Leadership Competency Model Consulting

A Model Built to Hold Up Under Real Decisions

A leadership competency model defines the behaviors your leaders need at each level, and the ones most companies use were never tested against their own people. We build yours from your organization’s data and validate it with your team, so promotion and development decisions rest on evidence instead of intuition.

This is what we offer

Deliverables

  • Custom competency model aligned to strategy, culture, and operating reality
  • Behavioral definitions by leadership level (entry, mid, and senior) with role-relevant examples
  • Validation summary capturing organizational input, stakeholder perspectives, and evidence used to refine the model
  • Analytics report highlighting patterns, insights, and data analysis that confirm the model’s relevance and accuracy
  • Optional deliverables – proficiency rubrics, application guides (interviews, 360/assessments, training maps, succession tools), and rollout toolkits for communication and implementation

Value

  • Clarity that drives performance – Shared expectations reduce ambiguity and help leaders focus on the right behaviors at the right level.
  • Confidence in the model – Competencies are validated with your leaders, employees, and HR data, ensuring they reflect your culture and strategy.
  • Actionable integration – Designed to plug directly into leadership development, succession planning, and talent processes, making the model practical and usable.
  • Consistency & fairness – Establishes a common language that supports equitable decisions in hiring, promotions, and performance management.

About the OGC Competency Framework

Orange Grove Consulting has developed the OGC Leadership Competency Wheel, a leadership competency framework that is both academically rigorous and practically relevant. Built from original research, extensive literature review, and years of application with clients across industries, the framework provides a comprehensive, validated starting point. Each model is then customized to reflect the realities of your culture, strategy, and leadership needs.

Draft & Contextualize

We adapt OGC’s research-based OGC Leadership Competency Wheel framework to your strategy, culture, and roles, creating an initial draft of leadership competencies.

Validate

We test the draft using one or more methods such as focus groups, interviews, surveys, stakeholder reviews, or HR data analysis — ensuring the model reflects your people and priorities.

Analyze & Finalize

We synthesize insights into a customized competency model, backed by data. Every client receives a finalized model and validation report, with optional rubrics, guides, and toolkits available.

Not sure where your leaders stand today? Take the free OGC Leadership Competency Self-Assessment, a short sample self-reflection tool, to explore individual strengths and development areas across the six domains of the OGC Leadership Competency Wheel.

Have a specific question about how this applies to your organization? Our FAQ page covers common questions on talent systems, leadership development, and engagement data.

What We Do

Our unique approach combines organizational input with research-based methods to create a validated competency model tailored to your culture and strategy.

How We Design

We engage leaders and stakeholders in a structured process that surfaces authentic expectations and translates them into clear, practical competencies.

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