Global Leadership Assessment
GLA360: The 360 Assessment for Leaders in a Globalizing World
Understand how others experience your leadership across cultures, diversity and change. Turn that insight into focused development.
Grounded in international leadership research conducted with Accenture.
The bottom line
The Global Leadership Assessment (GLA360) measures 15 leadership competencies across five clusters. It helps leaders working in diverse, cross-cultural environments — and adapting to AI — identify where focused development matters most.
It was co-developed with Accenture through an international research program involving leaders from 200+ organizations and the field’s leading thinkers, and every result is ranked against a normative reference group of 19,000 leaders.
Competencies
What the GLA360 measures
Fifteen observable competencies, grouped in five clusters. Each competency is rated by the leader and by their respondents, so the report shows both views side by side.
The GLA360 framework
5 clusters · 15 competencies
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Cluster 1: Assuring Success
- Developing Technological Savvy
- Ensuring Customer Satisfaction
- Maintaining a Competitive Advantage
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Cluster 2: Continuous Change
- Achieving Personal Mastery
- Anticipating Opportunities
- Leading Change
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Cluster 3: Boundaryless Inclusion
- Empowering People
- Thinking Globally
- Appreciating Diversity
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Cluster 4: Engaging People
- Developing People
- Building Partnerships
- Sharing Leadership
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Cluster 5: Communication
- Demonstrating Integrity
- Encouraging Constructive Dialogue
- Creating a Shared Vision
The competency framework was co-developed with Accenture through an international research program — documented in Global Leadership: The Next Generation — and each result is ranked against the GLA360’s normative reference group of 19,000 leaders.
How it compares
How the GLA360 compares
Built around leadership in a globalizing world
GLA360 brings 15 leadership competencies into focus — across business success, continuous change, boundaryless inclusion, engaging people and communication.
Each tool is described on the same three points: The question it answers · Distinctive lens · Most aligned when.
GLA360 Global leadership in practice Leading across diversity, cultures, markets and change, as organizations adapt to AI.
The question it answers
How effectively am I leading across diversity, cultures, change and business boundaries?
Distinctive lens
15 critical leadership competencies across five connected clusters.
Most aligned when
Developing leaders for diverse, cross-cultural and international work environments.
Leadership Circle Profile
The question it answers
How are my mindsets and behaviors enabling or limiting my impact?
Distinctive lens
Creative competencies and reactive tendencies.
Most aligned when
Exploring the beliefs and assumptions behind leadership behavior.
CCL Benchmarks
The question it answers
How do my behaviors compare with leaders at my level?
Distinctive lens
Level-specific competencies, norms and derailers.
Most aligned when
Benchmarking managers or executives against relevant peers.
Hogan 360
The question it answers
How does my self-view compare with how others experience my leadership?
Distinctive lens
Leadership behaviors and respondents’ perceptions.
Most aligned when
Combining 360 feedback with broader Hogan assessment work.
Korn Ferry 360
The question it answers
Which competencies and behaviors should be developed?
Distinctive lens
Configurable competency and behavior framework.
Most aligned when
Aligning assessment content with a competency framework.
Comparison details and sources
GLA360
The GLA360 measures 15 observable leadership competencies — behaviors like empowering people, developing people and leading change — organized in 5 clusters. It was co-developed with Accenture through research involving CEOs and top executives of Fortune 100 organizations and global leadership experts, ranks each result against a normative reference group of 19,000 international leaders, and is designed to feed a measurable coaching process, in 1-on-1 and team coaching engagements.
Leadership Circle Profile
The Leadership Circle Profile measures leadership competencies together with the underlying beliefs and assumptions behind them, using a model that pairs creative competencies with reactive tendencies. The vendor positions it for building leader self-awareness, and offers a separate Manager Edition for mid-level and front-line managers.
CCL Benchmarks
CCL's Benchmarks line is a suite of level-specific 360 instruments — Benchmarks for Managers, Benchmarks for Executives and Benchmarks by Design — measuring leadership competencies alongside possible career derailers, and built on more than 50 years of CCL research.
Hogan 360
The Hogan 360 is a multi-rater assessment built on the Hogan 360 Leadership Model, developed with Peter Berry Consultancy. It compares a manager's self-evaluation with employee feedback and benchmarks the overall score against its global database by industry and job level.
Source: Hogan 360 product documentation
Korn Ferry 360
Korn Ferry 360 (KF360) supports competency-based and behavior-based surveys, both underpinned by the Korn Ferry Leadership Architect framework, and is delivered within Korn Ferry’s assessment platform. KF360 is the current product name.
Source: Korn Ferry 360 documentation
Vendor descriptions are drawn from each vendor's own product documentation, linked above.
