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ABOUT DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL:

For over 40 years, DDI has helped the most successful companies around the world close
the gap between where their businesses need to go and the talent required to take them there.
Our areas of expertise span every level, from individual contributors to the executive suite:
Success Profile Management
Selection & Assessment
Leadership & Workforce Development
Succession Management
Performance Management
DDIs comprehensive, yet practical approach to talent management starts by ensuring a close connection
of our solutions to your business strategies, and ends only when we produce the results you require.
Youll find that DDI is an essential partner wherever you are on your journey to building extraordinary talent.

Early Reviews for Manager Ready

This data has some teeth, which in an organization like ours is hugely
important. We see this as a high-value add-on to both our selection and
development efforts.
Tim Toterhi, Senior Director of Global Organizational Design, Quintiles

MANAGER READY

No position is more critical than your frontline leaders.

Yet, research shows they often arrive in their roles ill-prepared to
handle an array of ever-changing challenges. There is a better
wayDDIs Manager Ready.

DDI has a really awesome new technology-backed product

for managerial selection. This new technology provides the benefits of
assessment centers (i.e., highly realistic job content, the ability to measure
complex problem solving, and the use of live assessors) in a short format
that is available for a lower price-point than traditional assessment centers.
This product is a very nice blend of technology and content and provides a
highly valuable way to evaluate managerial performance both pre- and
post-hire, allowing for a nice continuum along the employee lifecycle.
Dr. Charles Handler, Founder of Rocket Hire, ERE.net, Blog posting, 10.5.10

The most thorough, objective feedback we have ever gotten.

Senior Manager, Hi-tech Manufacturing Company

Manager Ready accelerates the development of existing firstlevel managers (frontline leaders) through accurate diagnosis of
their strengths and weaknesses. This diagnosis builds a participants
self-awareness of his or her development needs, and motivates the
participants and their managers to development action.

Manager Ready enables better selection and promotion decisions

about people being considered for first-level management positions.

Manager Ready does it in one-half

the time for one-quarter the cost of
a traditional first-level management
assessment center.

*KJJE*
KJJE

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Real jobs are not multiple choice. Neither is Manager Ready .

The Manager Ready

Experience
Manager Ready takes a participant
3.5 hours to complete and is totally
administered through a computer.
Like all assessment centers, participants are presented with the
challenges typically confronted in
first-level management positions
such as:
>

Coaching an employee about

performance.

> Making decisions about safety,

people, quality, and resource
allocation.
>

Dealing with unhappy customers

and resolving conflicts.

> Analyzing

data to look for trends

or problems.

> Delegating tasks with appropriate

follow-up.

The challenges and assignments

are presented through e-mail and
video-mail messages that come from
direct reports, peers, and higher
management. Participants respond
by sending e-mails or providing
information to the appropriate individual in the simulated organization.

How Assessment Decisions are Made

Trained, specialized assessors
evaluate a participants decisions
and actions and input their observations into the scoring system. Using
highly researched algorithms, the
computer combines that data with
data from challenges that can be
objectively scored. The results
provide evaluations on nine first-level
manager competencies and on hundreds of situational insights which
will aid in diagnosing very specific
development needs.
Assessment Center Competencies

Manager Ready measures nine

competencies critical for first-level
management success. These
competencies were chosen based
on more than 700 job analyses of
first-line leader positions conducted
by DDI around the world. The competencies are:
>

Managing Relationships

>

Guiding Interactions

>

Coaching for Success

>

Coaching for Improvement

>

Influencing

>

Delegation and Empowerment

>

Problem/Opportunity Analysis

>

Judgment

>

Planning and Organizing

Situational Insights Aid

Development Planning

A unique aspect of Manager Ready

is its ability to look for situational
insights. For example:
> An

individual shows good judgment

when dealing with operational
decisions, but is not as effective
in dealing with people issues.

> An

individual is good at coaching

direct reports when they are starting
a new project, but not when poor
performance situations occur.

> An

individual has better interaction

skills with peers or higher management than with direct reports.

These situational insights help individuals take action to plan their own
development, while also highlighting
coaching needs and job assignment
opportunities for the individuals
manager.

Actionable Reports

Development Guidance
is Provided

Easy to Implement

Participants receive developmental

feedback, which helps them weigh
their development strengths and
weaknesses and commit to solid
development plans. In addition, they
get specific advice about how they
can meet with their manager to build
an Individual Development Plan.

All participants receive a copy of

Next Steps, a guide to help them
understand their results and use the
insights to drive strong development
plans. Participants are helped in
choosing competencies to target for
development and selecting behavioral
skills within each competency on
which to focus. Skill acquisition
options are covered, as well as strategies for early on-the-job practice of the
newly learned behavior.

Never has getting started with an

assessment center been easier.
DDI provides you with extensive guidance on how to implement and use
the system. Once complete, you can
begin scheduling participants and
have them taking Manager Ready
in about a week. You receive the
results in about three business days.

The managers of incumbents receive

detailed information on the strengths
and weaknesses of their subordinate
and advice on how they can support
the individuals development needs.
A separate report is provided to managers who are selecting individuals
for first-level management positions.
They receive an overall readiness
rating and detailed information on
the competencies theyll evaluate to
make hiring or promotion decisions.
They also receive recommendations
for evaluating job motivation and other
competencies not assessed in the
assessment center so they will have
all the information they need to make
a selection or promotion decision.

Participants are encouraged to involve

their manager in development planning and the managers are coached
on how to handle these interactions.

Validation of the Manager

Ready Assessment Center
Manager Ready is one of the most
accurate predictors of frontline
leadership success on the market.

Leadership Training Programs

that Build Skills in the
Competencies Assessed

DDI validated Manager Ready with

Manager Ready complements

Interaction Management: Exceptional
Leaders . . . Extraordinary Results
(IM: EX), DDIs award-winning
blended-learning program which has
been used to develop over 6.3 million
leaders worldwide. The IM: EX
program, which is specifically aimed
at first-level managers, offers skillbuilding training programs for most
of the competencies assessed in
Manager Ready. Together Manager
Ready and IM:EX provide an
integrated approach to diagnosing
and developing frontline leaders.

large North American companies.

hundreds of frontline managers from

Managers who earned high scores

during this assessment were
3.6 times more likely to be a
top performer on the job.

For more information about

Manager Ready, please
visit www.ddiworld.com/
managerready, or give us a
call at 1-800-933-4463.

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Real jobs are not multiple choice. Neither is Manager Ready .

The Manager Ready

Experience
Manager Ready takes a participant
3.5 hours to complete and is totally
administered through a computer.
Like all assessment centers, participants are presented with the
challenges typically confronted in
first-level management positions
such as:
>

Coaching an employee about

performance.

> Making decisions about safety,

people, quality, and resource
allocation.
>

Dealing with unhappy customers

and resolving conflicts.

> Analyzing

data to look for trends

or problems.

> Delegating tasks with appropriate

follow-up.

The challenges and assignments

are presented through e-mail and
video-mail messages that come from
direct reports, peers, and higher
management. Participants respond
by sending e-mails or providing
information to the appropriate individual in the simulated organization.

How Assessment Decisions are Made

Trained, specialized assessors
evaluate a participants decisions
and actions and input their observations into the scoring system. Using
highly researched algorithms, the
computer combines that data with
data from challenges that can be
objectively scored. The results
provide evaluations on nine first-level
manager competencies and on hundreds of situational insights which
will aid in diagnosing very specific
development needs.
Assessment Center Competencies

Manager Ready measures nine

competencies critical for first-level
management success. These
competencies were chosen based
on more than 700 job analyses of
first-line leader positions conducted
by DDI around the world. The competencies are:
>

Managing Relationships

>

Guiding Interactions

>

Coaching for Success

>

Coaching for Improvement

>

Influencing

>

Delegation and Empowerment

>

Problem/Opportunity Analysis

>

Judgment

>

Planning and Organizing

Situational Insights Aid

Development Planning

A unique aspect of Manager Ready

is its ability to look for situational
insights. For example:
> An

individual shows good judgment

when dealing with operational
decisions, but is not as effective
in dealing with people issues.

> An

individual is good at coaching

direct reports when they are starting
a new project, but not when poor
performance situations occur.

> An

individual has better interaction

skills with peers or higher management than with direct reports.

These situational insights help individuals take action to plan their own
development, while also highlighting
coaching needs and job assignment
opportunities for the individuals
manager.

Actionable Reports

Development Guidance
is Provided

Easy to Implement

Participants receive developmental

feedback, which helps them weigh
their development strengths and
weaknesses and commit to solid
development plans. In addition, they
get specific advice about how they
can meet with their manager to build
an Individual Development Plan.

