The 360 degree review
Posted by Elizabeth Counts on Fri, Apr 03, 2009 @ 03:05 PM
Does your company include
360 degree reviews in their employee appraisal process? The popularity of this brand of employee evaluation continues to grow. There are clear benefits of this approach to evaluating performance. Oftentimes, the result is a more holistic view of the employee, as his peers may see strengths or areas for improvement that his manager may overlook.
The 360 degree review process can be designed to align with and reflect your company and its values. One important decision to make is how to ultimately put the results of this tool to use. Will your company use the review as simply an employee development tool or to actually tie it to compensation? Some agree that if it is a more holistic view of the employee, then it is the perfect metric to use in determining increases in compensation. However, there is the concern that employees may hesitate to be completely honest about their co-worker if they fear that their co-worker's compensation may be tied to what they say.
The 360 degree employee review is a powerful tool to monitor and improve the most valuable resources your company has. Do you plan to use 360 degree reviews in your company's performance management portfolio?