As you can see, there are many benefits to 360 degree feedback. However, not every implementation is a success story. If the organization is not ready, there is insufficient support or the methodology is not maintained, it can die a silent death. The tips below can provide a solid foundation.
360 degree feedback
What is 360 degree feedback?
What are the advantages?
Open and diverse work climate
By collecting feedback from different perspectives, you prevent a one-sided image from arising. When you provide feedback, you always take your own beliefs as a frame of reference, this way your feedback becomes biased. Feedback from different perspectives creates room for diversity, which in turn benefits creativity.
Empowered and resilient employees
By having employees (and managers) provide frequent feedback, you ensure that people become empowered and resilient. This way, they become used to giving and receiving feedback. This creates a constructive working environment in which people dare to stand up for what is important.
Employees are motivated to work on self-development
Feedback increases insight into one’s own personality, so there is acceptance for strengths and weaknesses. This insight creates a better feeling of whether the functions fits the individual and allows the individual to shape his/her career based on self-direction.
How do you implement 360 degree feedback?
Ensure model behavior from management. Nothing is more powerful than a leader who shows vulnerability before he asks this from his employees.
Invest in feedback skills. Well-given feedback is very powerful and pretty much always constructive. Is the feedback inconvenient or offensive? This can damage the employee. And, as you know: trust is easier lost than gained.
Ensure model behavior from management. Nothing is more powerful than a leader who shows vulnerability before he asks this from his employees.
And last but not least: have realistic expectations about the timetable: Rome was not built in a single day, and a single day will also not be enough to create a sustainable feedback culture.
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