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CEOs report that mainstream Leadership Development investment has very low – or no – Return on Investment (ROI).</p> <p>Even more worryingly, as difficulty in selecting and developing leaders increases, success rates are deteriorating. Read more:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/en-lu/institute/insights/ceo-article/what-is-the-real-cost-of-failed-leader-recruitment/">The unacceptable cost of leadership failure</a> </li> <li><a href="/en-lu/our-services/leadership-assessment/ceo-letter/">The research into success failure rates in leader appointment</a> </li> <li><a href="/en-lu/institute/insights/the-way-ahead-series/improve-leader-development/">The research into poor return on leader development investment</a> </li> <li><a href="/en-lu/mercuri-urval-research-institute/">MU Research Institute and our work to ensure a more reliable alternative to mainstream approaches</a> </li> <li>Our CEO, Richard Moore and Organisational Psychologist and Group Director Annukka Tervo participated and was interviewed at Nordic Business Forum 2022 around the topic of failure in Leadership Development. You can watch it here:</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2-R7WJsKXW0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <h2>How can I ensure my people perform at their best?</h2> <p>MU Leadership Advisory experts ensure your organisation secure a performance edge. From working with individual leaders, to transforming an entire organisation, we deliver the solutions you need.</p> <ul> <li>Assessment and development centres</li> <li>Board evaluation and development</li> <li>Leadership Audits</li> <li>Coaching and leadership development</li> <li>Executive Onboarding</li> <li>Individual assessment for selection and development</li> <li>Organisational Development</li> <li>Outplacement and career transition</li> <li>International Talent & Leadership Advisory</li> </ul> <p>Each year our experts deliver thousands of <strong>MU Leadership Advisory</strong>, <a href="/en-lu/our-services/leadership-assessment/"><strong>MU Leadership Assessment</strong></a> and <strong>MU Leadership Development </strong>Services for clients worldwide. We are organised as one global firm with talent and leadership experts working in all major markets worldwide. Whether you need a global talent management solution or want to drive change through your leaders across borders, we are ready.</p> <h2>Why choose Mercuri Urval for Talent & Leadership Advisory?</h2> <ul> <li>Trusted Experts, using science-based methods.</li> <li>Extensive track-record, we provide 1000s of industry-leading solutions for clients each year – worldwide.</li> <li>Approximately 25.000 times a year a Mercuri Urval Consultant assesses a candidate for selection or development with a success rate of more than 90%, placing us in the top percentile in our industry.*</li> <li>Unrivalled and unique methods, powered by <a href="/en-lu/mercuri-urval-research-institute/">MU Leader Selection Science<sup>®</sup></a> </li> <li>Our methodology is Quality Assured, including to ISO 10667-2 standards; our experts are certified.</li> </ul> <p>*Reoccurring validation studies, annually audited by DNV</p> <h2>MU Leadership Advisory: Organisational Analysis, Assessment and Leadership Audit</h2> <p>Whether you're talking strategy implementation, talent management or succession planning, it's almost always all about people. It's about identifying future capability needs, understanding your current capabilities, and addressing any gaps between the two. A Leadership Audit by Mercuri Urval takes place within the context of your specific business situation. When we assess your leaders, we evaluate their current capability and their potential to make your strategy work using the very latest science-based tools and way of working. That's why your business strategy is our point of departure, and why enabling your people to secure your results is our number one priority. So, if you need to audit a global leadership team, or evaluate the competence within a specific business division, our MU Leadership Advisory Practice is your answer. Whatever your Leadership Advisory needs we deliver expert, ‘best-in-class', tailored services guided by science.</p> <h2>MU Board Evaluation</h2> <p>Effective corporate governance is high on every organisation’s agenda. Because the decisions your Board make determine the value of your company, the decisions you make when choosing and developing your Board also determine your success. Only a quality-assured and science-based approach can reliably secure success.</p> <p>Mercuri Urval’s Board experts can provide an independent and objective evaluation of your Board. 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