About IPAD

IPAD – International Partnership for Assessment and Development

Purpose

IPAD – our purpose is to serve international operating companies seeking assessment/development programs to evaluate and develop their future leaders. We follow established quality standards, incorporating the diversity of local cultures. We combine the best practices of our partners and offer a professional, international platform to improve individual efforts.

Values

  • We are business psychologists with academic background, offering years of experience in assessment and development
  • We specialize in assessing and developing human talents with no involvement in executive search and outplacement
  • We are passionate about individual and cultural differences
     

 Services

  • Individual management assessments in multiple languages
  • Management audits on an international basis
  • Group assessments with multicultural participants
  • Psychometric testing in different languages with local norms
  • Consultancy with an international background in management development, culture change, performance management, competency management
  • Coaching in various languages and cultures
  • 360-degree surveys in multiple languages

History

In 1997 the first cross-border project began when David Purdy and Christof Obermann conducted individual management assessments for a German pharmaceutical company in the US. More and more partners joined, and in 2007 the partnership was officially established.

IPAD Consultant Team

Our network includes over 50 psychological consultants in Central and Western Europe and North America.