What Are 360 Leadership Assessments?
These Assessments form a sound basis from which leaders can explore, enhance,
and improve their natural leadership skills. This evaluation covers subjective areas
such as character, communication, cultural considerations, mental and emotional
well-being, and leadership effectiveness.
What Is the Purpose of 360 Assessments?
Our impartial 360 Assessment is widely considered to be the necessary “MRI scan”
of everyone in a leadership role. By removing any subjective bias or personal
opinions, a true, holistic view of each leader is established. This offers vital insights
by identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas where the leadership approach is
either winning or failing.
Why Participate In a 360 Assessment?
A customised 360 Assessment is the perfect starting point to identify subjective
behaviours and leadership competencies, in line with the:
- Role, responsibilities, and leadership requirements
- Culture of the company
- Demands of the team
- Mutually agreed objectives and outcomes
It provides information that will widen the lens and reduce the bias between personal
perspective, and how others may perceive you as a leader, direct report, colleague,
or manager. Why? To increase self-awareness, clarify behaviours, and determine
any leadership coaching or training needs – all with subjective information and total
buy-in.
By measuring the “how” and obtaining factual, unbiased feedback, the 360
Assessments effectively:
- Promote constructive coaching discussions
- Encourage personal development
- Determine the measurements and agreed areas to be actioned
- Indicate the strengths and working “recipe” for consistent leadership and
managerial success
I think as managers a lot of people have an idea of the way their staff perceive them and the value they bring to the table. In all honesty most of the time this is merely an assumption. The 360 evaluations as an individual gives you the opportunity and visibility to identify exactly how your staff portray you. It gives you a starting point to see which areas you need to improve on and hone your skills.
As a manager it gives you the tools to facilitate some hard conversations of how your managers manage their teams and equally to reinforce the positive attributes and ways they are most effective.
The benefit of use deciding to use, Venetia’s customised 360 Leadership Survey is that she takes the time to understand a business and what they really require from these 360’s. She assists in defining what outcome your business wants to achieve and customizes the questions to work in parallel with the desired outcomes.
Personally, as both a leader and sales manager, I took huge value in the 360’s and it is something we will continue with going forward. I understand my team in a uniqueand individual way and can serve them, provide constructive feedback and agree on the coaching dimensions and plans going forward. Equally what specific coaching and training needs they have in relation to their specific challenges and the teams they manage. This has greatly increased our effectiveness as mangers and leaders as well as provide clear measures for feedback and accountability as well as increased consistent productivity.