All participants receive a copy of

Next Steps, a guide to help them
understand their results and use the
insights to drive strong development
plans. Participants are helped in
choosing competencies to target for
development and selecting behavioral
skills within each competency on
which to focus. Skill acquisition
options are covered, as well as strategies for early on-the-job practice of the
newly learned behavior.

Never has getting started with an

assessment center been easier.
DDI provides you with extensive guidance on how to implement and use
the system. Once complete, you can
begin scheduling participants and
have them taking Manager Ready
in about a week. You receive the
results in about three business days.

The managers of incumbents receive

detailed information on the strengths
and weaknesses of their subordinate
and advice on how they can support
the individuals development needs.
A separate report is provided to managers who are selecting individuals
for first-level management positions.
They receive an overall readiness
rating and detailed information on
the competencies theyll evaluate to
make hiring or promotion decisions.
They also receive recommendations
for evaluating job motivation and other
competencies not assessed in the
assessment center so they will have
all the information they need to make
a selection or promotion decision.

Participants are encouraged to involve

their manager in development planning and the managers are coached
on how to handle these interactions.

Validation of the Manager

Ready Assessment Center
Manager Ready is one of the most
accurate predictors of frontline
leadership success on the market.

Leadership Training Programs

that Build Skills in the
Competencies Assessed

DDI validated Manager Ready with

Manager Ready complements

Interaction Management: Exceptional
Leaders . . . Extraordinary Results
(IM: EX), DDIs award-winning
blended-learning program which has
been used to develop over 6.3 million
leaders worldwide. The IM: EX
program, which is specifically aimed
at first-level managers, offers skillbuilding training programs for most
of the competencies assessed in
Manager Ready. Together Manager
Ready and IM:EX provide an
integrated approach to diagnosing
and developing frontline leaders.

large North American companies.

hundreds of frontline managers from

Managers who earned high scores

during this assessment were
3.6 times more likely to be a
top performer on the job.

For more information about

Manager Ready, please
visit www.ddiworld.com/
managerready, or give us a
call at 1-800-933-4463.

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ABOUT DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL:

For over 40 years, DDI has helped the most successful companies around the world close
the gap between where their businesses need to go and the talent required to take them there.
Our areas of expertise span every level, from individual contributors to the executive suite:
Success Profile Management
Selection & Assessment
Leadership & Workforce Development
Succession Management
Performance Management
DDIs comprehensive, yet practical approach to talent management starts by ensuring a close connection
of our solutions to your business strategies, and ends only when we produce the results you require.
Youll find that DDI is an essential partner wherever you are on your journey to building extraordinary talent.

Early Reviews for Manager Ready

This data has some teeth, which in an organization like ours is hugely
important. We see this as a high-value add-on to both our selection and
development efforts.
Tim Toterhi, Senior Director of Global Organizational Design, Quintiles

MANAGER READY

No position is more critical than your frontline leaders.

Yet, research shows they often arrive in their roles ill-prepared to
handle an array of ever-changing challenges. There is a better
wayDDIs Manager Ready.

DDI has a really awesome new technology-backed product

for managerial selection. This new technology provides the benefits of
assessment centers (i.e., highly realistic job content, the ability to measure
complex problem solving, and the use of live assessors) in a short format
that is available for a lower price-point than traditional assessment centers.
This product is a very nice blend of technology and content and provides a
highly valuable way to evaluate managerial performance both pre- and
post-hire, allowing for a nice continuum along the employee lifecycle.
Dr. Charles Handler, Founder of Rocket Hire, ERE.net, Blog posting, 10.5.10

The most thorough, objective feedback we have ever gotten.

Senior Manager, Hi-tech Manufacturing Company

Manager Ready accelerates the development of existing firstlevel managers (frontline leaders) through accurate diagnosis of
their strengths and weaknesses. This diagnosis builds a participants
self-awareness of his or her development needs, and motivates the
participants and their managers to development action.

Manager Ready enables better selection and promotion decisions

about people being considered for first-level management positions.

Manager Ready does it in one-half

the time for one-quarter the cost of
a traditional first-level management
assessment center.

*KJJE*
KJJE

MKTMRDM02-04111MB

Development Dimensions International, Inc., MMXI. All rights reserved.

The Talent Management Expert