Plan and run a 360 assessment
Choose the right 360 feedback evaluators
Choose people who have enough experience of the subject’s work to give useful feedback. Different working relationships can reveal different patterns.
Select for experience of the work
Evaluators may include a supervisor, peers, direct reports, clients, or project partners. Include someone because they have observed relevant behavior during the assessment period, not simply because their name is on an organization chart.
Look for a range of working relationships. A subject may communicate differently with their own team and with colleagues in other departments; both perspectives can be useful.
Recent joiners or people with little contact may not have enough experience to rate some behaviors. Give clear guidance about what to do when a question cannot be answered from observation.
Involve the subject and review the list
Invite the subject to suggest people who know their work. Explain the selection criteria and have the organizer or agreed reviewer check the list for relevant coverage.
Review obvious gaps, such as excluding direct reports from a manager’s assessment or selecting only close supporters. Consider whether each person can provide a useful perspective and whether the requested workload is reasonable.
Tell evaluators what participation involves and allow time for thoughtful feedback, particularly when they will assess several colleagues.
Plan for enough completed responses
A larger invitation list does not automatically mean better feedback. Aim for useful coverage of the subject’s work and enough completed responses within each confidential group.
In Panoramic Feedback, confidential reporting categories require at least three completed responses. Self-assessments and a single supervisor’s feedback may be intentionally identifiable. Plan for some people being unable to respond.
Groups below the reporting threshold may be combined or omitted to protect confidentiality. Read the response threshold guidance before finalizing assignments, and explain the arrangements without promising that every comment will be anonymous.
Before you move on
- Evaluators have observed the relevant work.
- The selection process is clear and the list has been reviewed.
- Confidential groups and evaluator workloads have been considered.
Useful resources
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