Episode 129 - Assess Next Gen: A New Assessment for Rising Leaders in Family Businesses with Doug Gray

In this episode of Disruptive Successor, Jonathan Goldhill interviews Doug Gray, a consultant with the Family Business Consulting Group and co-founder at Assess Next Gen. Doug specializes in leadership development, succession planning, and building family unity and enterprising families.Doug talks about the assessment he developed for rising leaders in family businesses, which helps older generations and next gens to overcome sleeplessness and angst. He also discusses how assessments can be useful for family businesses and the difference between quantitative and qualitative assessments.HIGHLIGHT QUOTESThe theoretical model and whittling down to 50 items - Doug: “360 assessments are the most valid form of feedback known to humans, and they exist in traded companies and they're poorly used in most publicly traded companies.”AI will not replace recommendations; motivation for creating assessment; marketing strategy - Doug: “AI will never replace these recommendations. It can provide its own recommendations, but there's no threat there. We're clearly focusing on three of the buckets. We assess, we recommend, and we serve our clients.”Connect with Doug through the links below:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-gray-phd/Website: https://action-learning.com/If you enjoyed today’s episode, please subscribe, review, and share with a friend who would benefit from the message. If you’re interested in picking up a copy of Jonathan Goldhill’s book, Disruptive Successor, go to the website at www.DisruptiveSuccessor.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.