Leadership Assessments
Grounded in Research. Built on Strengths.
Zenger Folkman’s Extraordinary Leader 360-Degree Leadership Assessment is globally recognized as the most efficient and effective 360. Our approach makes more of simple development plans, transforming them into a new, strengths-focused lifestyle that brings science to the art of leadership.
A Proven Approach
Leaders experience our world-class 360-degree feedback assessment with globally validated questions and high benchmark comparisons on verified leadership behaviors that are indispensable to your organization.
Based on our extensive research, these 19 leadership competencies are those that differentiate extraordinary leaders (those in the 90th percentile) from their peers. Leaders receive feedback from their 360-degree leadership assessment regarding their effectiveness from colleagues, manager(s), and direct reports.
Our ground-breaking leadership research has proven that great leaders are defined by having a few profound strengths rather than an absence of weaknesses. The goal of our 360-degree leadership assessment is to assist leaders in identifying and developing strengths. Leaders focus on strengths in support of organizational value, strategy, and objectives.
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Research-based leadership competencies
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Percentile benchmark for extraordinary leaders
1.5M+
360-degree assessments in our global database
Report Features
Higher standards, sharper insight, and a direct line to engagement.
Most 360-degree leadership assessments use an agree – disagree scale which gives a positive skew. We developed an alternative scale to reduce the positive skew and provide more insight for leaders about their strengths and fatal flaws.
Zenger Folkman’s research reveals an enormous difference in results delivered by leaders who are perceived as just good, compared to leaders who are extraordinary. Our 360-degree feedback reports compare leaders to a high standard – the 75th and 90th percentile of global leaders in our extensive database of over 1.5 million 360-degree leadership assessments.
The employee engagement and commitment index measures the extent to which a leader’s Direct Reports are satisfied and motivated to do their jobs. Our research shows a direct connection between leadership effectiveness and employee commitment.
Zenger Folkman was recognized as one of the Top HR assessment services providers in 2023 by Manage HR. Our 360-degree assessments and services have also been awarded by trainingindustry.com, Association for Talent Development, Leadership Excellence, CLO, and ISA.
Learn More →360-Degree Feedback and Assessments
360-degree assessments are the backbone of most corporations’ leadership development programs. But not all surveys are in the same class as far as quality, the effectiveness of the implementation process, and the added services that they offer.
The best assessments offer participants powerful insights into how others perceive their leadership strengths and weaknesses. Organizations that offer 360-degree feedback at the start of their leadership development programs benefit from participants who are much more engaged in learning opportunities.
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Leaders can securely and confidentially complete their 360-degree assessment process on our easy-to-use participant portal. A modern and intuitive user experience combines to simplify our online touchpoints.
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We partner with you to create 360-degree feedback and assessment tools that accurately measure your employees’ proficiency in leadership behaviors.
Our custom 360-degree feedback assessment tools are created with statistically validated questions and relevant comparative benchmarks, offering employees clear development paths to address behavioral gaps.
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While many organizations technically have the capability to construct a 360 process internally, more than 95% of those conducting 360 assessments use an external organization to supply this service. Because the external organization specializes in measurement, they bring a higher level of sophistication and flexibility to the 360-degree assessments they design.
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Discover your strengths in this abbreviated version of The Extraordinary Leader 360-Degree Assessment for leaders.
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In this leadership study, the authors outline the crucial elements for a best-in-class 360-degree assessment, from quality and implementation to the added services that set the best apart.
Read the Study →Speak with one of our experts to explore the best 360-degree assessments for your organization.
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