Assessment

Unlock Organisational Potential with KCOM Academy’s Assessment Services.

“Insight that informs. Metrics that matter.”

ASSESSMENT AT KCOM ACADEMY

Great decisions start with great insight. At KCOM Academy, our organisational and individual assessment tools provide the clarity needed to make informed talent, leadership, and team development decisions. Using scientifically validated instruments, we uncover strengths, blind spots, motivations, and behavioural patterns — giving you the data to drive smarter people strategies.

From individual profiling to organisation-wide diagnostics, our assessments are tailored to your needs. Whether you’re hiring for fit, developing future leaders, improving team dynamics, or realigning culture, we offer a wide range of tools including psychometric profiling, 360° feedback, team effectiveness surveys, and culture audits. These insights form the foundation for meaningful growth and measurable impact.

What makes our approach unique is the way we turn data into action. Our expert consultants don’t just deliver reports — we translate results into practical recommendations, coaching plans, and development pathways. With KCOM Academy, assessment isn’t a one-time event; it’s a strategic investment in better people decisions and long-term organisational health.

Types of Assessment

At KCOM Academy, we offer tailored consulting services designed to align with your business goals. Whether working one-on-one or in groups, we empower organisations to navigate change, develop leaders, and improve team performance. Our focus is on creating agile, motivated, and high-performing workplaces that drive sustainable growth.

Occupational Competency Measurement (OCM) Assessment

Our OCM assessment evaluates job-related performance by measuring key competencies that drive job success. Through comprehensive evaluations and structured profiling, we assess core skills, leadership potential, and capability to perform in complex environments, ensuring greater confidence in talent selection and placement.

PersonalityPlus Assessment

Our PersonalityPlus assessment blends a dynamic approach to identifying individual behavioural patterns with job-specific analysis. This psychometric tool helps uncover strengths, limitations, and unique behavioural traits, ensuring teams are composed of individuals who complement each other and align with organisational goals.

Leadership Style Assessment

Through our leadership style assessment, we identify your leadership attributes and tailor development plans. We focus on your leadership presence, communication style, and decision-making processes, helping you cultivate strategic influence and inspire teams to achieve key business objective

Leadership Potentiality Assessment

Designed for emerging leaders, this assessment identifies individuals with the potential to take on leadership roles. Through evaluating decision-making abilities, emotional intelligence, and leadership readiness, we provide insights to build pathways for development, helping leaders grow into high-performing roles within your organisation.

Employee Motivation Assessment

Our employee motivation assessment provides deep insights into what drives your workforce. By understanding individual motivators and behavioural triggers, we enable you to create a workplace culture that fosters engagement, boosts morale, and drives consistent performance across teams.

360 Report Assessment

The 360° feedback tool provides a comprehensive view of an individual’s performance from all perspectives — peers, subordinates, and supervisors. This assessment helps uncover blind spots, providing actionable insights for improving leadership behaviours and enhancing workplace relationships for better overall results.

Colored Brain™ Assessment (CBCI™)

The Colored Brain™ Assessment measures cognitive processing styles to reveal how individuals think, learn, and communicate. This tool helps organisations tailor their approach to developing teams, improving communication, and boosting overall engagement by understanding cognitive diversity and behaviour.

Culture Audit Assessment: Organisational Culture Evolution Assessment Navigator (OCEAN)

Our OCEAN tool assesses the evolving dynamics of your organisational culture. By examining key aspects such as alignment, values, and teamwork, we provide insights into improving workplace culture to better engage employees, foster collaboration, and align with strategic business goals.

“Mystery Shopping” – turning feedback and experience into action

We apply mystery shopping techniques to assess the customer experience within your organisation. This tool helps evaluate service quality, identify improvement opportunities, and enhance customer satisfaction. Insights gathered from these assessments guide actionable improvements to deliver exceptional service consistently.

Our Assessment Partners

GloCoach

Redefining Leadership Development

GloCoach is a revolutionary leadership development platform that seamlessly blends cutting-edge AI technology with the insight of experienced, certified executive coaches. Designed to empower organisations to develop leaders at scale, it combines the best of human understanding with data-driven precision for personal growth, behavioural impact, and organisational success.

The Power Behind GloCoach – Intelligent Behavioural Coaching

At the core of GloCoach is a proprietary AI model that provides intelligent behavioural analysis, helping leaders understand their actions, communication styles, and growth opportunities. By conducting live behavioural assessments and Observation-Based Assessments (OBA), this system generates deep insights into what leaders do, and more importantly, how and why they do it.

Key capabilities include:
Real-time analysis of leadership behaviours and communication. Smart mapping of behavioural gaps to personalised growth pathways.Actionable feedback tied to organisational KPIs and leadership frameworks.Continuous observation and development—not just one-off assessments.

What Makes This System Globally Unique

The first platform to combine AI-powered behavioural insights with certified executive coaching.Scalable, designed for large enterprises without sacrificing depth or customisation.Coaches are C-suite professionals, matched through intelligent algorithms for the best outcomes.Measurable and strategic outcomes aligned to leadership impact across the organisation.

AI-Driven Succession Planning

GloCoach plays a pivotal role in succession planning by using AI insights to identify, track, and accelerate leadership talent. This includes:

Identifying leadership readiness through in-depth, live behavioural analysis.Mapping candidates to future roles based on potential and strategic fit.Designing personalised development journeys with coaching and progress tracking.Enabling data-driven succession planning aligned with long-term workforce needs.

