Leadership Intelligence
for Hiring, Development, and Succession
Simulation-based insights accross the leadership pipeline.
Leadership
Skills
Leadership
Skills
Leadership
Potential
Leadership
Potential
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Hiring
De-Risk, Accelerate, and Scale Senior Leader Hiring
Succession Planning
A Better Way to See, Validate, and Strengthen Leadership Pipelines at the Director and VP+ Levels
Strengthen succession by gaining enterprise-wide visibility into talent, validating readiness through observed performance in scalable simulations, and accelerating development to prepare leaders for next-level roles—where execution risk is highest.
Development
Most Programs Build Knowledge. We Build Readiness.
Pinsight helps L&D leaders prove impact, accelerate next-level readiness, and scale personalized development—using virtual simulations and translating insight into action.
Live Human Interaction
Pinsight’s Award Winning Solutions are Trusted by Talent Leaders and Industry Experts
BRANDON HALL GROUPTM
Technology Excellence Award
HR TECH AWARDS
Talent Acquisition
“Partnering with Pinsight has been one of the most strategic talent planning decisions I have made. Not only do the tools and resources help elevate our leaders’ skills and abilities the support from the Pinsight team is clearly industry leading. CEO said ‘Pinsight is not a typical vendor relationship or presentation. They exceed expectations.’ Anyone who is looking for assessment support, selection guidance and criteria, or leadership development should absolutely invest with Pinsight.”
Sarah Jackson
Chief People Officer
“Transitioning to virtual assessments with Pinsight brought relief to our clients and seamlessly integrated technology with our custom solutions. The cost savings were significant, scheduling became more efficient, and the user-friendly platform enhanced the participant experience. With strong data security, this partnership empowers us to deliver innovative, secure solutions that meet evolving client needs.”
Beth Doladee
Managing Consultant, Leadership Development
“Pinsight has been a game-changer for us, providing valuable insights into candidate potential and cultural fit for our executive hires. The customizable assessments align perfectly with our values, helping us attract high-potential leaders who are well-suited to our dynamic environment. With Pinsight, we’ve streamlined our evaluation process, ensuring every hire makes a meaningful impact on our success. Pinsight is an essential partner in building our team!”
Kristen Baily
Director of Human Capital
“What I value most about Pinsight support as a customer is the quick response time to any inquiry or urgent request. I truly feel valued as a customer due to how Pinisight prioritizes our suggestions and concerns. For us, having access to technical support and scientific evidence regarding the latest Pinsight updates is crucial, and with Pinisight, we have the support we need.”
Catalina Ortiz Rincón
Leadership Development Analyst
“Assessments by Pinsight provide job-based objective evidence to help inform hiring managers decisions and determine top areas for growth while informing employees of their current capabilities.”
Collin T. Hawkes
Senior Lead Psychologist
“When an organization makes a mishire for an entry level role, the overall impact to the company is minimal; however, hiring the wrong executive can create long-lasting negative effects to the organization and potentially the bottom line. Pinsight aims to help employers reduce that risk by offering modern leadership selection tools that drive higher quality, lower bias, and greater retention overall. ”
Ben Eubanks
Chief Research Officer
“When selecting assessments to support our talent decision-making, we look for tools that enable objective decisions, backed by trusted evidence, a global benchmark, and comprehensive, user-friendly individual and group reports. Pinisight is the assessment that brings all of these requirements together in one platform, contributing to effective decision-making.”
Catalina Ortiz Rincón
Leadership Development Analyst
“Pinsight’s succession planning solution aims at helping organizations discover high-potential employees and equip them with the skills they need to become leaders in the future. Using skill assessments backed by behavioral science, Pinsight provides objective and unconscious bias-free data about top talent. Using this information, you can design a personalized leadership development plan to help them further their skills and grow into competent leaders.”
Phil Strazzulla
Founder
“Pinsight has become essential to our talent management strategy at Middle Ground Capital. The tailored assessments offer deep insights that support employee growth and retention, fostering a culture of self-awareness and improvement. By aligning each team member’s development with our values and goals, Pinsight has empowered our people and maintained our retention rates far above industry norms. It’s a critical part of our approach to nurturing top talent.”
Kristen Baily
Director of Human Capital
“Pinsight’s Work Styles Profile, recognized with Gold in the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence in Technology Awards, identifies leadership potential and aligns leaders with the right leadership level, matching their natural strengths and growth potential. Backed by data from 13,000 leaders, it helps build a future-ready pipeline. Leaders identified through this process are proven to be significantly more likely to advance, excel as top performers, and retain their teams.”
