Leadership Development Tools for HR Consultants
In an industry built on people, performance, and organizational effectiveness, strong leadership is the foundation of every successful HR consulting engagement. Whether supporting small businesses or large, complex organizations, HR consultants must help clients cultivate leaders who can navigate change, build healthy workplaces, and deliver long-term results.
SIGMA partners with HR consulting firms to identify and develop the leaders their clients depend on. SIGMA’s tools and expertise equip consultants to guide organizations through transitions, strengthen talent pipelines, and elevate overall organizational performance.
Trusted by HR Professionals and Consultants Across North America
SIGMA has worked with more than 8,500 organizations across North America to assess and develop leadership talent. HR professionals and consulting firms rely on SIGMA’s tools to build effective leadership pipelines and support evidence-based talent decisions.
Why Leadership Assessments Matter in HR Consulting
Make Smarter Talent Decisions
Identify emerging leaders and high-potential talent within client organizations. SIGMA’s data-driven assessments provide insight into leadership readiness, enabling HR consultants and their clients to make confident promotion, hiring, and development decisions that align with business goals.
Get Reports That Matter
Access clear, actionable leadership competency reports that highlight individual and team strengths, development areas, and strategies for driving innovation, collaboration, and cross-functional performance.
Scale Effortlessly
Implement leadership assessments online in just 25 minutes, ideal for fast-moving organizations and hybrid teams across multiple locations. Whether a consultancy is scaling its services or supporting global clients, SIGMA’s assessment platform makes leadership development efficient and repeatable.
Drive Measurable Impact
Use data to inform decisions at every stage of the talent lifecycle. SIGMA’s assessments, certifications, workshops, and templates help HR consultants support clients with employee onboarding, high-potential identification, and leadership development processes that deliver measurable results.
How SIGMA’s Leadership Assessments Support HR Consultants
SIGMA’s leadership assessments provide HR consultants with an evidence-based foundation for their services, supported by validated data, proven processes, and practical tools.
Define What Leadership Means in Context
Establish the competencies that define success within each client organization, whether that includes visionary thinking, adaptability, collaboration, or technical communication.
Download Template: Leadership Competency Requirements Activity
Establish a Baseline for Development
Assess current leadership capabilities across client teams to identify skill gaps and prioritize development opportunities aligned with strategic objectives.
Learn More: LSP-R® Leadership Competency Assessment
Take the LSP-R® Free Trial
Create Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
Develop personalized growth plans that help key leaders strengthen their leadership skills and prepare for critical roles.
Download Template: Development Actions Form
Build Coaching Capacity
Equip client organizations with the insights they need to mentor effectively, inspire creativity, and build stronger, more cohesive teams.
Learn More: Coaching Training
Download Template: Coaching Conversation Guide
Reinforce Learning with Group Training
Integrate assessments into coaching programs, workshops, and competency-based training sessions to promote collective leadership growth.
Learn More: Leadership Development Workshops
Download Guides: Leadership Development Series
Scale Programs Across Roles and Levels
Deploy assessments across roles and departments to create a unified leadership culture and consistent expectations for leadership behavior.
Download Guide: A Practical Guide to Using the LSP-R® for Leadership Development
Measure Progress and Demonstrate Impact
Track leadership growth and engagement over time to demonstrate return on investment and support continuous improvement in client organizations.
Download Template: Talent Progress Scorecard
What Our Clients Say
Creative Organizational Design (COD) has partnered with SIGMA Assessments for nearly two decades and I can report that they deliver simply excellent tools… COD has worked with many such vendors during our nearly 50 years of existence, and SIGMA stands apart … (SIGMA) is one of our “go-tos” when recommending solutions to our clients … Both we and our clients are consistently thrilled and amazed by the quality and accuracy of the results… SIGMA is a joy to work with and I can’t say enough about how highly we regard what they produce, how they market their products and services, and how they handle delivery, pricing, and customer service.
J. David Towler, MA
President, Creative Organizational Design
Apply SIGMA’s Leadership Solutions Within an HR Consultancy
From small organizations establishing foundational leadership practices to large enterprises navigating complex people challenges, SIGMA’s validated leadership assessments equip HR consulting firms to deliver stronger talent insights and more strategic guidance. These tools help consultants support clients in making better hiring and promotion decisions, developing high-potential leaders, and building the leadership pipelines that will shape their organizations’ future.
Experience SIGMA’s Leadership Assessment for Free
Try SIGMA’s Leadership Skills Profile – Revised® (LSP-R®) for free and receive a personalized Focus Report with development templates tailored to your unique leadership competencies.
Equip Your Firm and Expand Your Services
Strengthen leadership development offerings to provide clients with complete, end-to-end talent solutions. SIGMA’s leadership assessments enable your firm to drive meaningful organizational transformation.