Ascendry + Azimuth
Organizational Development Systems
Fully integrated systems combining continuous people intelligence with embedded OD partnership.
Welcome
Ascendry + Azimuth operate as a single, unified OD partnership. Together, they are two engines working in concert to move organizations from reactive problem-solving to proactive, strategic people development. We don't just diagnose issues; we partner with leadership to address them at the root and build lasting organizational capability.
For years, organizations have treated people development and organizational strategy as separate disciplines: one led by HR, the other by the C-suite, rarely in conversation with each other. Ascendry + Azimuth exists to close that gap. We are a single, integrated organizational development firm built on one conviction: the health of an organization and the growth of its people are not two projects. They are one.
“It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” ― Marianne Williamson
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ― Carl R. Rogers
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ― C.G. Jung
“It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” ― Marianne Williamson
CAPABILITY PILLARS
Six ways we partner with you:
Full-spectrum organizational development means meeting a company wherever the work actually lives: in the individual leader, the team, the org chart, the data, the classroom, and increasingly, the algorithm. Our six pillars aren’t six services to choose between. They’re six entry points into the same underlying system.
Why it matters:
Organizations that invest deliberately and continuously in their people see the return in the numbers, not just the culture — structured coaching and development work has been linked to ROI as high as 6:1, with measurable gains in engagement, retention, and productivity when development and diagnostics are integrated rather than run in silos.
Where would you like to begin?
Every organization enters somewhere different. A leadership team in transition, a culture that’s lost its footing, a structure that no longer matches the strategy. Wherever you’re starting, we meet you there, and the other five pillars go to work behind it.
Partners
More than 50 years ago, inspired by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the founding of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Drs. Robert and Joyce Hogan successfully challenged decades of academic dogma dismissing the usefulness of personality psychology by showing that personality predicts job performance but, unlike IQ, does not discriminate.
Since our 1987 founding, they have assessed more than 11 million people around the world, but we’re still independent—which means we stay true to our founding principles of social justice and helping people and organizations succeed using data-driven talent insights.
Using the science of personality, we can help you solve everyday talent management challenges. Because the test publishing business is unregulated and has few barriers to entry, the assessment marketplace is full of solutions that make big claims but lack sound psychometric foundations. For decades, Hogan has built a reputation for practicality, validity, and experience.
Why it matters: