Assess Leadership Competencies
The Vaughan Govier 360° Assessment is an on-line assessment tool designed to collect feedback from each of the significant relationships around a manager.
The questionnaire may be customized for each application. The standard survey consists of 50-60 questions, each using a five point Likert scale, which explore the key aspects of a candidate’s leadership and management effectiveness. An additional five free text questions are often included to allow more direct and detailed feedback.
The most meaningful results are found with the largest number of respondents. A comprehensive review will include:
Themselves
The manager's personal view is an important reference point.
The direct manager (and indirect manager as appropriate)
The direct manager’s responses will be made available to the participant in the survey. All other responses are anonymous.
Direct and indirect subordinates
Peers in the organisation
Internal and external customers
Internal and external suppliers
The Vaughan Govier Leadership Competencies
The 360° Assessment is based on Vaughan Govier's leadership competency model. This model consists of 55 competencies in the following ten areas.
Purpose, Principles and Direction
Effective managers and leaders focus on the future through the goals, principles, purpose and vision that they define and express.
Managers strong in this family of competencies are able to inspire a vision of the future, link individual actions and aspirations to the wider context and create progress through concrete goals and plans.
Leadership and Creating Change
Managers bring together diverse people, each with their own unique capability, into strong teams and then lead those teams to create positive change.
Managers strong in this family of competencies are able to create strong effective teams which are strongly vested in creating compelling outcomes for their organistion.
Commitment and Accountability for Results
Managers must create results and hold others accountable for delivering results.
Managers strong in this family of competencies create strong commitments on behalf of themselves and their organisation and are fully accountable for the delivery those commitments.
Motivation, Passion and Drive
The ability of an organisation to achieve results is built on the drive and energy in the organisation. Strong managers inspire and reinforce the motivation, passion and drive to achieve results.
Managers who are strong in this family of competencies inspire passion and energy within their organisation. They create highly motivated teams with a drive to succeed.
Assistance and Support
The effective manager facilitates the work of their colleagues through support, feedback and assistance in addition to providing the key resources and facilitating organisational support.
Managers who are strong in this family of competencies ensure that the people who are creating results have all the resources and support they need to be successful. They are committed to the success of their customers, colleagues and subordinates.
Learning, Adaptability and Growth
Strong managers build their personal capability and the capability of each person in their organisation.
Managers who are strong in this familiy of competencies lead organisations that adapt, learn and grow both in response to short-term challenges and over the long term.
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Decisions are the key tool of management. Strong managers make effective decisions and find higher quality solutions.
Managers strong in this family of competencies are able to optimise the use of all the resources under their control, especially time and people, to create the best posible outcomes for their organisation.
Developing Effective Relationships
Organisations are built of people and so effective managers must build strong interpersonal relationships which allow each person to contribute towards success.
Managers strong in this family of competencies are able to build strong influential relationships, leverage and create synergy, persuade, negotiate and effectively manage conflict.
Image and Reputation
Strong managers are able to effectively represent themselves and their organisations to key stake-holders and the wider environment.
Managers strong in this family of competencies are able to create confidence, build trust and a positive reputation for their organisation.
Personal Leadership
Strong managers are people of character and substance who can manage themselves, their own time and create results personally.
Managers who are strong in this family of competencies are leaders of courage and principle who make effective use of their personal time, energy and other resources.