The Leadership Lab

Predict leadership performance and make better decisions with our cutting-edge science, proprietary data, advanced analytics, and deep human expertise.

 

 

 

1 in 3

C-suite leaders strongly doubt their team’s ability to work together effectively.

Source: Leadership Confidence Index H2 2024, RRA

 

Even the most talented individual leaders can fail to create impact at the top team level. In fact, the very strengths that propelled their individual success—decisiveness, strong opinions, and autonomous action—can actively work against team performance.

We help leaders move beyond individual excellence to unlock the exponential power of collaboration and achieve breakthrough results.

The leadership questions we help you answer

You may be planning succession, assessing executive talent, building a leadership team or preparing your organization for transformation. In each case, some critical questions must be answered.

Our science-backed insights are most valuable when the stakes are high, the evidence is ambiguous or incomplete, and established approaches cannot answer the question at hand.

• Do we have the leaders we need for what comes next?

• What distinguishes the executives or executive teams most likely to succeed?

• How do I future-proof my leaders for the human-AI age?

• What does our leadership data reveal—and what should we do about it?

• How can we use AI and analytics without losing the value of human judgment?

 

Unlock your team's potential

 

 

The Leadership Lab Insights Team

Ela Buczynska
Data Strategy and Research Design

Leah Christianson
Editorial Strategy and Data Storytelling

Beth Hawley
Large-scale Trending and Analytics

Joy Tan
Interdisciplinary and Mixed Methods Research

Corey Tatel
Assessment and Psychometrics

 

Frequently asked questions about leadership analytics

 

What is The Leadership Lab?

The Leadership Lab is Russell Reynolds Associates’ applied research capability. It combines leadership science, proprietary data, behavioral research, advanced analytics, AI, and the expertise of RRA consultants to help organizations make better-informed decisions about leaders, teams, and organizational performance.

How can leadership analytics improve business decisions?

Leadership analytics can help organizations identify patterns in executive effectiveness, talent pipelines, team dynamics, and organizational performance. By combining data with leadership expertise and business context, the Leadership Lab helps clients move from observation to practical recommendations and action.

How does The Leadership Lab support executive assessment and succession planning?

The Leadership Lab strengthens executive assessment and succession decisions through research-backed models, comparative evidence, leadership benchmarking, and advanced analysis. This can help boards and senior leaders build a clearer view of executive potential, leadership readiness, pipeline strength, and future capability needs.

How does the Leadership Lab use AI?

The Leadership Lab uses AI and advanced analytics to identify patterns, deepen insight, and support more informed leadership decisions. Human judgment remains central: data and technology are interpreted through the experience of leadership advisors, researchers, and specialists who understand the context and consequences of the decision.

Can The Leadership Lab provide custom research and analytics?

Yes. The Leadership Lab can develop bespoke research, analytics, benchmarking, diagnostics, frameworks, and tools around a specific leadership or organizational question. Most clients engage through their RRA team, with The Leadership Lab specialists contributing directly where their expertise can strengthen or accelerate the work.

 

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