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One of the factors that directly determines an organization’s success, and longevity, is their leaders. The amount of time spent developing great leaders, and not just good managers, is highly correlated with employee productivity and engagement, the bottom line, and long-term success. As a result, countless leadership development programs have been developed throughout the years to “grow” leaders. There’s always an as....

Starting the Journey: Starting Point, Potential & Context Rainer Maria Rilke once said “The only journey is the journey within”, which is a very succinct statement regarding leadership development as our measure of leadership capability should very much be compared to where you start. It is the improvement in leadership capability that should be measured and celebrated, not whether you are the “best” leader. Your ....

A recent survey conducted by Aflac highlighted a shocking trend within organisations: More than half of employees are facing at least moderate levels of burnout. Yet only 45 per cent of employers are even aware that burnout is a problem for their organisations. This is a failure of leadership, and long term it’s going to cause these organisations significant cultural and talent problems. Thankfully, there are solutions, and they start w....

The purpose of a 360 degree survey is to collect feedback from multiple sources about an individual's leadership performance. This should include their peers, the people that report to them and the people they report to. In some circumstances, it is even worth surveying clients and customers (for example, when the individual and their team is working on the client’s site for an extended period of time). Remember: the goal of these su....

In an era of quiet quitting and unprecedented staff churn, leadership's role in building a winning company culture has never been so critical. With the 360 degree survey sitting at the centre, organisations are able to determine whether their company culture is meeting and exceeding employee expectations, as it now needs to. MRS has developed a white paper to look at the strategy behind better employee engagement. In it, we share actiona....

Demand for 360 degree survey software is growing rapidly at the moment. Research shows that the market will grow at a double-digit rate (11.2 per cent) through to 2029, which is an incredible rate of growth over the course of nearly a decade. The reasons driving the demand become clear when you consider that 360 degree software helps organisations in addressing two key modern business challenges. Firstly, employee retention is more critical t....

An in-depth and far-reaching interview with MultiRater Surveys’ Managing Director, Mark Purbrick, drills deeply into how the right 360 degree assessment tool can help to find, recruit, and retain the very best talent in this difficult market. Companies face challenges in keeping and motivating staff at the moment. The “Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting” movements are impacting on businesses across all sector....

Businesses are currently facing unprecedented challenges in staffing. Earlier this year, the “Great Resignation” trend caused one million Australians to quit their jobs. Moving into 2023, the “quiet quitting” trend highlights the burnout and lack of motivation that many others feel. While some might argue that this is a sign to simply increase wages, in actual fact, one of the most effective tools that businesses have to a....

At all levels of leadership, there is a need to inspire, innovate, and empower teams. Learning how to do so is an important part of the leadership journey, and one that needs to be planned – a great leader rarely just happens. This is why the 360-degree feedback survey is such a valuable tool. The qualities of a good leader While there is almost a limitless number of ways that a leader can prove themselves to be exceptional, some of t....

Snapshot: Following our last edition of the Self-Awareness case study, we have gathered another example of an existing manager from the same 200-employee company who possesses a non-optimal level of self-awareness – this time, exhibiting very high self-confidence. For the sake of anonymity, the manager in question will be referred to as John Smith. Overconfidence?  Nothing screams “red-flag” more than a manager who....