Why BCK...

"Companies with strong leadership development programs are 1.5 times more likely to be found atop Fortune's "Most Admired Companies" list."

- L. Csoka (1997) Bridging the Leadership Gap

"The quality of leadership in an organization accounts for as much as 47% of the total profit margin."

- S. Lieberson and J. O'Connor (1972) Leadership and organizational performance, American Sociological Review, 37, 117-130

"Competency based selection programs focused on key components
of emotional intelligence have documented productivity increases
ranging up to 33%, turnover decreases ranging up to 99%, and financial ROIs of up to 2300%."

"High performing sales indivudals add an economic return measured at
88 times their salaries."

- L. Spencer (2001) The Economic value of emotional intellengencecompetencies and EIC-based HR programs

"The emotional and interpersonal style of CEOs is known to impact organizational climate, and as much as 70% of employee's perceptions about the organizational culture are linked to these characteristics of the leader."

- C. Cherniss & D. Goleman (2001) The Emotionally Intelligent Workplace

"A 10-15% improvement in employee morale has the potential to create a 40% increase in an organization's financial performance."

- D. Maister (2001) Practice what you preach: What managers must do to create a high achievement culture

"Following mergers and acquisitions, 94% of those managers retained on the basis of their personality assessment results go on to succeed in the new organization."

- M. Pease (2002) Executive resource deployment: Assessment and development in and acquisition scenario

"Research has shown top performers can be over 250% more productive than average Performers."

"Traditional interviewing, screening and hiring practices are just not enough for choosing the right leader for your organization. In one recent study, a sound multiple assessment approach was reported to predict success 45% better than interviews alone."

- I.T. Robertson & M. Smith, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2001, 74, 441-472

 

"The total cost of a failure in the senior executive ranks typically exceeds $2 million in companies over $20 million in sales."

"Two recent independent studies of effective executive coaching each calculated an ROI of over 500%."

- Fortune Magazine, Executive Coaching - With Returns a CFO Could Love, February 2001

"Over 50% of newly hired mangers ultimately fail to live up to expectations. The most frequent reason for this derailment is difficulty managing their relationships with peers, subordinate, and superiors."

- V. Bentz, retired H.R. executive, Sears Corporation

"There are far too many smart, educated and talented people who look like they have their act together but have yet to make an impact."

- Fast Company, Issue 66, Page 69, January 2003