OVERVIEW
This 360 survey is a little different than others you may have taken or heard about. Because leadership does not just happen in the workplace, it is important to examine leadership in all parts of life. The 360 survey you are about to take is cutting-edge because it will enable you to receive feedback on your leader behaviors and skills in three different areas (domains). We call this approach Multi-Domain Leadership, and we focus on these three domains:
How many domains should I include?
Not sure if all domains (work, community, family/friends) apply to you?
We typically encourage people to include a particular domain if they currently have or are striving for any sort of formal or informal leadership position in a particular domain. Think broadly! There are lessons to be learned everywhere.
The power of 360 feedback comes through developing a better understanding of how you see yourself and how others see you. The key to doing so is obtaining accurate and honest evaluations by yourself and other people. Here are some suggestions:
The most important thing to remember is that you invite people who 1) have observed you in action, 2) will answer honestly, and 3) will actually complete the survey. Ideally, though, you should have 11 or more people evaluating you, divided as follows:
Work Domain – at least 5 evaluators, including:
This 360 survey is a little different than others you may have taken or heard about. Because leadership does not just happen in the workplace, it is important to examine leadership in all parts of life. The 360 survey you are about to take is cutting-edge because it will enable you to receive feedback on your leader behaviors and skills in three different areas (domains). We call this approach Multi-Domain Leadership, and we focus on these three domains:
- Work: focuses on traditional workplace interactions
- Community: focuses on interactions around service to non-work public or private organizations (for example, not-for-profit agencies, homeowners’ associations, religious organizations, and volunteer organizations)
- Family/Friends: focuses on family and close friendship roles, and includes informal leadership activities (for example, planning a party)
How many domains should I include?
Not sure if all domains (work, community, family/friends) apply to you?
We typically encourage people to include a particular domain if they currently have or are striving for any sort of formal or informal leadership position in a particular domain. Think broadly! There are lessons to be learned everywhere.
The power of 360 feedback comes through developing a better understanding of how you see yourself and how others see you. The key to doing so is obtaining accurate and honest evaluations by yourself and other people. Here are some suggestions:
- Ask people who know you well and have observed your leadership actions to evaluate you.
- Contact people to ask for their permission and to let them know that they will be receiving an invitation via email to complete a survey about you. Encourage them to answer honestly.
- Track the people who have not completed the survey, and follow-up with them.
- Remember to thank them after they have completed the survey
The most important thing to remember is that you invite people who 1) have observed you in action, 2) will answer honestly, and 3) will actually complete the survey. Ideally, though, you should have 11 or more people evaluating you, divided as follows:
Work Domain – at least 5 evaluators, including:
- Manager – 1
- Direct Reports – 2 or more (system will not report results from only 1)
- Peers – 2 or more
- Other Evaluators – as needed
- Co-Worker (the people you work alongside in the organization)– 1 or more
- Client (the people you serve in the organization) – as needed
- Spouse/Partner – as needed
- Friend – 1 or more
- Family Member – 1 or more
- Other Evaluators – as needed
***PLAN TO INVITE MORE EVALUATORS THAN YOU NEED***
You typically need to invite double the number of people you need.
COMPLETE THE SELF-ASSESSMENT
You will receive an email asking you to take the self-assessment. Click the link to begin the survey.
****CRITICAL IMPORTANCE****
At the beginning of the survey, you will be prompted to answer questions to determine about which domains you will receive feedback. Make sure to answer “Yes” for the domains for which you wish to receive feedback. Once the survey is complete, additional domains cannot be added.
At the beginning of the survey, you will be prompted to answer questions to determine about which domains you will receive feedback. Make sure to answer “Yes” for the domains for which you wish to receive feedback. Once the survey is complete, additional domains cannot be added.
If you are answering questions about more than one domain, at the conclusion of the questions for a particular domain, you will see this message:
Log out of the system. After 24 hours (recommended), log back into the system, click “Evaluate Yourself” from the Task List, and you will automatically be taken to the same spot you left. Simply click the “Continue” button to proceed. Once the assessment period is complete, you will be notified by your leadership coach or survey administrator. Then, you will be able to log in to the system to retrieve your feedback report.
***DON’T TRY TO DO IT ALL AT ONCE***
The power of the multi-domain approach is found in the fact that you do not lead in exactly the same way in each domain.
Allow yourself time to focus on each domain separately.
The power of the multi-domain approach is found in the fact that you do not lead in exactly the same way in each domain.
Allow yourself time to focus on each domain separately.