Fact Sheet

CXOOptimizationA portfolio approach to talent.

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Today's C-suite leaders are tasked with executing acomplex, nuanced technical agenda while ensuringthat the strategic alignment drives business results.Yet, they often must rely on a collection of individualsthat were assembled over time and without strategicintent or specific purpose. A top-performing functionthat creates competitive advantage requires the rightpeople in the right roles at the right time, working inconcert to maximize their collective capabilities andpotential.

CXO Optimization leverages over 4 millionassessment results to identify the mostdifferentiating competencies, experiences, traits, anddrivers for C-suite leaders and their teams. Bydistinguishing technical roles from pivotal roles, andexperts from athletes, we optimize individual andteam performance alike.

Our extensive market expertise provides real-timeinsight into the competitive landscape to add anoutside-in lens for solving talent needs. Our CXOTalent Heatmap empowers Boards, CEOs, and C-suite leaders to optimize performance throughthoughtful capability-building on both an individualand collective level.

Answer your most critical talent questions with ourdata-driven methodology:

Do I have a successor now? Can I develop onefrom my existing team?

What capabilities and competencies do we haveand what will we need in the future? Can we buildwhat’s missing?

Do we have the best possible structure in place?What are our competitors doing?

What is the systemic risk if key individuals leave?How much would it cost, and how difficult wouldit be, to replace them?

How do I invest in my most-valued technical expertswhile developing individuals with the most potential?

Optimize performance inkey business functions:

DigitalFinanceIT/OperationsHuman ResourcesMarketingRiskSupply ChainLegal/ComplianceSalesCyber-Security

CXO Optimizationleverages over 4 millionassessment results andreal-time marketinsights to optimizeindividual and teamperformance.

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About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry is a global organizationalconsulting firm. We help clientssynchronize strategy and talent to drivesuperior performance. We work withorganizations to design their structures,roles, and responsibilities. We help themhire the right people to bring theirstrategy to life. And we advise them onhow to reward, develop, and motivatetheir people.

Our approach

Client outcomes

We’ve helped our clients face quickly-evolvingbusiness and regulatory environments by creatingorganizational restructures that match the needsof the business climate; avoid disruption anddisintermediation by identifying the individualswho can drive strategic change; and transformtheir core business functions into strategicpartners to the Board & CEO.

Our bespoke process targets your most criticaltalent needs, arming all stakeholders with adeliberate development plan to optimize theperformance of your people and maximize thepotential in your function.

Grounded in the CXO’s strategic priorities and the business agenda, we use Korn Ferry’s best-in-class benchmarks and extensive market insight to create a comprehensive, future-focused master success profile of the capabilities and competencies required for success.

We assess the existing capabilities and competencies in the O�ce of the CXO against your Master Success Profile through:

■ Functional strengths and gaps in technical and pivotal sub-disciplines.■ Leadership gaps that might derail optimal performance.■ Organizational enablers and constraints to the function’s e�ectiveness.

Then, provide a CXO Talent Heatmap with individual and aggregate views of current capabilities and bench strength relative to the Success Profile to include:

■ IP-based proprietary leadership assessments.■ Market-based, subject matter interview.■ 360-degree referencing.■ External benchmarking.

Based on the assessment results of participants, both on an individual and aggregate level, we provide a holistic blueprint to build capability with purpose and optimize the function.

This may encompass:

■ Organization redesign.■ Succession planning.■ Team-e�ectiveness, engagement and retention programs. ■ Build vs. buy analysis for technical and pivotal roles.■ High-potential development plans.■ Expert technical training and job rotations.■ Recruitment.

OPTIMIZEDESIGN WHATYOU NEED

DEFINE WHAT YOU HAVE