The Decision Room. Scenario 01
Leadership Simulation
The
Appointment

Two candidates. One role. Three people trying to influence your decision before you have made it.

Session ,

6decisions
40+questions
15profiles
35–45min

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 six months into the role. A senior position has been vacant too long. A client review is approaching. Two candidates, and the wrong people are paying too much attention to your decision.

The stakes
4 months
Role has been vacant. Every week without a hire costs the team.
6 weeks
Until the client review. Whoever you appoint must be functional before then.
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People will try to influence your decision. How you handle them matters as much as who you hire.
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 get 3 questions from the list below before you weigh in. Choose wisely: once you have used all 3, the rest lock for this phase.

3 questions remaining
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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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