DIRECT SEARCH WITH VALUE ORIENTATION
Checked from A to Z
Precise Executive Search
Value Creation
through the 3 W’s
Values | Appreciation | Value Creation
Looking for the right personality for a key position? I fill C-level and managing director positions in the DACH region with top candidates – reliably, quickly, and with the highest precision.
My Value Foundation:
Trust – Responsibility – Respect
Integrity – Sustainability – Courage – Humility
I analyze the value systems of organizations & candidates, with particular focus on lived business values, corporate culture, and leadership culture.
I secure the Operational Excellence of my shortlist candidates through:
- Direct approach & precise profiling
- Diagnostics-supported selection processes
- Multi-stage interviews & industry expertise
- Well-founded reference evaluation
Executive Search par excellence – for leaders who truly fit.
Personality Tests & Diagnostics
Precise & Evidence-Based
Selecting executives requires more than classic diagnostic procedures. Many tests focus on behavioral traits but ignore the fit with corporate culture – and that is exactly where I come in.
With my diagnostics concept, I measure the degree of alignment between candidate and corporate culture to ensure a sustainable placement.
Our Diagnostic Tools:
- Psychometric Strengths Profile
- Cultural Due Diligence
- 9 LEVELS of Value Systems
- Life Motives Analysis
- Well-Founded Reference Evaluation
These methods enable a precise analysis of:
- Leadership & Management Competencies
- Individual Value Systems
- “Operational Excellence” of Candidates
The Result: A deep, meaningful personality profile – for a precise, long-term successful executive placement.
How I Ensure the Perfect Cultural Fit
A successful Cultural Fit is created through the alignment of value systems between company and candidate. I analyze three central levels:
- Company-, Group- & Personal Value Systems → Identification of the value levels of both sides
- Complementary & supplementary characteristics → Consideration of individual and cultural strengths
- Psychometric Strengths Profile → Analysis of professional interests, passion & motivation
Through personality tests and target-actual comparison, I ensure that the candidate not only fits professionally, but also culturally and value-based – for sustainable success.
Was messe ich und warum
Why Profiling?
1. Securing important personnel decisions
2. Reducing the risk of a wrong hire
3. Avoiding follow-up costs from low performers or turnover
4. Identifying TOP performers
5. Assessing Cultural Fit – both within the team and the overall organization
What makes a great executive?
1. We measure cognitive abilities (learning index, problem-solving behavior) – what can someone do, what must they be able to do
2. We measure professional interests (entrepreneurial spirit, finance/administration, technology, service orientation, mechanics, creativity) – what does someone want, what interests should they have
3. We measure behavioral traits (competencies in leadership, sales, and general management skills) – how is someone, how should they behave
4. We bring TARGET and ACTUAL profiles into alignment (Job Match) – what percentage match does the candidate have with the job profile
5. Capturing the preferred leadership style
Ermittlung der Lebensmotive
1. Transparency about the 16 life motives of a candidate
2. What does he really want in life?
3. What motivates him, drives him?
4. What holds him back?
5. What is his preferred behavior?
6. How high is the alignment with his motivation?
7. 16 life motives: Power, Independence, Curiosity, Acceptance, Order, Saving, Honor, Idealism, Social Contact, Family, Status, Vengeance, Beauty, Eating, Physical Activity, Tranquility
8. Best development opportunity when relationships, work and family satisfy basic needs
9. Use of the tool Reiss Motivation Profile by Steven Reiss
10. Deviation analysis of behavior vs. motivation
Erstellung des Stärkenprofils
1. Creation of a psychometric strengths profile:
2. Cognitive abilities (learning index, analytics, language competence, problem-solving behavior)
3. Professional interests – where are the passions, what motivates the candidate?
4. Behavioral traits such as leadership and sales competence as well as general management skills
5. Perfect Job Match – alignment of the TARGET with the ACTUAL profile
6. Use of the tool Profiles International
Ermittlung der Wertesysteme
Value Systems in the Company & among Candidates – Does it really fit?
For a successful executive placement, I analyze the value levels on three dimensions:
Company-, Group- & Personal Value Systems
Complementary & supplementary characteristics
Cultural Fit: Do person & corporate culture align?
9 Levels of Value Systems – Scientifically Grounded Diagnostics
Based on the research of Prof. Clare W. Graves, the 9 Levels of Value Systems are a dynamic model for analyzing value systems in individuals, teams, and organizations. Developed by Rainer Krumm, they help make values visible and usable – because value systems are not static, but evolve through internal & external influences.