeholder alignment
Data review and analysis
Online questionnaires
In-person or virtual interviews
Focus groups
On-site observation
Findings and recommendations report
Action plan (option)
Coaching to the plan (option)
What's included:
Leadership effectiveness is often most visible to the people around a leader, not just the leader themselves. The KF360 powered by Korn Ferry Leadership Architect gives participants a comprehensive, research-backed view of how they show up, including their strengths, blind spots, overused behaviors, and the competencies most critical to their role. Each participant is debriefed by a certified expert coach who helps them move from data to insight to action.
360 Assessments
High-potential succession candidates looking to accelerate their readiness
High performers who want to maximize their impact
Leaders who are approximately six months into a new role and ready to assess their integration
This offering is ideal for:
Stakeholder alignment to tailor the tool
Project setup, administration, and report generation
Communication templates for participants and raters
One-on-one debrief with the participant, and consultant summary of findings
An aggregate report summarizing overall team results (option)
What's included:
Myers-Briggs Company Assessments
ELK partners with The Myers-Briggs Company to offer a suite of validated, widely trusted assessments that support individual development, team effectiveness, and organizational health. With over 60 years of assessment development experience and tools used by 83 of the Fortune 100 in the last three years, these instruments bring both rigor and practical relevance to the work.
We offer three core assessments from this suite, each designed to address a specific dimension of performance:
The world's most widely used personality assessment, the MBTI helps individuals understand how they naturally think, communicate, and make decisions. Grounded in Carl Jung's theory of psychological type, it identifies one of 16 personality types, giving teams a shared language for understanding each other and working more effectively together.
Best used for:
Employee development
Team building
Leadership training
Conflict management
MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
TKI (Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument)
Unresolved conflict is one of the most underestimated drains on team performance. The TKI identifies how individuals tend to respond when their needs or goals are in tension with others, and helps teams develop healthier, more productive ways of navigating disagreement.
Best used for:
Reducing team tension
Improving negotiation outcomes
Enhancing a leader's coaching and facilitation skills
Interpersonal dynamics shape whether teams trust each other, communicate openly, and perform under pressure. The FIRO-B identifies an individual's needs for inclusion, control, and affection in work relationships, as well as their willingness to adapt to others. It's a practical tool for improving communication and building stronger working relationships.
Best used for:
Improving an individual's ability to connect with others
Strengthening communication within teams
FIRO-B (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation)
Assessment Selection Guide
Not sure which assessment is the right fit? The table below maps each tool to the outcomes it supports. Many of our engagements use more than one assessment in combination to build a fuller picture.
Every engagement starts with understanding your need and objectives. If you're not sure which assessment fits your situation, we're happy to talk it through.