
In Qualtrics, we make upward and peer feedback anonymous but all manager comments are attributable. How to avoid: Think deeply about how you anonymise or attribute feedback and match it to your company culture.

Or, they’ll feel as though they’re harming a colleague by simply giving feedback at all. And even if their name and role might be hidden, there might be other telltale signs as to who gave the feedback. If it’s known that managers know who said what, people can feel less confident in giving truthful feedback. Disadvantage: Too much managerial oversight can deter truthful feedback Using advanced AI technology, you can process a huge amount of company-wide feedback and get a detailed idea of strengths and weaknesses within certain teams. A manager gets one view of a team member – but they may be lagging behind when it comes to managing their team members, or interacting with peers.

If you only ask managers to review their team members, you’re left with enormous blind spots in terms of what that employee could improve upon. How to avoid: Limit who a person can select to review them, or have the survey administrator select the reviewers – this’ll ensure reviewers are people the subject work with, or have regular contact with.Īdvantage: It’s easier to spot development opportunities in teams or departments.This can skew your data and give you a misleading picture of someone’s performance. If you’re asked to comment on someone you don’t really know, most people’s inclination is to be positive, but usually not very specific. For example, does lack of communication come up in a lot of team members’ reviews of their manager is there a lack of understanding between 2 departments that often work together? Disadvantage: It might not be very informed feedback

So if someone is great at managing their team, but less so at interacting with senior execs, this is proven out by the feedback they get from those groups.Īt a higher level, you can use advanced AI to process large amounts of feedback and spot trends in a department or team. As opposed to managerial reviews, this brings in feedback from many different angles, including peers and direct reports, and a self-assessment by the person being appraised. The biggest upside to 360 Feedback is that it gives you a broader idea of an employee’s strengths and weaknesses. Advantage: It gives you a fuller picture of an employee’s performance
