Human Resource Executive Recognizes Manager Ready^®

Manager Ready® received the prestigious 2011 Top HR Product of the Year award at the HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. Presented by Human Resource Executive® (HRE) magazine, the award recognizes new HR and training products based on innovation, ease of use and impact on the HR industry. Manager Ready is a breakthrough frontline leader assessment that delivers the same quality of diagnosis and benefits as a full-blown assessment center at a fraction of the cost. Read the Human Resource Executive Online article "2011 Top Product Winner: Manager Ready". Click here to read the press release and to learn more about the award.

Make better business decisions about your frontline leaders.

Manager Ready^SM is an online assessment tool that provides information for making better business decisions about frontline leaders. Here's what you need to know:

• Participants engage in a half-day assessment format administered in a loosely proctored, certified environment.
   
• Manager Ready is built around 30+ real-world behavioral situations like coaching an underperformer, resolving conflicts or solving a business problem. Unlike a multiple choice test, each of these situations is designed to elicit specific frontline leader behaviors.
   
• Highly-skilled, trained assessors evaluate the quality of the response against specific behavioral anchors. Assessors provide in-depth insight, leading to a higher level of accuracy and better reliability of information.
   
• Manager Ready was designed to be cost effective. The use of cutting-edge technology, streamlining the frontline leader assessment process.
   

Why Choose DDI's Manager Ready^®?

Manager Ready^® gives you a better insight into the strengths and development needs of your current and future frontline leaders.

• Better selection decisions—Identify those individuals who are best prepared to step into your frontline leader roles.
   
• Accelerated development—Give your managers a better understanding of their leadership skills with tips and tools for them to create and act on focused development plans.
   
• Fast and easy roll-out—Within days you can start scheduling participants just about anywhere in the world.
   
• Limitless scalability—Assess a handful of people for a single promotion or thousands of managers for leadership development.
   
• More insight for less—Receive the same depth of insight as a full-blown assessment center at a fraction of the cost.
   

What Clients Have To Say About Their Success With DDI:

"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

"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