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Are you developing your next senior leaders? Free leadership development Readiness Check

Check your executive development and succession practice in about 10 minutes

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Leadership Development Readiness Check

This free Readiness Check takes about 10 minutes and helps HR and talent leaders in Malaysia see how well they develop senior executives. Rate 14 statements about leadership needs, development programmes, succession for top roles and successor readiness. You get a score, the area to strengthen first, and a printable checklist for your yearly leadership review.

14 statements, about 10 minutes.

Your answers stay on this device until you ask for your report.

Where should we send your report?

We email you a link to confirm. Your report opens after you click it.

How we use your details: only to send this report and, if you ticked the box, tips about training. You can unsubscribe or delete your data from any email. For people aged 18 and over. Privacy notice version 2026-10-16.

This is a self-check, not an exam or a certificate.

Why check this now?

Find your gaps before an audit or a review does.

When a chief executive or another top leader leaves without a prepared successor, strategy stalls and confidence drops. Planned executive development and succession give the board and leadership team continuity they can rely on.

What does the assessment ask?

Rate each statement from Not yet to Always. These are the statements, by area.

Leadership needs

  1. We have a written leadership competency profile for our senior executive roles.
  2. I link senior leadership development needs to the company's strategy and business plan.
  3. Each senior executive's development needs are assessed using more than one source, such as appraisals and feedback.

Executive development programmes

  1. Each senior executive has an individual development plan agreed with their manager or the board.
  2. Development uses a mix of methods such as stretch assignments, coaching, mentoring and formal programmes.
  3. I manage the development budget and providers against clear objectives.
  4. I evaluate whether each programme changed how leaders actually work, not only attendance.

Succession for top roles

  1. We have named potential successors for the CEO and each senior executive role.
  2. We have an emergency cover plan if a top executive leaves suddenly.
  3. Successors are assessed against the competency profile of the target role.
  4. Succession decisions are documented and kept confidential.

Successor readiness and review

  1. Each named successor has a development plan that closes their gaps for the target role.
  2. I rate successor readiness, such as ready now or ready in two years, and update it at least yearly.
  3. I report the leadership pipeline and succession risks to the board or top management every year.

How do you use it?

Three steps, then a private report.
  1. Step 1Rate each statement honestly for how you work today. It takes about 10 minutes.
  2. Step 2See your readiness band as soon as you finish, free and without signing up.
  3. Step 3Want to keep it? Ask for the detailed report: your score by area, your top gaps, the next step and the checklist as a PDF.

  4. What do you get with the report?

    A private report page and a PDF in English or Bahasa Malaysia with your score by area, the gaps to work on first, the recommended next step and this checklist.Last updated 13 November 2026

What is on the daily checklist?

Tick items as you work. Ticks are saved on this device only.

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What comes after your result?

Finish this course and it already counts. You never repeat it.

Each area of this check matches a core course for Certifyd Leadership Development Manager (CLDM). Close your weakest area first, live or online, and every course you finish counts toward the CLDM title.

See the CLDM certification

How does the path to a certification work?

Start free. Pay one course at a time.

Which courses go deeper?

Build the next skill in the same track.

Frequently asked questions.

Short answers to what people ask first.

How is my score worked out?

You rate each statement from Not yet (0) to Always (3). Your score is the percentage of the maximum points, and your lowest scoring section shows which course to look at first.

Does a high score mean I am certified?

No. This is a self-check of your current practice, not part of the Certifyd Leadership Development Manager assessment. The certification is earned by completing its core courses and assessment.

Who is this Readiness Check for?

HR directors, talent and leadership development managers and senior HR business partners who develop senior executives in Malaysia.

Is the Leadership Development Readiness Check free?

Yes. You can answer every statement and see your readiness band without signing up. Your email is asked for only if you want the detailed report and the PDF checklist.

Do you store my answers?

Not until you ask for your report. Until then your answers stay in this browser. After you confirm your email, they are kept with your report and you can delete them from any email we send.

What happens after the assessment?

Your report recommends one next step: the core course for your weakest area, or the full certification when you are ready.