Process
How it works
The leader and their selected respondents complete the survey online. The report is ready within seconds after completion for a certified coach debrief. That debrief can stand on its own or open a Triple Win Leadership Coaching engagement.
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Select respondents
The leader chooses coworkers whose feedback gives a comprehensive view.
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Distribute assessments
The automated platform sends invitations and follow-up reminders.
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Collect responses
Responses are gathered and monitored as they come in.
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Analyze data
The report — radar graph, competency map, full drill-down — plus AI-generated analysis and a debrief companion guide.
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Host debrief session
Identify strengths, choose 1–2 development areas and create an action plan with your coach.
Validation
How global research became the GLA360
An international research program conducted with Accenture moved from expert insight to refined competencies and field validation.
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Phase One · Define
18 Global Thought Leaders
with input from Fortune Global 100 CEOs
Interviews and research with leading leadership experts and futurists, alongside discussions with Fortune Global 100 CEOs, outlined the framework.
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Phase Two · Verify
15 Competencies
CEOs and HR executives across 200+ organizations provided the real-world perspective used to test and refine the 15 competencies, sharpening the questions that measure them.
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Phase Three · Validate
200+ Organizations Across 6 Continents
Responses from leaders across 200+ organizations in 100 countries were statistically tested for reliability, construct validity and discriminant validity, confirming the final 15 competencies and the questionnaire that measures them.
Most recent questionnaire and norm updates: 2025
Research note: how these figures relate
The figures in the timeline describe the original research and validation program documented in Global Leadership: The Next Generation: 18 thought leaders and futurists, discussions with Fortune Global 100 CEOs, and leaders from 200+ organizations across industry and government in 100 countries on six continents. Today’s percentile rankings are calculated against the GLA360’s normative reference group of 19,000 international leaders from a wide range of countries, ages, organizational levels, industries and educational backgrounds. That norm group and the questionnaire are reviewed and updated over time, most recently in 2025.
Certification
Get certified to manage, debrief and coach with GLA360
Coaches and HR or L&D professionals can certify to use the GLA360 in their own coaching — standalone or within GCG's PCC (Level 2) program.
FAQ
GLA360 Assessment FAQ
What is the GLA360?
The Global Leadership Assessment (GLA360) is a scientifically validated, psychometric 360-degree leadership assessment. It measures the 15 competencies, grouped in 5 clusters, that are most critical for leaders in diverse, cross-cultural and international work environments. The leader and their coworkers rate the same behaviors, so the report shows how others experience the leader’s leadership alongside the leader’s own view.
Who is the GLA360 for?
The GLA360 is built for leaders at any level — from CEOs to first-line people managers — working in diverse, cross-cultural environments, including those now adapting to AI, and for the coaches, HR and L&D professionals who support them. Its competencies were identified through international research co-developed with Accenture, so they reflect what matters most for those leaders and, in turn, for the teams and organizations they lead.
What is the best 360 leadership assessment?
The best 360 is the one built for the leadership context you are developing. Each tool has a different lens: the Leadership Circle Profile pairs competency ratings with the beliefs and assumptions behind them; CCL Benchmarks offers level-specific versions tied to CCL’s research; the Hogan 360 compares a leader’s self-view with others’ feedback against Hogan’s global database; Korn Ferry 360 aligns to a configurable competency framework. The GLA360 was built through international research co-developed with Accenture and focuses on the 15 competencies that matter for leaders working across diversity, cultures, change and business boundaries, with multilingual administration and a report designed for a coach debrief. It fits best when that international, cross-cultural context is the development priority.
How many questions does it include, how long does it take, and how quickly is the report produced?
The GLA360 includes 72 rating questions on a 5-point scale plus 3 open-response questions — 75 in total — and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. The report is generated within seconds after completion.
What languages does the GLA360 support?
The GLA360 assessment platform is available in 13 languages, including Chinese in Simplified and Traditional scripts: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean and Japanese. Leaders and their respondents can each complete the survey in their own language.
How many respondents can be included?
Each GLA360 assessment covers one leader and can include an unlimited number of respondents. We recommend a minimum of five; most leaders select 5 to 15 respondents, depending on how many managers, direct reports, peers and other coworkers they want to involve.
How do I get certified to use it?
Coaches and HR or L&D professionals can get certified to manage, debrief and coach with the GLA360 through GCG’s GLA360 Certification, included in the PCC (ICF Level 2) program or available standalone.
How much does a GLA360 assessment cost?
GLA360 is available through certified coaches as part of assessment, debriefing and coaching services. Fees depend on the services included; contact us for a quote.