360° Feedback: Survey of Leadership Practices

Targeted 360° Feedback for Managers and Executives

The Survey of Leadership Practices™ (SLP) is a 360 feedback survey that provides the organizational leader with insight on the skills and personal attributes that will move the organization toward positive change. The Leadership Practices Task Cycle® follows the Task Cycle Theory, a model that has been researched for more than 30 years.

The Phases and Dimensions mirror the relevant activities of leadership. The section called "Residual Impact" assesses that effectiveness, and "Sources of Power" presents the respondents' perceptions of the quality of the organizational leader's influence.

The phases and dimensions in the Leadership Task Cycle are grouped into three major competencies that are central to leadership: Structure, Personal Relations, and Drive. An appropriate balance of skills in all three competencies makes for effective leadership.

The Leadership Task Cycle® Competencies

(***) These inhibitor dimensions may be too high unless accompanied by strong skills in the early phases of the Leadership Task Cycle®.

Who uses 360 feedback from the Survey of Leadership Practices?

The SLP is for the manager who must also provide leadership for the organization. It helps middle and senior executives, project managers, and technical and professional people who must build support for their innovations.

Questionnaire Description:

• 77 questions in the Survey of Leadership Practices
• 8 questions on Sources of Influence
• 3 open-ended questions

Who are the recommended respondents?

Important respondents for the manager are Self and up to three other respondent groups: Manager, Peers, and Direct Reports.

Are there any special features?

Written comments gathered from three open-ended questions parallel the quantitative data:

• What does this person do that should be continued?
• What should this person do to be more effective?
• What does this person do that should be stopped?

The Task Cycle family of validated 360 feedback surveys is published by The Clark Wilson Group, Boulder, CO. The Task Cycle® is a registered trademark of the Clark Wilson Group.