Disclosed is a system and method of assessing cognitive and metacognitive skills and leadership abilities used in the creative problem solving process central to leader effectiveness. The system and method provide a new model of leader performance and a validated computer based assessment battery. The system and method present scripted scenarios configured to activate a problem solving process resulting in the construction of a mental representation of the problem and requiring the selection of a set of alternative responses. The system and method define and operationalize six leadership abilities in terms of the requisite cognitive and metacognitive skills. A computerized interactive assessment battery measures these abilities by presenting six scenarios describing situations and events requiring large scale organizational interventions that require the use of these leadership abilities. The system and method measures these abilities by requiring the examinee to select, prioritize, and modify his response set in accordance with continuously updated information provided. The system and method quantify the abilities measured in terms of ability profiles and generate and display immediate feedback to the examinee in terms of normative profiles based on the scores. The assessment data is stored on a removable disk or web server for use in developing an individually tailored leadership training program based on the specific leadership ability profile identified by the use of the systems and methods leadership model.
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