FORMA Leadership Impact Assessment measures leadership impact as it is actually experienced. A leader can have strong skills and high intent, yet still have low observable impact if their behaviours are not consistently landing with the people closest to them.
"Most companies don't fail because of strategy — they fail because leadership impact is unclear, misaligned, or invisible."
FORMA is built for two things: clarity and direction. Clarity about where your impact is strongest and most consistent. Direction about where to focus to increase it.
Every part of this report leads to one outcome: clear, specific action that strengthens your impact in everyday work.
Fit
Who FORMA is designed for
FORMA is built for managers and management teams navigating transformation. More broadly, it works best for managers and leaders impacting people, strategy and transformation.
Managers and management teams in transformation
Leading change initiatives, new CEO, M&A, restructure, or scale-up — the moment leadership impact needs to be visible fast.
High-potential leaders
Being prepared for the next level, assessing current leadership impact as base for next development step.
Leaders with performance signals
Where management or HR would like to support development based on assessment and data.
FORMA Leadership Index
74
/100
People Impact3.9 / 5
Strategic Impact3.6 / 5
Transformation Impact3.7 / 5
Growth Signal4.1 / 5
What is FORMA
Structured insight from the people closest to the work
FORMA is a 360° leadership impact assessment designed for managers and senior leaders. It collects structured feedback from managers, peers, and direct reports, and weighs it against a model shaped by organisational research and years of leadership practice, surfacing a clear picture of where impact lands and where it doesn't.
The assessment
What FORMA measures
FORMA measures leadership impact as it is actually experienced. A leader can have strong skills and high intent, yet still have low observable impact if their behaviours are not consistently landing with the people closest to them.
FORMA is built for two things: clarity and direction. Clarity about where a leader's impact is strongest and most consistent. Direction about where to focus to increase it — and a structured way to prove that the focus worked.
Three rated dimensions, scored by four rater groups, produce a single composite index — the FORMA Leadership Index (FLI) — and a forward-looking Growth Signal that predicts development trajectory.
People Impact
35% of FLI
How you create the conditions for others to perform at their best.
Emotional Intelligence
Communication & Feedback
Trust & Team
DEI
Strategic Impact
35% of FLI
How you drive direction, decisions, and sustainable results.
Clarity & Direction
Decision Making & Drive
Accountability & Execution
Totality & Long-term
Transformation Impact
30% of FLI
How others experience a leader during change.
Adaptability
Change leadership
Curiosity
Cross-functional collaboration
Predictive signal
The Growth Signal
A forward-looking score derived from cross-section patterns. It measures how likely a leader is to keep developing — trajectory, not current position. Does not count toward the Leadership Index.
Feedback Receptivity
Self-Awareness Signal
Psychological Safety
Learning Orientation
Impact Consistency
Process
How an assessment works
A typical assessment runs over three to four weeks from briefing to coaching session.
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Week 1
Briefing & setup
We align on the leader, rater list, and assessment window. A single online form is created and one link is sent to all raters.
2
Week 1–2
Response window
Raters complete the 41-question assessment at their own pace. Responses are anonymous with minimum 3 peers and 3 direct reports required for group scores to be included. Groups below threshold are suppressed automatically.
3
Week 2–3
Data processing
Response data is processed through data analytics and pattern analysis run across every question area. All scores, including the Leadership Index, dimension averages, gap analysis, and Growth Signal are weighed against a scoring model.
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Week 3
Qualitative review & narrative writing
Open-text responses are reviewed and synthesised. The report narrative - verdict, observations, development actions - is written and reviewed for accuracy before the report is generated.
5
Week 3–4
Coaching debrief
A structured conversation covering the Leadership Index and quadrant, strengths and blind spots, the gap analysis, and development actions. The leader leaves with a specific starting point and a first action to begin this week.
Deliverables
What the leader receives
Full FORMA report
A personalised HTML report covering the FLI, all dimension scores, rater gap analysis, Growth Signal, qualitative themes, and a two-phase development plan.
60-Minute coaching debrief
Structured session to interpret the data, explore the most important gaps, and agree on the first development action to start this week.
Question-level appendix
Detailed breakdown of every question in the blind spot sections, by rater group, so coaching conversations can be highly specific.
Transformation & re-measurement plan
A recommended re-assessment window (3–9 months) with specific indicators to track. Re-measurement is how transformation is proven.
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