RESEARCH & IP
Research, proprietary data, and practical insight.
The ideas, methodologies, and evidence that shape our work with leaders and organizations.
Evidence, not intuition, is our starting point.
For more than 30 years, we have studied what drives leadership success across industries, organizations, and career stages. Our proprietary research and intellectual property, including the Who Method™, CEO Genome®, PWR Score®, Potential Model, SHAPE-AI™, and Founders research, provide evidence-based approaches to assessing, selecting, developing, and advising leaders. These insights draw on extensive leadership assessment data, academic research, and real-world application at the highest levels of organizations.
Our findings have been featured in our three bestselling books and leading publications, including Harvard Business Review, translating decades of leadership research into practical frameworks used by organizations around the world.
Who Method™
The Who Method is ghSMART’s evidence-based leadership assessment methodology for hiring and developing executives using scorecards and structured interviews.
CEO Genome®
CEO Genome is ghSMART’s research on the four leadership behaviors most strongly associated with CEO success.
PWR Score™
PWR Score is ghSMART’s framework for evaluating team effectiveness across three dimensions: Priorities (P), Who (W), and Relationships (R).
Executive Potential | Potential Model
Executive Potential is ghSMART’s research-backed leadership potential model that predicts future leadership success using four validated markers.
AI Leadership |
SHAPE-AI™
ghSMART’s framework for assessing and developing leadership behaviors that accelerate AI adoption and drive greater business impact.
Founder Research
ghSMART’s Founder research examines leadership effectiveness, ownership dynamics, and succession outcomes using data from both founder-led and professionally managed companies.