Our Expertise

Quadrant Executive is a leader in people, talent and business advisory solutions designed to transform business by making strategic people and culture decisions count.


Established in 2005, we are focused on improving the performance of people and organisations, reducing cost and providing holistic solutions to help build organisational, resourcing and performance capabilities.


Our unique value proposition is underpinned by best in breed capabilities which help our clients execute their business strategy:

  • Best-in-Class solutions, software, integration and analytics
  • Depth of relationships with service partners
  • Talent derived from industry with deep functional expertise
  • Integrity as a fundamental core value
  • Proven global delivery model
  • High level of customer satisfaction


Executive Search

Our team successfully places talent in executive and senior level positions using our custom designed search process - FORTÊ.  Meaning something in which a person excels, FORTÊ has been developed by Quadrant using multiple research sources and our own industry practice to develop a simple, real time talent review process that provides objective information about individuals or groups so that more effective decisions can be made.


FORTÊ focuses on current performance and future potential providing an objective perspective of the strengths and development opportunities of an individual or group.  Readiness for key assignments or future roles is considered and the planning process continues with an inventory of possible development actions, including feedback, stretch assignments, and required training. Individuals are encouraged to follow up with development discussions and refine development strategies.


To develop FORTÊ, we used the following process:

  • The capabilities within the Quadrant FORTÊ process are developed using research from The Corporate Leadership Council, Hewitt AON, Harvard Business School, Aberdeen Group and our extensive industry knowledge of what works and what doesn’t work. We target critical capabilities and behaviours that are correlated with long-term, sustainable business success
  • Having identified these critical capabilities and behaviours, we then use the Levels of Work Model by Elliot Jacques to distinguish performance in each of the behaviours. Jacques developed the notion of requisite organisation and “levels of work” which are dependent on the complexity and time horizon of the work
  • Competencies with rich descriptors of what is required to demonstrate success in each behaviour provides us with a resource tool to aid in benchmarking and assessment as well as providing feedback, self-development, and coaching
  • Our competencies are further categorised into three distinct types – the head, the heart and the hands – to differentiate and target any development needs.

FORTÊ is presented to you as a one-page Talent Profile with accompanying reference data such as their Development Plan, CV, Referee Report and Psychometric Assessment.


The value to our clients is measured in the ability to make better quality and more informed decisions based on a deeper understanding of their talent needs for today and tomorrow.   With proven links to increased engagement, improved performance and higher retention rates, we deliver a positive outcome and help organisations execute their strategy.


Executive Consulting


Our team of highly experienced business leaders work with you to develop and implement agreed strategies for improved talent attraction, organisational development and business performance; building organisational capabilities, managing change and executing strategy.

We help our clients deliver value by:

 

  • Implementing Efficient Frontier, allowing organisations to better manage people, money, time, risks, commitments and expectations - delivering improved risk adjusted return on capital employed
  • Leading and implementing transformational change initiatives designed to execute business strategy
  • Building sales and organisational capabilities focused on the external customer
  • Developing integrated, world class people and talent processes designed to improve performance
  • Providing innovative workforce optimisation solutions that significantly reduce cost, manage risk and eliminate administration
  • Assisting with organisational design, integration and financial recovery efforts