AI-powered leadership simulations
Leadership in action.
See how leaders actually lead.
LeaderSim places leaders in realistic business situations with AI-powered colleagues and reveals how they lead in the moment—providing behavioral evidence for leadership development and talent decisions.
Used for
Hiring & Promotion
Succession Planning
Leadership Development
Executive Coaching
Organizations our founder has worked with
We know a lot about leaders.
We rarely see them lead
in the moment.
Interviews, self-report surveys and tests, and 360 surveys tell us a great deal about leaders. LeaderSim adds leadership in real time — ‘on the field of play.’
Inside LeaderSim
Step inside LeaderSim.
Decisions & work product
What the leader asks, decides, communicates and produces.
AI colleagues
People with different information, priorities and pressures.
Business information
Reports, messages, data and incomplete evidence.
How LeaderSim works
From situation to development, in one continuous simulation.
01
The Business Case
A realistic situation with incomplete information, competing priorities and organizational context.
02
Leading the Team
The leader asks questions, gathers information, handles disagreement and leads AI colleagues.
03
The Strategic Plan
The leader synthesizes what they learned into the required strategic plan.
04
Scoring Capability
Observable behavior and skills are evaluated across six leadership capabilities.
05
Developmental Report
Behavioral evidence, capability evaluations, approach, skills to develop and development priorities.
What does LeaderSim observe?
Judgment.
Collaboration.
Execution.
LeaderSim evaluates six leadership capabilities through 18 observable leadership skills.
Judgment
Decision Approach
Thinking Style
Collaboration
Interaction Style
Information Integration
Execution
Goal Orientation
Execution Style
Same situation.
Different leadership.
Behavioral evidence
Measuring leadership in action
LeaderSim measures what the leader actually does while leading. The behavior is the evidence.
Behavioral evidence · Sample LeaderSim output · from a sample report
Skills
Capability evaluation
Decision Approach
Approach · Acting ↔ Learning
Learning behavior
Interpretation
That question pointed at the part of the business that was working, which is the most likely place to find the answer to the category problem.
Strength
The information you did request was precisely scoped and correctly addressed, so the analysis that came back was usable rather than generic.
Sample LeaderSim Report
From measurement to development.
Each leader receives a report built entirely from what they did in the simulation. There is no single ideal leadership style.
6 capability results
Six independently evaluated leadership capabilities. No single overall LeaderSim score.
Polarity scoring
How each capability was expressed, shown along its polarity. The balanced zone represents overall balance. Context determines the right emphasis.
18 skills to develop
The observable leadership skills behind the six capabilities, used to focus development.
Development priorities to extend the leader’s range
Where improving effectiveness will matter most.
Leadership development
Development is range, not correction.
Improve capability performance. Expand leadership range.
Development is not about correcting a leader toward one ideal style. It is about improving effectiveness and increasing the range of approaches a leader can use as circumstances change. Range is the ability to flex toward either side when the situation requires it.
Time 1
LeaderSim
A baseline: six capability evaluations and the behavior behind them.
Development
Coaching · programs · practice · leadership experiences
Focused on strengthening capabilities and extending range where it matters.
Time 2
LeaderSim
A new situation. Did performance improve? Is the leader less over-reliant on one approach? Can they flex toward what the situation requires?
Decision Approach
Illustrative · one capability. Open marker: Time 1 approach. Shaded band: range shown at Time 2. The balanced zone represents overall balance. Context determines the right emphasis.
See your leaders in action.
Run LeaderSim with your leaders and see the evidence for yourself.