360 Degree Feedback
Do You Know How Well Your Leaders Are Really Performing?
Leadership success is measured by one thing: The impact you have on the people around you. That’s why it’s so important that leaders get 360 degree feedback. They need to know how their actions affect their direct reports, stakeholders, and managers.
DDI's Leadership Mirror® is a competency-based 360 degree feedback tool that makes it easy to get the data you need on your leaders. Your leaders will get a holistic view of where they’re doing well, and what they need to do to improve. And for you? You’ll have the data you need to create group-based and individual development plans.
Tailor Development Plans for High Performance
Using 360 degree feedback really comes down to applying the data so you get the desired results. But that will be hard if your leaders aren’t clear on what they need to develop.
Leadership Mirror helps your leaders see how their actions, habits, and behaviors directly affect their relationships and success in their role. With the data in hand, your leaders will know exactly what they need to work on. And more importantly, you’ll have their buy-in to commit to their development.
The data, married with the comments, makes it real. And once it’s real for an individual...the power is in their hands to change their career.
Antonia Comer, Director of Organizational Development and Training, General Cable
Get Complete Flexibility
What skills are most important for your leaders? With Leadership Mirror, we offer complete flexibility to configure content.
We offer standard surveys based on our recommended competencies that make it easy to start quickly. Or you can tailor your own survey. Either way, it’s easier than ever to get feedback that is specific and relevant for your leaders.
Not only that, it's simple to flex the survey for just a few leaders or across the company. And we can do it anywhere in the world.
Clear Insights from 360 Data
Data can be overwhelming. And frustrating to interpret. In addition, it’s often difficult to communicate back to those who need it most.
Leadership Mirror provides easy-to-use reports that will help you understand the results of each survey. You’ll have the best information and the confidence for meaningful discussions to plan individual and group development.
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Have a Question?
Frequently Asked Questions About 360 Degree Feedback
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What is a 360 degree feedback review?
A 360 degree feedback review is a developmental tool that collects evaluations of a leader’s behaviors and performance from multiple perspectives, such as peers, direct reports, managers, and the leader themselves, so they get a fuller picture of how their actions are perceived. DDI’s Leadership Mirror® is a competency-based 360 feedback system designed to deliver this kind of holistic insight.
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What is a simple example of 360 degree feedback?
A simple example might ask a manager’s team members, peers, and their leader to rate how clearly the manager communicates goals, and ask the manager to rate themselves on the same dimension. The aggregated results might reveal discrepancies, such as how the manager believes their messages are clear, but others feel they leave ambiguity, which helps target specific development needs.
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What are the advantages of 360 degree feedback?
One major benefit is helping leaders uncover areas for improvement and hidden strengths by contrasting self‐views with how others see them, which often sparks deeper self-awareness and motivates change. It also provides organizations with actionable data for both individuals and groups, enabling development plans grounded in real perceptual gaps and spotting trends across leaders to inform broader talent development efforts.
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How can organizations implement a 360 degree feedback system?
Organizations should begin by defining clear goals for why they want to use 360 feedback and selecting role-appropriate competencies that are observable and measurable. Organizations can adopt a 360 degree feedback system using DDI’s Leadership Mirror® tool, which allows them to configure custom or standard surveys and deliver them to leaders at scale. They should select role-relevant competencies, choose appropriate raters who interact regularly with the leader, collect ratings plus comments, and use easy-to-interpret reports to facilitate development conversations and build individual or group development plans.
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On-demand Webinar: Learn about DDI's Leadership Mirror®, a competency-based 360-degree feedback tool that makes it easy to get the data you need on your leaders.
WEBINARHow to Know Your Leaders Are Performing Well
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