With a clear focus on identifying and developing leadership, it was established that the High Potential Trait Indicator (HPTI) was going to be of greatest value to the club. The HPTI helps identify leadership potential by exploring a person's personality traits and provides and insight into how suited they may be for a given job role or position, for example club captain. The assessment is easy, but by completing the test, you'll gain a comprehensive report into the individuals potential.

"Thomas played a major part in identifying the leadership traits, selecting the most suitable players and providing support for the group to operate as effectively as possible."

The results of using the HPTI as a tool to assist in identifying a new club captain was the appointment of Matt Everard as club captain. Ian Costello explains,

"Matt displays all the traits and characteristics that you'd want a captain to have in any high-performing team. The players took to him naturally, on and off the pitch, and I think his influence is significant in both areas. He has huge involvement behind the scenes at the club and he's very supportive and influential with the younger players in the group. On the pitch, he leads by example, has a good presence and communicates well with the referee."

Thomas will now go on to support the Leadership Group on the development of self-awareness and understanding how their behaviours impact on those around them. We will also identify the leadership skills they have as a collective group and highlight their strengths and limitations.