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360-Degree Feedback

A 360-degree feedback tool is the solution when it comes to comprehensive and successful development of your employees. In a modern corporate culture, the individual development of employees is a central success factor for both the workforce and the company.

360-Degree Feedback Tool with HRinstruments

Thanks to the comprehensive perspective of a 360-degree feedback tool, you can identify improvement opportunities, nurture talent, as well as recognize and develop the true potential of individual employees.

360-degree perspective: 7 perspectives including customers, service providers
Identification of blind spots
Employee development
Central or decentralized control possible
Improvement of collaboration and cooperation (including with external parties)

Possible Process of a 360-Degree Feedback

Prefer a centrally managed approach to your 360-degree feedback? No problem! Our experts are available to provide consultation.

Insightful Impact

The Power of our 360-Degree Feedback Reporting

Structured analysis and evaluation of 360-degree feedback are pivotal, and at HRinstruments, this process is automated and tailored to your needs.

Tailored Report Distribution: Both supervisors and feedback recipients receive personalized reports automatically.

Engaging External Stakeholders: We facilitate direct report distribution to trainers or coaches through a streamlined approval process.

Comprehensive Overview: Our evaluation encompasses the results of multiple 360-degree feedback sessions at the organizational level. A consolidated report for the entire organization allows for a direct comparison of different aspects.

Feedback from all sides

The key for development

Self-assessment versus external assessment is a crucial point when it comes to 360-degree feedback. To uncover blind spots, a 360-degree feedback tool comes into play. Through feedback from supervisors, colleagues, employees, and ideally external individuals such as customers and business partners, you gain a comprehensive picture of an employee’s strengths, areas for development, and potential. 360-degree feedback provides a structured method to ask targeted questions and capture valuable insights from all angles.

Our Feedback Tool

Dashboard

The dashboard is your central point of contact. You have a clear overview of all ongoing processes and feedback, with quick access to templates. Additionally, you gain initial insights into the reports of completed surveys. Our dashboards are tailored to your specific needs and can be easily customized.

Scientific Expertise

Asking the right questions is crucial for obtaining meaningful results. That’s why our questionnaires are based on well-founded scientific insights developed by Prof. Dr. Simon Werther and our expert team with extensive practical experience. We prioritize ensuring content validity, construct validity, and criterion validity in questionnaire development. Furthermore, we provide access to a comprehensive pool of topics and questions, along with ready-to-use templates.

Comprehensive Reporting

Automated and tailored reports enable in-depth analyses, serving as the foundation for people analytics. Amidst the data deluge, each report includes helpful graphics for visualization and meaningful interpretation aids.

Customization

You can personalize both the tool interface and reports to align with your corporate identity. Questionnaire and report contents can also be highly tailored to your preferences.

Multilingual

Planning surveys across different locations? Standard languages like English are already integrated into the tool. However, surveys are better received when they can be completed in the respondents’ native language.

The Key to Superior Leadership and Team Performance

A 360-degree feedback tool is crucial for the development of your leaders, as it provides an objective, comprehensive overview of their competencies and practices. By gathering employee focused feedback from various sources, including colleagues, employees, and superiors, leaders gain insight into their strengths and weaknesses. This enables realistic self-assessment and promotes open and constructive reflection on their own leadership behavior. The identified areas for development form the basis for targeted coaching and training measures to enhance leadership skills. Through the continuous integration of a 360-degree feedback tool into leadership development, leaders can improve their effectiveness, better support their team members, and create a positive and performance-enhancing work culture.

Our advantages

100% GDPR Compliant

Ensuring complete anonymity is the cornerstone of fostering a robust feedback culture. Your data protection is paramount to us, which is why we prioritize adherence to the BDSG and EU GDPR regulations, ensuring stringent data protection and IT security measures. Rest assured, our services are exclusively hosted in Germany, without the involvement of third-party service providers.

Tailored Customization

Empower your organization’s identity with our highly customizable employee survey tool. From dashboard layout to report aesthetics, tailor every aspect to align seamlessly with your corporate identity, reinforcing trust and confidence among your employees.

Dedicated Personal Support

Experience unparalleled support with our team of dedicated experts, committed to delivering prompt responses in accordance with service level agreements. From onboarding to survey evaluation, we’re by your side every step of the way, assisting you in crafting impactful questions and initiating data-driven follow-up actions.

Scientifically Rigorous Questionnaires

Rely on meticulously crafted questionnaires. Our questionnaires are based on scientific grounding, developed by both Prof. Dr. Simon Werther and our expert team with extensive practical experience. Naturally, we combine this with practical relevance and insights gathered from our numerous clients.

Seamless Integration

Streamline your workflows and enhance efficiency with seamless integration capabilities through our HRinstruments API. Connect our employee survey tool effortlessly with popular HR management systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, simplifying your daily operations and saving valuable time.

Automated Insightful Reports

Receive clear and actionable insights through automated reports delivered post-survey. Leveraging comprehensive data, unlock the power of people analytics to inform and shape a data-driven HR strategy, driving organizational success.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about 360-Degree Feedback

What is a 360-Degree Feedback Tool?

360-degree feedback is a method of gathering feedback from various perspectives to obtain a comprehensive picture of an employee. It involves colleagues, supervisors, employees, and possibly customers to provide diverse viewpoints. The aim is to gain a better understanding of strengths and areas for development and initiate targeted actions for improvement. 360-degree feedback supports personal development, self-reflection, and continuous growth in professional environments.

When is it beneficial to use a 360-Degree Feedback Tool?

In general, the use of a 360-degree feedback tool is beneficial whenever a broader and more objective assessment of an employee’s performance, behavior, and skills is required to foster individual growth, teamwork, and organizational effectiveness.

In which situations is the HRinstruments 360-Degree Feedback Tool suitable?

This depends on the specific needs of the company, and the application scenarios are diverse. Some of our clients focus on the development of their leaders using 360-degree feedback to gain a comprehensive understanding of leadership qualities. The tool enables them to enhance their leadership strengths and identify areas for further development to increase their effectiveness. Others use it additionally for performance evaluation or to measure cultural change within the company.

What is 90-Degree Feedback?

In 90-degree feedback, employees receive feedback from only one direction, typically from direct supervisors. This approach primarily focuses on feedback from a single authority figure, providing a relatively limited perspective on an individual’s performance and skills.

What is 180-Degree Feedback?

In 180-degree feedback, employees receive feedback from two main sources, usually from direct supervisors and colleagues. This approach broadens the perspective by including feedback from more than one source, primarily focusing on relationships and collaboration within the work environment.

What is 270-Degree Feedback?

In 270-degree feedback, feedback providers from three main sources are included, typically from direct supervisors, colleagues, and employees. This approach offers a more comprehensive perspective by incorporating feedback from different levels and functions within the organization, allowing for a more holistic assessment of an individual’s performance and behavior.