Leadership Gap Assessment
Find out whether your operating team can execute the plan — before the plan fails.
A rapid, structured evaluation of whether the leadership bench — CEO through VP level — can deliver on the operating plan. Covers capability, capacity, succession readiness, and org design across the full C-suite and next layer down. Produces a clear recommendation on what to hire, restructure, or supplement.
Best for
PE sponsors evaluating a new platform company, operating partners concerned about execution capacity mid-hold, or boards preparing for a leadership transition.
What we evaluate
Capability
Does each leader have the experience and judgment the plan requires at this stage of the hold?
Capacity
Bandwidth and span of control — where execution capacity is too thin to absorb the operating plan.
Succession readiness
Bench depth one and two layers down. Where a single departure puts the plan at risk.
Org design
Reporting structure, role overlap, and decision rights across the C-suite and VP layer.
How the engagement runs
- Week 1
Interviews & calibration
Structured interviews with sponsor, board, CEO, and the executive team. Calibration against the operating plan.
- Week 2
Scorecard build
Capability and capacity scoring per leader; succession mapping; org-design analysis.
- Week 2–3
Readout
Board-ready scorecard and roadmap. Live executive readout with the sponsor and CEO.
What you get
- Leadership scorecard — every leader rated across capability, capacity, succession readiness
- Gap analysis by function — where the plan exceeds current leadership capacity
- Succession risk map — single-points-of-failure and bench-depth view
- Org design recommendations — reporting structure, span of control, decision rights
- Hiring priority roadmap — sequenced by impact on the operating plan
Typical next step
Recruiting execution, interim leadership placement, succession planning, or IT assessment.