The Leadership Reflector 360 Assessment

Your Cost Effective Solution for a Validated Leadership 360

A diagram of the Leadership 360 Assessment offered by Spectra Coaching, including "Leading Teams", "Leading Others", and "Leading Self"
Leadership Reflector 360 Features

Audience

Executives, Senior Leaders, Supervisors, Team Leaders

Uses

Executive and leadership development programs, coaching programs

Number of competencies

14

Number of questions

59

Time to complete

15 minutes

Scale

1 to 5 frequency scale

Leading Teams

Fostering Inclusiveness/Psychological Safety (Encourages and values team members to share their ideas, suggestions, recommendations, and concerns; Models and promotes mutual respect, fairness, and equity to foster a sense of belonging)

Fostering Belonging/Inclusiveness (Fosters belonging in the workplace to ensure that employees of all backgrounds feel heard, seen, and recognized for their contributions and accomplishments in a fair, equitable, and unbiased manner; Accepting and valuing the various components of an employee’s identity, such as being a parent, being of a particular race or culture or being neurodiverse).

Facilitating Collaboration (Works closely and cooperatively with team members and co-workers to achieve shared goals; Seeks collaboration and avoids direct competition with others)

Leading Others

Developing/Coaching Others (Attracts, selects, and retains talent. Effectively coaches, trains, and develops others).

Drives Change/Innovation (Explores new possibilities, and builds new approaches; Drives innovation and change; Creates and inspires new and innovative ideas, processes, and procedures)

Drives Performance and Results (Focuses on bottom-line results and achievement of goals. Sets and pursues aggressive business goals. Monitors and addresses team and organizational performance issues).

Influencing/Inspiring (Utilizes appropriate interpersonal styles and approaches in facilitating a group and project teams towards successful task achievement)

Communicating Effectively (Seeks to understand others by active listening; Communicates in a clear and persuasive manner.

Strategic Problem Solving (Gathers and utilizes available information to understand and solve organizational issues and problems; Uses judgment and makes quality decisions in a timely fashion when required)

Leading Self

Integrity/Candor (Acts with courage; Confronts difficult issues and takes constructive and responsible action; Acts with integrity; Displays honesty and candor)

Authenticity/Humility (Accepts responsibility for decisions and mistakes; Shares shortcomings, development areas, and mistakes/errors; Considers and adopts the ideas and opinions of others when their solutions are better)

Resilience/Adaptability (Maintains well-being and performance under pressure and stress; Effectively copes with ambiguity and change in a constructive manner; Bounces back and thrives from work/life adversity and challenge).

Self-Development (Manage one’s own time, energy; Seeks continuous personal/career growth; Proactively seeks, acts, and learns from feedback given to them by others)

Empathy/Compassion (Expresses sensitivity and empathy towards others; Treats others in a civil, fair, consistent, and caring manner)

Research

Mashihi, S. & Nowack, K. (2025). Performance Feedback Strategies: Driving Successful Behavior Change. ATD Press.

Nowack, K. M. (2019). From insight to successful behavior change: The real impact of development-focused 360 feedback. A. H. Church, , D. W. Bracken, J. W. Fleenor, & D. S. Rose (Eds.), The Handbook of Strategic 360 Feedback, New York: Oxford University Press.

Mashihi, S. & Nowack, K. (2013). Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It (2nd Edition). Envisia Learning, Inc.

Nowack, K. & Mashihi, S. (2012). Evidence Based Answers to 15 Questions about Leveraging 360-Degree Feedback. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Vol. 64, No. 3, 157–182 (APA Consulting Psychology Division–Elliott Jaques Best Paper Award for 2012).

Nowack, K. (2009). Leveraging Multirater Feedback to Facilitate Successful Behavioral Change. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 61, 280-297.

Leadership Reflector 360 FAQ’s

What is 360 degree feedback?

360 degree feedback is employee development feedback that comes from all around the employee. The feedback typically comes from direct reports/subordinates, peers/ colleagues, and managers in the organizational hierarchy, as well as a self-assessment, and in some cases external sources such as customers and suppliers or other interested stakeholders. 

  • measures in detail behaviors and competencies shown by the individual or group in achieving goals
  • participants can be confidentially assessed by themselves, their manager, their direct reports, team members, internal/external customers and suppliers
  • raters or respondents judge what they perceive as behavior, not the intentions behind it
  • a powerful way of giving feedback which impacts on the quality and quantity of performance data and the roles of those involved
  • everyone’s results are a mixture of strengths and areas for development, some expected and some unexpected
  • not a quick process, there are important stages after feedback which are essential for changing behavior
  • self-development
  • organized training and development
  • team building
  • performance management
  • strategic or organizational development
  • validation of training or other initiatives
  • Hold the participant and line manager accountable for creating and implementing a development plan
  • Provide individual coaching to assist in interpreting the multi-rater feedback
  • Link the 360 degree feedback intervention to a performance management process
  • Target competencies for 360 degree feedback interventions that are related to strategic business needs
  • has a development focus
  • feedback is always anonymous (except for the manager)
  • feedback assesses ‘perceptions’ and not ‘reality’
  • it is comprehensive and behaviorally focused
  • communication of process
  • selecting raters (1-2 weeks)
  • Distribution of on-line questionnaires 
  • Completion of on-line questionnaires (2-3 weeks)
  • Processing of 360 degree feedback reports
  • Feedback meetings
  • Completion of development plan
  • Re-assessment (6-18 months)
  • by selecting people who will provide honest and specific feedback
  • who have worked with them for at least 6 months
  • who are their manager, peers/colleagues, direct reports/subordinates

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