Play to Thrive Leadership assessment:

Based on deep research and more than 30 years of experience in developing senior leaders, the Play to Thrive leadership assessment is created by Prof. Susan Goldsworthy OLY, and is grounded in Dr. Duncan Coombe’s research which is the basis of the award-winning “Care to Dare” book as well. The proven play to thrive leadership model empowers anyone who works in, or leads, teams to sustain high performance and bring a new level of energy and direction to the team processes.

Play to Thrive Leadership Assessment Factsheet

• Insights: The play to Thrive leadership framework and assessment measures the leaders capabilities in 9 evidence-based behaviours across three domains:
  • Making Conscious Choices
  • Providing Constructive Challenge
  • Engaging in Courageous Communication
• Fast: 2–5-minute survey (Available in concise and in-depth versions)
• Flexible: You can use Play to Thrive leadership assessment as a self-assessment or full 360° feedback to discover your strengths, development areas and blindspot. 
• Global reach: available in EN, FR, DE, ES, PT, IT.
• Actionable output: instant, personalised report driven by an AI insight engine, with an optional subscription to an always-on personal AI coach.
• Enterprise ready: secure, GDPR compliant platform gives educators, coaches and team leaders access to participant reports for high-impact debrief sessions.
• Ideal use cases: Executive education interventions serving Mid to Senior Executives, External Consulting interventions, Internal OD interventions, MBA, EMBA or Master level programs in Management

About the Author

Professor Susan Goldsworthy OLY is an award-winning author, Olympic finalist, and Professor of Leadership, Communications and Change at IMD Business School in Lausanne.

After competing for Great Britain in swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, she built an international business career with firms such as Reuters and Syngenta before pivoting to executive development.

Susan co-authored the books Care to Dare, Paradox and Choosing Change, exploring how secure-base leadership, paradox thinking and neurobiology unlock sustainable performance. Fluent in five languages and holding an MBA and MA in HR, she coaches teams worldwide on leading transformation with courage, clarity and connection.