Once the Key Project Team Roles have been identified it is now time to go to Phase II of the process: Five Phases of Implementation.

Take a moment to review the Five Phases of the Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders Implementation Process.

PROJECT PHASES

1. Set-Up
Clarify the purpose, scope and timeline; identify and meet with project team members

2. Communication
Announce the program to the organization and notify leaders and raters who will be participating

3. Assessment
Assign access codes using an EPIC Account for the 363-assessment process, follow-up to ensure completion, and generate reports

4. Coaching
Meet with leaders to process feedback, create action plans, and schedule follow-up

5. Wrap-Up
Meet with project team to review program results, identify opportunities for improvements, and plan next steps

While every organization has a different process for initiating and delivering a 360-feedback program, our work-flow materials assume that the formal process for using Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders within your organization has been approved, and you’re ready to take the steps necessary for a successful implementation.

First, take a moment to review the Key Project Team Roles of the Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders Implementation Process.

PROJECT TEAM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Executive Sponsor has the authority to implement and champion Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders within the organization.

• Program Manager is responsible for the day-to-day execution of Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders. The Program Manager works with participants and the project team to ensure that all parties have the information and resources they need.

• EPIC Administrator is responsible for the EPIC Account (to most efficient way to issue 363s and have FREE unlimited raters) process from start to finish.

• Coach provides leaders with their 363 feedback, answers their questions, helps them create action plans, and follows up to ensure that learning takes place. We recommend that trained coaches, either internal or external, be used unless managers have been trained in the coaching process.

An Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders Profile is unique from our other products because it uses assessment results from many respondents to produce a 360-feedback profile for one individual – a Leader.  In addition to feedback on current leadership behavior, the profile also provides the leader with three personalized strategies for improving leadership effectiveness.

The Leader is given an online assessment which takes 20-30 minutes to complete.
The assessment is in Two Parts:

• a 79-item DiSC assessment – showing DiSC behavior results
• a 72-item Leadership Behavior section – about how he or she as a leader tends to lead.

The remaining respondents are Raters who have been invited to provide feedback about the leader.  Like the leader, raters are given a two-part assessment:

• the same 72-item Leadership Behavior section about the leader
• and a 24-item Leadership Requests section asking which leadership practices they’d like the leader to do more of.

In this second section, raters can also select from pre-written comments to give additional feedback. Raters are assigned to one of four rater-type categories: Manager, Direct Report, Peer, or Other.  Except for managers, rater feedback is anonymous.

The resulting 22+Page Report is organized around the leader.  After the initial report is assigned, all searching and managing of leader and rater information is done using the leader’s name, not the raters.

Once all assessments are complete, an Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders Profile can be generated and provided to the leader.  Raters do not receive results of the assessments they complete.  By using an EPIC Account you have access to FREE unlimited raters per leader report.

Watch These Three Informative Videos:

• The 363 Model Video
• The 363 Assessment Video
• The Coaching Supplement Video

Finally, a 360° for DiSC users.  But the Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders isn’t just any 360.  It combines the beat of 360s with the simplicity and power of DiSC, plus 3 personalized strategies (thus the name 363) for improving leadership effectiveness.  The result is a 360° experience that’s more productive and satisfying.

SO HOW IS THE 363 SO DIFFERENT?

First, we took the sting out of 360 feedback.
For many leaders, 360s can be a frustrating experience. Open-ended comments can be unfocused and unhelpful and can even derail the learning process. With our exclusive selectable comments feature, CommentSmart, raters can give focused, balanced, constructive feedback—that the leader can actually use.

Then, we made it easier to understand and use.
Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders isn’t a collection of dry spreadsheets and charts without any explanation or story. Clear visuals and a conversational narrative style interpret and explain the data, making the report easy to understand and use.

And finally, we answered the “Now what?”
With a lot of 360s, the leader’s response can be, “Now what?” Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders answers that question by giving leaders their next steps with three things they can focus on now.

All-New Profile
Research-validated, personalized online assessment with a 22+ page 360° profile helps leaders understand how others see them, using intuitive, easy-to-read visuals, rich cuts of data and feedback breakdowns, plus 3 personalized strategies for effectiveness.

CommentSmart
Save time and reduce stress with CommentSmart, our exclusive selectable comments feature that allows raters to choose from highly-tested, behavior-focused comments to give more richness, context, and depth to their feedback.

Leaders and Raters
Leaders are given a two-part online assessment: The Everything DiSC assessment and the Leadership Behavior section about how they tend to lead.

Raters are given a two-part online assessment: the same Leadership Behavior section that the leader takes and the Leadership Requests section that asks which leadership practices they’d like to see the leader do more of.

Raters are broken into four groups:

• Direct Reports
• Peers
• Managers
• Others

Any combination of groups may be used and leaders can have an unlimited number of raters when you have an EPIC Account.

Finally, these 3 Videos that offer a deeper understanding of what makes up the Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders:

• The 363 Model Video
• The 363 Assessment Video
• The Coaching Supplement Video