Roberta Gogos
Vice President,
Principal Analyst
“Pinsight’s leadership platform is a powerful tool for supporting career and talent decisions. It helps address development needs, visualizes new talent for critical roles, and offers valuable guidance to managers in making informed decisions. Pinsight assessments provide accurate insights, build client trust, and drive leadership improvement.”
Carolina Martinez Figueroa
Director of Leadership Development
“We are what we practice the most. Leaders are no exception, and they need to take this rule to heart if they are going to connect with their employees. The Leader Habit formula by Dr. Martin Lanik serves as the foundation of Pinsight’s leadership development—a refreshing approach that finally hits the bull’s-eye on what needs to be done to make leaders more effective.”
Michael Rochelle
Chief Strategy Officer,
Principal Analyst
“Pinsight enables the identification of leadership gaps and guides participants on how to close them. Participants view Pinsight as a strategic ally in their development process, using their results as motivation for improvement and gaining insight into the ‘how’ behind their growth, with the support of their leaders and organizations.”
Catalina Ortiz Rincón
Leadership Development Analyst
“Pinsight has been amazing in the pivoting to meet our needs during a fast ramp up. The team is really great, driving the process with excellence.”
Michelle Taylor
Senior Sales Training Manager
“Pinsight went above and beyond to help us create customized trainings per teams to understand team capability and opportunities of competency development, firm-wide. Furthermore, Pinsight listened to our competency matrix framework project and supported our specific needs, which played a huge role in the project implementation. Pinsight is our best partnership and our team loves Pinsight!”
Kristen Baily
Director of Human Capital
“Pinsight provides an excellent process from start to finish, where feedback is crucial for successful development. It offers a unique perspective on development needs and competencies, serving as a clear, practical guide to focus time, energy, and resources.”
Marta Amaya López
Development and Training Consultant
“By leveraging data-driven insights and scientifically validated assessments to support leadership development and succession planning. Their commitment to promoting fair and objective evaluations ensures that organizations can confidently identify and nurture top talent, ultimately fostering a culture of growth and excellence.”
Ben Eubanks
Chief Research Officer
Trusted Partner for Assessing
and Developing Leaders
For the Past 16 Years, We Have Supported Hiring, Development, and Succession
At More than 100 Companies
94%
of participants viewed the Pinsight simulation as more interesting, rewarding, challenging, and insightful than other assessments.
Healthcare Enterprise
$4.3B in revenue
5k employees
13%
increase in the quality of hires for key roles was achieved after six months of implementing Pinsight into the selection process.
Fortune 500 Tech Company
$24B in revenue
45k employees
100%
free of adverse impact against women, individuals over 40, and racial minorities during the selection process.
Fortune 100 Insurance Firm
$47B in revenue
56k employees
6x
Fortune 500 Tech Company
$24B in revenue
45k employees
43%
decreased turnover was achieved in leaders who participated in the Pinsight program compared to the overall population.
Educational Institution
$2.5B in revenue
10k employees
14%
increase in employee engagement scores was achieved among participants after completing the Pinsight program.
Educational Institution
$2.5B in revenue
10k employees
97%
of participants would recommend Pinsight to others to improve their leadership performance.
Healthcare Enterprise
$4.3B in revenue
5k employees
11%
increase in level of competence among leaders who completed the 12-month Pinsight program.
Healthcare Enterprise
$4.3B in revenue
5k employees
79%
of participants improved their leadership skills in a post-test after 12 months of Pinsight development.
Healthcare Enterprise
$4.3B in revenue
5k employees
Scientific Rigor and Fairness Drive Innovation at Pinsight
“The power and status that come with leadership roles should be awarded based on skill and potential.”
With deep Industrial/Organizational Psychology expertise, Martin drives research and innovation at Pinsight, crafting trusted leadership solutions.
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Martin Lanik, PhD
CEO and Founder
Martin has dedicated his career to developing solutions that empower business leaders to place the most capable individuals in leadership roles, maximizing their positive impact on employee well-being, business performance, and society as a whole.
With deep expertise in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Martin leads research and innovation at Pinsight. By blending scientific rigor with practical insights and a relentless drive for action, he inspires the Pinsight team to build world-class leadership assessment and development solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders.
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