Fit to Role Assessment

There they are, blazing a trail, breaking records, getting the awards and plaudits, then everything starts going awry.

Nothing they try seems to go well, everything feels forced and somehow ‘off’. You start to wonder if this one-time superstar has lost their touch. So what’s the most likely cause of this downfall?

The answer is a Fit to Role imbalance. When the demands of the role differ from that individual’s natural leadership strengths, this results in increased stress and reduced job satisfaction.

Before we discuss how you as their leader can best address it, we must first examine the leadership styles at the heart of it.