The Leadership Performance Diagnostic:
How top coaches and advisors use assessments to pinpoint issues,
align leaders, and improve business outcomes
Speaker: Jalaal Madyun, ACC
Date: Thursday, Nov 12, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST
Location: Zoom
CEU: Pending
Description:
Leadership assessments can help coaches see their clients more fully, ask better questions, and create conversations that lead to meaningful growth.
In this interactive session, participants will explore how behavioral, personality, cultural, and leadership assessments can strengthen their coaching practice while supporting the outcomes clients and organizations care about.
Jalaal will share lessons from his own assessment journey, including how he uses assessments to uncover patterns, deepen self-awareness, clarify development priorities, and create greater accountability over time. Participants will also reflect on which tools best fit their coaching style, client needs, and business model.
Whether you are new to assessments or already use them regularly, this session will offer practical ideas for becoming a more effective coach, while helping clients translate insight into lasting change and stronger performance.
This session will cover:
- A curated list of 50 behavioral, personality, and cultural leadership assessments for future exploration
- A practical framework for evaluating assessments based on strategic fit for your coaching practice
- Key considerations for balancing experience, cost, scalability, and certification requirements
- Insights on using assessments to establish accountability and demonstrate growth to clients
Jalaal Madyun is a leadership strategist and executive coach who works with senior leaders to build high-performing teams by strengthening the relationships that drive results. Over the past 14 years, he has trained and coached more than 10,000 leaders across accounting, tax, consulting, financial services, and healthcare.
He has led enterprise-wide leadership initiatives focused on enhancing performance, designed large-scale leadership simulations, and trained c-suite executives and mid-market leadership teams to build thriving cultures.
As the founder of Core Connections Leadership Institute™, Jalaal helps leaders balance hard business outcomes with the human dynamics that drive execution, engagement, and culture. He is an ICF-certified executive coach, a university instructor in professional development programs, and a frequent speaker on leadership, emotional intelligence, and leading through change.