We've released the following updates and improvements in v65.
BTS 360 / Assessment Debrief
BTS 360 assessments now live natively in Sounding Board. One platform, from assessment through debrief and optionally into coaching. Whether a participant is completing a standalone debrief with a leadership coach or moving into a full coaching engagement, Sounding Board is now the single home for the full experience. This is foundational capability, built to support future assessments on the platform beyond BTS 360
Note: This feature is available to customers upon request. Contact your Sounding Board account team to learn more. Customer availability begins June 15, 2026.
This release introduces two products:
1:1 Coaching with BTS 360
An enhancement to the existing 1:1 Coaching module. When a coaching program includes a BTS 360 assessment, Assessment Debrief tracking is now enabled natively within the program. The debrief session is the first session of the coaching engagement, with ongoing coaching continuing from there.
Assessment Debrief
A new module for participants completing a BTS 360 assessment and receiving a debrief session with a coach, with no ongoing coaching engagement. This uses a new program type and a new Assessee user role.
For Admins
- Create a new Assessment Debrief program from the Create Program modal
- Enable Assessment Debrief tracking on a 1:1 Coaching program, with BTS 360 as the selected assessment type
- View Assessment Debrief programs and engagements in new dedicated tabs on the Programs and Engagements pages
- Create users with the new Assessee role (single user and bulk upload)
- Edit Assessment Debrief engagements — assign or reassign coaches and update settings
For Coaches
- The first session in a BTS 360-enabled 1:1 coaching engagement is automatically designated as the Assessment Debrief session
- Assessment context is available within the engagement to inform the debrief
- My Coachees is renamed to My Participants when you have Assessees in your programs
For Coachees and Assessees
- A prominent assessment card on your dashboard tracks your BTS 360 status — pending, in progress, and complete
- Launch your BTS 360 assessment directly from your Sounding Board dashboard
- Access Prepare for Your 360 and Prepare for Your Debrief resources from your dashboard and session panel
- Assessees in a debrief-only program have a streamlined dashboard experience scoped to their Assessment Debrief program
In Progress: Upcoming Enhancements
We're continuing development on several enhancements planned for upcoming releases, including BTS 360 Insights reporting and Leadership Profile survey updates. We'll share more details as these features become ready for release.
Multi-Language Support Expansion
Six new platform languages are now available, completing Sounding Board's multi-language rollout — a major platform initiative more than a year in development.
The following languages are now supported in addition to English and French:
- Spanish (Universal)
- French (Canadian)
- Japanese
- Mandarin
- Italian
- German
- Portuguese
When a language is enabled for your organization, users will see the platform UI and system-generated emails in their preferred language. Languages are enabled per customer by the Sounding Board account team.
Note: Onboarding videos and custom leadership capabilities remain in English. Contact your account team to enable a language for your organization.
French was introduced in Release 63 — April 2, 2026 as the first phase of this rollout. See those v63 release notes for more details on the language feature release. For a full breakdown of what is and isn't translated, how to change your app language, and how admins set up non-English users, see Platform Language Support and How to Change Your App Language.