Why It Matters – Impact for Clients
For clients, GloCoach offers a truly modern approach to leadership development that is:

Precise: Targets specific behaviours that influence leadership success.Scalable: Supports leadership transformation across diverse, global teams.Personalised: Matches the right leaders with the right coaches at the optimal time.Measurable: Tracks leader development through behavioural data, not just subjective perceptions.

GloCoach offers the only globally known platform that provides this level of behavioural insight, personalised leadership development, and scalable transformation, shifting how leadership is developed across organisations.

ASSESS International: Precision in Talent Assessment

ASSESS International is a leading provider of AI-powered, cloud-based assessment solutions designed to optimise talent acquisition, development, and retention. Their suite of psychometric tools enables organisations to make data-driven decisions throughout the employee lifecycle.

ASSESS International: Precision in Talent Assessment

Key Features & Capabilities

1. Comprehensive Assessment Suite

Psychometric Assessments: Evaluate cognitive abilities, personality traits, and behavioral tendencies to predict job performance and cultural fit. Technical & Situational Judgement Tests: Assess specific job-related skills and decision-making capabilities in real-world scenarios. Leadership Assessments: Identify and develop leadership potential through targeted evaluations.

2. ADS Platform

No-Code Assessment Delivery: High-performance, cloud-based platform allowing easy creation and deployment of assessments without coding knowledge. Multi-Language Support: Design assessments in multiple languages to cater to diverse workforces. Flexible Settings & Item Bank: Customize assessments with various item types and maintain a repository of questions for reuse.

3. Organizational Strategy & Job Analysis

End-to-End Support: Assist organizations in transforming their business by aligning talent strategies with organizational goals. Detailed Job Clarification: Provide clear, precise definitions of job roles to ensure accurate assessment alignment.

Unique Value Propositions (UVPs)

Data-Driven Insights: Utilize one of the most comprehensive people databases in the region to understand what drives success in the workplace. Collaborative Approach: Work closely with clients to build customized solutions, ensuring stakeholder buy-in and successful implementation. Regional Expertise: Leading psychometric testing provider in the Middle East, understanding local market dynamics and cultural nuances.

What Sets ASSESS International Apart

Holistic Talent Solutions: Cover all talent needs, including mass recruitment, executive selection, talent development, succession planning, and leadership development. Behavioral Change Focus: Not just assessments; ASSESS aims to realize individual potential and drive behavior change within organizations. Implementation Support: Beyond providing tools, ASSESS supports organizations through every aspect of implementation, ensuring lasting impact.

Why Choose ASSESS International

Tailored Assessments: Align assessments with specific organizational roles and competencies for more accurate results. Scalable Solutions: From small teams to large enterprises, ASSESS provides scalable solutions to meet varying organizational needs. Continuous Improvement: Regularly update and refine assessment tools to stay ahead of industry trends and client requirements.

Key Features & Capabilities (with Focus on Assessments)

1. Coloured Brain™ Communication Assessment

Identifies an individual’s genetic information processing style. Reduces miscommunication and increases team collaboration. Used in hiring, leadership coaching, and team development to reduce “blame culture” and improve clarity.

2. Emotional Drive Assessment

Reveals an individual’s core emotional motivators — what drives behaviour, engagement, and decision-making. Helps leaders understand what inspires performance in themselves and their teams. Often used for leadership development, team engagement, and motivational alignment.

3. Culture Evolution Assessment (CEA)

Diagnoses the current culture health and maturity of an organisation across different levels. Maps cultural patterns and pinpoints “bottlenecks” or “cultural black holes.” Provides actionable data for leaders to design intentional, measurable culture transformation.

4. Leadership DNA Profiling

Assesses how leaders influence others and their alignment with organisational outcomes. Identifies leadership blind spots and opportunities for growth. Builds a custom leadership development journey tailored to personality, environment, and role.

Unique Value Propositions (UVPs)

Assessment-First Approach: DCI's solutions begin with understanding the “who” and “why” before jumping into the “how.” Environment-Based Change: Focuses on shaping the work environment to influence sustainable behaviour change. Clear, Actionable Data: Assessments are not just diagnostic — they drive action, change, and alignment with strategic goals. Fast and Scalable: Tools are easy to deploy across multiple teams, departments, or countries.

What Makes DCI Stand Out

🧪 Science-Backed Assessments

Internationally validated research for credibility, ensuring our methods are scientifically sound and effective.

🌍 Global Reach

Over 800 certified trainers and consultants around the world, ready to deliver results wherever your business is.

🧭 Focus on Influence

Moving beyond individual training, we focus on shaping environmental design for holistic growth and success.

📊 Measurable Culture Change

Our Culture Evolution Assessment (CEA) and Culture Evolution Model (CEM) bring measurable, transformative culture change.

🔁 Integrated Ecosystem

Aligns diagnostics across individual, team, and organisational levels, ensuring every aspect of your company evolves seamlessly.

Why Choose Directive Communication

Clarity Before Action: Clients get deep behavioural insights first — this increases ROI and long-term impact of training or coaching. Customised Solutions: Every intervention is tailored based on assessment results. True Culture Architects: One of the only providers globally that can measure, map, and intentionally grow organisational culture. Empowers Internal Champions: Certification tracks equip in-house L&D or HR to sustain transformation.

Assessment-Driven Programs & Tools

Coloured Brain Assessment – Communication and collaboration Emotional Drives Assessment – Motivation and leadership influence Culture Evolution Assessment – Strategic culture transformation Leadership Identity and DNA Tools – Self-awareness and development Organisational Change Architect Toolkit – Systemic and scalable change design