Executive Q&A
Transparency is a Matter of Governance
We know that our approach challenges the conventional understanding of executive selection. Here, decision-makers find answers to the hard questions — without the usual consultant platitudes.
Q: "I have relied on my gut instinct for 20 years and fared well. Why do I need your procedure?"
A: Statistical luck is not a strategy. Intuition is often just the sum of unconscious biases reacting to sympathy and "behavior." In stable phases, this might work. In volatile markets or at strategic turning points, gut instinct is the most expensive source of error in the boardroom. The BPFS® procedure replaces intuition with forensic data on the Behavioral Architecture. We do not guess; we validate resilience.
Q: "Is the fee for a BPFS® audit not disproportionately high?"
A: On the contrary — it is the most efficient risk insurance for your capital. We do not calculate our fee based on time spent, but link it strictly to the strategic load of the position to be filled. A wrong decision at the executive level costs you statistically 10 to 15 times the annual salary in capital and opportunity costs. Our fee is designed to neutralize this multi-million risk in your balance sheet through forensic certainty. Those who shy away from investing in security accept an unmanaged default risk that bears no relation to the fee.
Q: "What distinguishes AM Academy from a classic psychological assessment?"
A: Classic psychological assessments measure and describe personality traits — how someone appears or who they would like to be. However, this has little predictive power for the Decision Logic in execution. We do not measure character traits; we measure Behavioral Architecture. We are not interested in whether someone appears "visionary," but whether their decision logic possesses the necessary strategic execution power to reliably achieve goals under complexity and time pressure. We deliver forensics for certainty of results, not psychological profiles.
Q: "Can candidates manipulate the procedure?"
A: "Behavior" can be simulated; Decision Logic cannot. Our methodology is designed to bypass conscious social steering (the mask). While candidates optimize their CVs in interviews, BPFS® deconstructs the underlying patterns of their decision logic. You cannot "game" the forensics because we measure structural resonance, not the eloquence of the answer.
Q: "Why do your audits take only 48 hours? Is that not too short for a well-founded analysis?"
A: Time is the breeding ground for staging. The longer a process takes, the better an actor can adjust to expectations. The 48h forensics utilize the moment of authentic reaction under pressure. We do not need weeks for a diagnosis if we can unmask the Behavioral Architecture in real-time. Precision is not a question of duration, but of methodological depth.
Q: "We already use renowned executive search firms that give a guarantee on their placements. Is that not security enough?"
A: A replacement guarantee is merely a band-aid for the damage done. If a leader fails after 12 months, strategic erosion is already a reality. The consultant merely delivers a new face — the structural risk remains identical. We start before the damage occurs. We ensure that you never have to claim the guarantee in the first place by verifying the Decision Logic beforehand.
Q: "Is the BPFS procedure a form of integration consulting or onboarding?"
A: Absolutely not. Onboarding attempts to "make" a potential mismatch "fit" through coaching. The BPFS® procedure, however, prevents the wrong decision before capital is destroyed. We do not provide therapeutic accompaniment for unstable constellations; we deliver a hard risk forecast for the Behavioral Architecture. We tell you if a system holds or breaks — we do not patch it up afterwards.
Q: "Can your procedure predict how a candidate will behave in three or five years?"
A: We measure Decision Logic—the fundamental operating system of a human being. While skills and knowledge constantly evolve, the foundational Behavioral Architecture remains stable under strategic load. We do not provide a lifetime guarantee, but a precise forecast of systemic stability for a horizon of 18 to 24 months. This is the critical window in which leadership investments either unfold their full impact or destabilize the system through structural mismatch.
Q: "What is the biggest risk if we decide against an AM Audit?"
A: The risk is Behavioral Liability—hidden behavioral accountability. Without a forensic audit, you are making a multi-million dollar decision based on a staged biography and a rhetorically brilliant interview. You are accepting a black box on your balance sheet. The greatest risk is not the obviously unsuitable candidate—it is the "imposter" whose faulty Decision Logic you only recognize once the corporate culture or market positioning has already been damaged.
Q: "What is the actual risk for us if we mandate the AM Academy?"
A: The risk is the confrontation with objective reality. It is two-sided:
The Risk of Correction: We might expose your preferred candidate as an incalculable risk. You lose the comfortable illusion of a suitable hire, or we identify an actor in your pool whose Decision Logic is superior but whom you deprioritized due to rhetorical factors. Ultimately, this risk means having to restart the process to protect your capital.
The Risk of Confirmation: Our forensics fully confirm your assumptions and identify no structural risks in the Behavioral Architecture. In this case, you are investing in the absolute certainty that your own selection process functioned perfectly.
Those who book us do not buy drama; they buy evidence. The risk simply consists of knowing exactly where you stand at the end—regardless of whether the result supports or shatters your planning.
Q: "Do you also conduct search and placement (Headhunting) for us?"
A: No. Consistently not. We are auditors, not intermediaries. Those who search pursue a closing interest—this creates a systemic conflict of interest in evaluation. We evaluate the results of search processes with absolute distance. Only through the strict refusal of placement mandates do we guarantee the incorruptible objectivity for which our clients mandate us.
Q: "How do you guarantee discretion and confidentiality in such a sensitive environment?"
A: Discretion is not a marketing promise for us; it is the foundation of our right to exist. We operate in the background of boardrooms. Our analyses are exclusive decision-making bases treated according to the strictest internal security protocols. We utilize professional, encrypted infrastructures for data retention and communicate via secured channels. Since the founding of the AM Academy Group, there has not been a single information leak. Anyone who deconstructs the Behavioral Architecture of key players knows: Absolute silence is the highest form of professionalism.