Benchmarks, a 360-degree assessment, has been used by approximately 16,000 organizations and over 200,000 managers. Data collected through its administration has resulted in large comprehensive databases that have provided the basis for numerous studies. These annotations on published research were written for anyone who is interested in the research leading to the development and refinement of Benchmarks, the interpretation of the assessment's results, or the relationship of Benchmarks to other psychological assessments.

Jean Brittain Leslie is a senior fellow and director of strategic initiatives in the Global Leadership & Analytics Group at CCL. In this role, she develops, oversees, and helps implement programs, projects, and processes that support leadership research and analytics' vision and short- and long-term plans. Jean has published more than 100 pieces on leadership, assessment, and feedback-in the form ofpeer-reviewed articles, popular-press articles, book chapters, and books. She has an MA in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.