Kaplan DeVries Inc. is a leading pioneer in leadership consulting is dedicated to increasing the versatility and effectiveness of leaders in a wide range of management situations. KDI designs powerful leadership assessment tools that set the standard for innovation and psychometric craftsmanship.

Patented 360 Feedback Survey

The Leadership Versatility Index ® (LVI) is a next-generation assessment tool with a radically new rating scale and a fresh competency model. In addition to illuminating behavioural traits that need attention and development, it points out when strengths have been overdeveloped and risk being counterproductive.

The LVI was developed over 20 years through action-research with real executives trying to raise their game. It has been refined and quality-tested with statistical rigor and meets or exceeds. The LVI measures "versatility" as a leadership trait, recognising the connection between leader versatility and business effectiveness, as well as the equally strong connection between a lack of versatility and stalled or derailed careers.

Distinct Advantages

• An innovative, more realistic rating scale - LVI picks up overkill as well as deficiencies and strengths

• Reflects the tensions and tradeoffs in leadership - LVI pairs up the key opposing but complementary skills and behaviours that make leadership a balancing act.
• Both the interpersonal and the business side of leadership - LVI assesses the interpersonal part of leadership with the opposing forceful and enabling dimensions. And it assesses the business side with the opposing strategic and operational dimensions.

• The key to leadership effectiveness - LVI predicts half of the variability in overall effectiveness i.e. the versatility. Research indicates that the LVI accounts for half of what separates the most effective from the least effective leaders despite its brevity.

Quick Facts

• 55 Rating Items in 4 dimensions and 12 sub-dimensions
• 5 Open-ended Behavioural Interview Questions
• 10-15 minutes to complete per survey
• Administered online