360-Degree Assessment
The 360-degree assessments are commonly used in
corporations in management and
leadership development programs.
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Leadership-Management Synergy
In
360-degree assessment, the participant completes a self-assessment and also
collects feedback from supervisors,
peers, subordinates and
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customer (or
sometimes
vendors).
Benefits of 360-Degree Assessment
The 360 feedback gives employees a
deep understanding of their strengths and areas to develop.
The advantage of 360-degree assessments
is that you are able to compare your self-perceptions with feedback that
shows how others – supervisors, peers, subordinates and
customers –
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perceive
you.
"Your most unhappy customers are
your greatest source of
learning."
~
Bill Gates
Studies show that
work performance
improves when people receive 360-degree assessment feedback, and
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learning-type individuals who have the greatest skill or personality
deficits benefit the most.
Community Feedback – a
Simplified Version of 360 Feedback
"Community feedback" is a simplified version of
360 evaluation and
feedback in
which a small
group of three to five people are selected by the manager and
the employee to provide feedback.
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