SA-EPSA
Stuart Andrews Executive Presence & Strengths Assessment
A 60-question executive self-assessment measuring 12 leadership competencies across 4 domains, calibrated against executive leadership benchmarks and designed for senior leaders and aspiring executives who need genuine depth of self-insight.
Get Started, Speak with StuartWhat It Measures
12 competencies across 4 domains, mapped across 60 Likert questions (Q1 to 60) plus 1 optional open-text Final Remarks prompt.
Moral Compass (Integrity)
Q1, Q5
Operating from a clear ethical foundation, consistent, principled, and trusted.
Inner Belief (Self-Belief)
Q6, Q10
Leading with confidence rooted in self-knowledge, not ego or positional authority.
True Self (Authenticity)
Q11, Q15
Showing up as the same person regardless of audience, pressure, or stakes.
Future Sense (Strategic Foresight)
Q16, Q20
Reading ahead of the curve, identifying emerging opportunities before others see them.
Momentum Maker (Catalytic Energy)
Q21, Q25
Generating and sustaining the energy that moves organisations toward difficult goals.
Wise Action (Practical Wisdom)
Q26, Q30
Translating insight into smart, timely decisions that others can see the logic of.
Message Mastery (Communication Mastery)
Q31, Q35
Communicating with precision and power across audiences, formats, and cultures.
Emotional Pulse (Resonance)
Q36, Q40
Reading the room, sensing what others feel and responding in ways that land.
Leadership Gravity (Executive Gravitas)
Q41, Q45
Commanding attention and trust at the executive level through presence and substance.
Compassion in Motion (Empathy in Action)
Q46, Q50
Demonstrating genuine care for people through concrete actions, not just words.
Collective Voice (Inclusive Influence)
Q51, Q55
Creating conditions where every perspective is heard and translated into better decisions.
Anchor Presence (Situational Composure)
Q56, Q60
Remaining steady, grounded, and clear-headed when the pressure is highest.
Your Report Includes
Five sections designed to give you executive-grade self-insight and a clear coaching roadmap.
Executive Summary, overall EPSA score, tier classification, and narrative
Domain Scores: scored results across all four domains (Identity, Vision, Influence, Relational Impact)
EPSA Competency Breakdown, individual scores for all 12 competencies with context
Coaching Reflection Questions, tailored prompts for your lowest-scoring areas
Career Development Context, how your EPSA profile maps to the executive leadership career trajectory
Available as on-screen report and PDF export.
Who It's For
Senior Executives & C-Suite
CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and other C-suite leaders who operate at the intersection of strategy, people, and organisational culture, and who want a precise read on how their executive presence and capability compare to senior leadership benchmarks.
Aspiring Executives
Leaders working toward executive or C-suite roles who want to objectively identify gaps between where they are now and where senior executive leadership performance starts. A clear baseline for focused development.
Executive Transition & Development
Leaders navigating a significant role transition, board appointment, or executive development programme who need structured self-insight to anchor their coaching or development planning.
Post-360° Depth Work
Leaders who've completed the 360° Leadership Assessment and want to go deeper on self-insight, examining their identity, vision, influence, and relational impact through a purely self-reflective lens.
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Speak with Stuart to discuss access, debrief options, and how it fits your leadership development goals.
Get Started, Book a CallWhat Makes This Executive-Grade
The SA-EPSA is calibrated for a fundamentally different leadership context.
Senior leadership benchmarking
The questions, competency framework, and scoring tiers have been designed with reference to the leadership behaviours observed in senior executive leaders, not generic management competency frameworks.
The 4-domain framework
Identity, Vision, Influence, and Relational Impact represent the four vectors of executive presence that determine whether a leader has genuine authority, not just positional power. The framework reflects how leadership actually manifests at the executive level.
Self-insight focus, no raters needed
Unlike the 360° assessment, the SA-EPSA has no rater component. This is intentional. Executive self-awareness and metacognitive accuracy, knowing what you know and knowing what you don't, are themselves executive capabilities. The SA-EPSA measures how clearly you see yourself.
Complements (or follows on from) the 360°
Used together, the 360° Leadership Assessment and SA-EPSA create a complete picture: how you see yourself (EPSA) versus how others experience you (360°). The gap between these two data sets is often where the most powerful coaching conversations live.
Process & Timeline
Five steps, from assignment to insight.
Assign or Self-Initiate
Assessment assigned by an org admin or initiated directly by the executive from their dashboard.
Complete Assessment
60 Likert-scale questions across 12 competencies, plus one optional open-text Final Remarks prompt. Self-paced.
Report Generates
Report generates automatically on submission, no raters, no waiting. Results are available instantly.
Access Report & Reflection
Review your 4-domain EPSA report. Explore coaching questions and development insights tied directly to your scores.
Optional Debrief
Book a 1:1 debrief session with Stuart to integrate your results into an executive coaching plan.
Sample Questions
Illustrative examples, not from the live assessment.
All questions are first-person Likert scale (1 = Never, 5 = Always).
"I make decisions that I would be comfortable defending publicly, regardless of who is watching."
Scale: 1 (Never) → 5 (Always)
"I regularly anticipate how external trends will affect our organisation's direction and adapt my strategy accordingly."
Scale: 1 (Never) → 5 (Always)
"I adapt my communication style and language for different audiences without losing the substance of my message."
Scale: 1 (Never) → 5 (Always)
"When the situation becomes uncertain or high-stakes, I am the person others look to for stability and direction."
Scale: 1 (Never) → 5 (Always)
Final Remarks (Q61) is an optional open-text prompt where you can reflect on anything the Likert questions didn't capture. It appears verbatim in your report.
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