BlackRidge Institute

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BlackRidge Institute helps organizations develop their people before they're promoted. Our Leadership Readiness Diagnostic (LRD) is a behaviorally anchored, multi-rater assessment platform that measures whether a leader is actually ready for their next role — before the promotion happens. The LRD works as a standalone solution or as a powerful complement to your existing talent assessments, adding transition-specific behavioral readiness data that generic personality or skills assessments don't capture. Built on 20 validated constructs across a three-layer psychometric framework, the LRD produces scored readiness profiles across four critical leadership transitions: individual contributor to first-line manager, first-line to mid-level leader, mid-level to senior leader, and senior to executive. HR leaders and CHROs use BlackRidge to de-risk promotion decisions, reduce leadership failure costs, build a defensible talent governance trail, and accelerate development ROI. Unlike generic 360s or engagement surveys, the LRD measures transition-specific behavioral readiness — what the science says actually predicts success at each level. Founded by a retired U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant with 29 years of leadership experience. SBA-certified SDVOSB and VOSB. "Leadership is Engineered."