Pixel & Ink — Leadership Series
Scenario 01
The
Appointment

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

Session

6decisions
40+questions
10archetypes
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
Client review
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.

Before you begin

The Appointment

The situation

You are the Business Unit Head, six months in. A senior role has sat vacant and a major client review is approaching. You have two candidates and three stakeholders who all have opinions about the outcome.

You will interrogate characters, make decisions under time pressure, and navigate political interference. The simulation tracks not just what you decide — but how you decide it.

What this measures
ConvictionvsAdaptability
TransparencyvsDiscretion
PacevsPrecision
AccountabilityvsProtection
InstitutionalvsHuman
AuthorityvsInfluence
How it works

You have three questions per interrogation. The ones you skip matter as much as the ones you ask. Each decision runs on a 90-second timer — not to rush you, but to record how you behave under pressure.

No two sessions are identical. The debrief shows your pattern across all six dimensions and names your leadership archetype.

Day 1 — Morning
Interrogation
Leadership dimensions
Interrogation — choose your questions carefully
V
waiting

Ask up to 3 questions. The ones you skip shape the outcome too.

3 questions remaining
Delayed signal
1:30
What do you do?
Session complete
Leadership debrief
Your pattern
Your leadership profile
This is one session — one fingerprint, not the map. The pattern below is real, but it takes many sessions, across many situations, to draw the fuller picture. Read this as data about how you thought today, not a verdict on who you are as a leader.
Decision path
Questions asked
Signals recorded
What this reveals