The Leadership Growth Profile

The Evaluation Every Leader Deserves

A clear, candid view of your leadership—and a focused, practical path forward.

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Your Goals Are Set. Now Stay the Course.

How to keep your school leadership goals alive as the year gets busy. by Jim Best This summer, The Leader Network worked with school leaders, leadership teams, and boards of trustees across the country — and around the world — as they prepared for the year ahead. Together, we set school leadership goals, helped make hard choices, and translated aspirations into real work plans. The conversations were energizing. And important. There's something powerful about a group deciding

Leadership & Board Assessment

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Leadership Assessment. Done Differently.

There’s a different way to approach leadership assessment. One that creates clarity for the Head, alignment with the board, and coherence across the leadership team. Done well, leadership assessment doesn’t just evaluate leadership—it strengthens it. It builds alignment between Head and Board. It brings clarity and focus to the leadership team. And it creates a shared path forward. Done differently, it becomes one of the most valuable leadership tools a school has.

Leadership & Board Assessment

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Designed For Growth

The Leadership Growth Profile helps leaders grow. It turns thoughtful feedback into clarity, confidence, and action.

Who it's for

Heads and senior leaders who want a meaningful, useful review
Leaders supporting the growth of their team
Boards evaluating their head of school

What sets it apart

Grounded. Built on research drawn from millions of data points, focused on observable leadership behaviors, and informed by multiple perspectives.

Personal. Tailored to each leader, strengths-first, and guided by former heads of school who know the realities of leadership.

Actionable. Clear priorities, concrete next steps, and ongoing coaching as leaders put them into practice.

How it works

Plan together. We facilitate the process and help the leader plan each step, starting with the right respondents.
Gather perspectives. We collect confidential feedback and the leader's own self-reflection.
Review privately. We share a personalized report with the leader first.
Move forward. We help set clear priorities and support the leader in acting on them.

Stronger leaders.
Stronger teams.
Stronger partnerships.

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