---
id: "question-measuring-shape"
type: "open-question"
source_timestamps: ["§ The SHAPE Index", "§ 1. Assess"]
tags: ["assessment-methodology"]
related: ["framework-shape-index", "entity-ghsmart", "action-assess-shape-capabilities"]
resolutionPath: "Publication of the specific behavioral interview questions or assessment rubrics used to score the 5 SHAPE dimensions."
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/what-companies-with-successful-ai-pilots-do-differently"
source_title: "What Companies with Successful AI Pilots Do Differently"
sources: ["execution"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-execution"
originDay: 8
articleStem: "hbr-foci-60-successful-ai-pilots"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/what-companies-with-successful-ai-pilots-do-differently"
sourceTitle: "What Companies with Successful AI Pilots Do Differently"
---
# How to objectively measure SHAPE capabilities?

## Open question: How to objectively measure SHAPE capabilities?

The authors propose assessing leaders against the [[framework-shape-index|SHAPE index]] (see [[action-assess-shape-capabilities]]), but **do not provide the specific psychometric or behavioral rubrics** used by their consultancy ([[entity-ghsmart]]) to objectively score these traits during hiring or internal audits.

**Resolution path:** Publication of the specific behavioral interview questions or assessment rubrics used to score the five SHAPE dimensions.