Manager Ready Simulation-Based Leadership Assessment
Prepare frontline leaders faster
High performers often seem like the best candidates for leadership roles. But the jump to leadership is often overwhelming. And if it鈥檚 a bad fit, you could end up losing both the manager and several of their team members. But a simulation-based leadership assessment can help.
DDI鈥檚 award-winning Manager Ready庐 assessment is a realistic simulation of a manager鈥檚 role. Your leaders are quickly immersed in the job and challenges. It鈥檚 up to them to show how they鈥檇 really react on the job.
The result? Deeper data. Better leadership choices. Personalized development. And a more engaged frontline.
7x
Candidates scoring in the top 75% on the Manager Ready® assessment are 7X more likely to excel on the job than those scoring in the bottom.
DDI assessment dataImmersive Development Experience
Constant emails chiming in their inbox. Difficult conversations with team members. Frequent requests to prioritize work.
With DDI鈥檚 simulation-based leadership assessment, your leaders are thrown into the action of a manager鈥檚 role. Within a few minutes, they鈥檙e deeply immersed in a job. And when they emerge, they get the objective data and feedback they need to understand their true capabilities.
Afterward, you鈥檒l both know if a manager role is right for them. And if it is, you鈥檒l know exactly what they need to work on to excel as a leader.
It’s been fascinating seeing employees come out of the experience feeling like 'That was really cool!' It was an experience in itself – and that’s before they even get the results.
— Kayla Campbell, Senior Director Performance and Learning
Personalized Development
Armed with in-depth insights, and an option to work with a personal coach, every manager will know what they need to work on to improve. And they know what strengths they can rely on to excel.
Manager Ready measures up to 15 competencies. It鈥檚 up to you if you want to do the full set, or pick the most important for your organization.
Every competency we measure is broken down into a detailed rating on key actions. So your leaders know exactly what skills they need to develop. More importantly, their own managers will know what behaviors to look for to help them improve.
90%
of frontline leaders feel unprepared for the role
DDI, The Frontline Leader ProjectPowerful and Actionable Data for Better Decisions
The highest performer on the team doesn鈥檛 necessarily make the best leader. Nor is it a good idea to make promotion decisions based only on the supervisor鈥檚 gut feeling about who has leadership potential.
DDI鈥檚 Manager Ready can help you make accurate and unbiased selection decisions. With data in hand, you鈥檒l have objective view of who the best candidate is. More importantly, you鈥檒l know how to help them develop.
And when you gather that kind of data across all your managers? You鈥檒l have a clear view of the strengths and vulnerabilities of your leaders. That way, you spot trends and measure your culture.
Assess and Develop Leaders Around the World
You can use Manager Ready for just a few leaders. Or you can scale it across your entire manager population.
The simulation-based leadership assessment is available in 12 languages. So for multinational companies, it鈥檚 an opportunity to evaluate leaders worldwide using consistent criteria.
We found a great tool that was predictive not only of who could ultimately get a role, but then what do they need from a development point of view...
Tim Toterhi, Senior Director, Global Organizational Development, Quintiles