GLA360 Certification: Add the Global Leadership Assessment to Your Coaching Toolkit

Assessments give coaching engagements structure, objectivity, and a concrete starting point. Certified GLA360 professionals have a clear value proposition that leaders and HR are eager to access: a research-based 360 that turns feedback into focused leadership development.

The GLA360 is research-based: 15 competencies across 5 clusters, 72 questions plus 3 open-response questions, a 19,000-leader norm group, and an instant 45+ page interactive report. For the full how-it-compares detail, see the GLA360 assessment comparison pillar.

The GLA360 process

Working with a certified coach or facilitator, the leader uses the report to identify strengths, understand stakeholder feedback, and select 1–2 high-value growth areas.

The result is a structured, objective starting point for a leadership coaching engagement.

Coaches and HR professionals can certify to administer and debrief the GLA360 — included in GCG's PCC (Level 2) program or available as a standalone certification. The program totals 41 hours (20 hours self-paced eLearning + 21 hours of live workshops and practice labs) and equips you to deliver a world-class, research-backed 360 assessment that leads to measurable leadership growth. The certification walks you through the complete GLA360 journey, from start to finish of a real engagement:

• Set up the assessment — guide leaders in selecting the right respondents, securing engagement and quality feedback, and setting expectations for successful development.
• Debrief with impact — lead structured, engaging debrief sessions that turn data, opinions, and comments into meaningful dialogue, moving leaders from awareness to acceptance to action to achievement. You'll practice across 8 real-world debrief scenarios, working with leader profiles including constructive executives, defensive leaders, senior executives, and leaders in transition.
• Connect insights to authentic leadership — use the GLA360 as the foundation for building each leader's Authentic Leadership Model (ALM), translating abstract competencies into a personalized vision of how they want to lead.
• Integrate the GLA360 into your practice — position it as a value-added solution for individuals, teams, and organizations, conduct needs-based conversations with HR and executive sponsors, and learn how to price and package your services for impact.

1. 01

   Introduction Workshop

   Live

   The certification journey begins with an Introduction Workshop covering the certification path, the interactive GLA360 report, the resource and tools library, the workshop calendar, and the questions participants need answered before they begin.

   Certification Orientation

   Certification journey

   Understand how the self-paced modules, supervised labs, and Coaching in Practice workshops fit together into the full 41-hour certification.

   Interactive report and resources

   Get oriented to the instant 45+ page interactive report and the full GLA360 resource and tools library used throughout certification and client delivery.

2. 02

   Self-Paced Modules

   Self-paced

   Self-paced modules build the foundation for administering the assessment, reading the report, preparing for debriefs, and translating assessment results into coaching and leadership-development conversations.

   Global Leadership Assessment (GLA360) eLearning

   Research and assessment foundation

   Learn what the GLA360 measures, why a research-based 360 creates structure and objectivity in coaching engagements, and how to position the assessment with leaders and HR stakeholders.

   Report preparation

   Study the interactive report, review sample data, and prepare to help leaders identify strengths and select 1–2 high-value growth areas.

   Administration and logistics

   Learn how to administer the GLA360, manage the assessment process, and work with leaders and respondents across languages and markets.

3. 03

   Debrief Practice Labs

   Live practice

   Debrief practice labs put the assessment into supervised practice. Participants work in small groups of 2–3, use shared reports, practice debriefs, and learn to handle challenges with active listening and coaching questions.

   Supervised Small-Group Practice

   Shared-report debrief practice

   Practice debriefing a shared GLA360 report in small groups so the mechanics of reading, framing, and discussing the report become concrete.

   Handling challenging moments

   Use active listening and coaching questions to work with hesitation, defensiveness, uncertainty, or difficult feedback in a debrief conversation.

   From data to coaching focus

   Help the leader move from assessment data to strengths, development themes, and a practical coaching focus.

4. 04

   Coaching in Practice Workshops

   Live

   Coaching in Practice workshops deepen the work through advanced demonstrations, edge cases, panel Q&A, and integration into real coaching engagements.

   Advanced Application

   Advanced debrief demos

   Watch and discuss advanced demonstrations that show how certified coaches use the GLA360 report in leadership coaching conversations.

   Edge cases and Q&A

   Work through practical questions, edge cases, and real delivery concerns with instructors and peers.

5. 05

   Commercial Training

   Included

   Certification includes commercial training so coaches and HR professionals can price GLA360 services, conduct needs-based conversations, and connect leadership impact to organizational performance for HRD buyers.

   Sales, Pricing, and HR Conversations

   Pricing GLA360 services

   Learn how to think about pricing GLA360 administration, debriefing, and coaching work without reducing the assessment to a commodity report.

   Needs-based conversations

   Practice needs-based sales conversations with HR decision-makers and connect the assessment to leadership priorities, team performance, and organizational outcomes.