The Decision Room. Scenario 01

The Appointment. Leadership Simulation

Leadership Simulation
The
Appointment

A hiring process under pressure. Three people trying to influence how you run it. You are not choosing who gets the role.

Session ,

3decisions
18questions
8profiles
10–30min
Your pace may vary

Your situation

You have been BU Head
for six months.

A senior role has been vacant for ,. A major client review is , away.

, is your internal candidate, waiting ,, expected by the team. , is the external candidate, stronger on paper, referred by a board member.

Your role
BU Head
Time in role
6 months
Vacancy open
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Client review
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What this measures
Conviction vs Adaptability Transparency vs Discretion Pace vs Precision Accountability vs Protection Institutional vs Human Authority vs Influence

Tracked across six leadership dimensions. The debrief shows your pattern, not a score.

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Before you begin

The Appointment

You are a Business Unit Head. A senior role has been vacant too long, and the wrong people are paying too much attention to how you run the process.

The stakes
4 months
Role has been vacant. Every week of delay costs the team.
6 weeks
Until the client review. The process needs to be sound before then.
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People will try to influence how you run the process. How you handle them is what this exercise is about.
Six dimensions, what is being measured
ConvictionvsAdaptability. Do you hold your position under pressure, or adjust when pushed?
TransparencyvsDiscretion. Do you share information openly or protect it strategically?
PacevsPrecision. Do you move fast and course-correct, or slow down to get it right?
AccountabilityvsProtection. When things go wrong, do you own it or shield your people?
InstitutionalvsHuman. Do you optimise for what the organisation needs or what the person needs?
AuthorityvsInfluence. Do you lead through your position or through your relationships?

There are no universally right answers. Every dimension has a cost. The simulation reveals which defaults you reach for under pressure, and whether those defaults serve the situation.

Day 1: Morning
Interrogation
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Leadership dimensions
Interrogation
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You have 3 questions before you weigh in. Once they are used, the rest lock.

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What do you do?
What happens next
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Why this shifted
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Session complete
Leadership debrief
Your pattern
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Your leadership profile

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Decision path
Signals recorded
What this reveals
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