eBook: 360-degree 
feedback 
By Halogen Software 
How to improve the accuracy and impact 
of feedback with 360-degree reviews 
© 2014 Halogen Software Inc. Confidential – Not to be used, copied or redistributed without Halogen’s prior written permission.
Picture it… 
you’re on a trip and you never get off the tour 
bus. All your photos are taken from your seat. 
Pretty dull travel album. 
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Download now
You wouldn’t do that on vacation. 
You’d get out, walk around, and take 
photos from all different angles. 
So why not capture your 
employees’ performances 
from all angles as well? 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
The advantages of having 
many vantage points 
Multirater assessments help 
create a comprehensive 
collage of an employee’s 
performance, pulling 
feedback from supervisors, 
co-workers and clients. 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
How important is 
360-degree feedback? 
Multiple studies have found 
that gathering feedback from 
individuals other than an 
employee’s manager is the 
best practice related to goal 
setting1. 
1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Performance 
Management Standard. (2012, Nov., 30.) An American 
National Standard for Human Resource Management Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Most HR managers realize the 
importance of 360-degree feedback, 
but they still don’t use it reguarly2. 
Even when they have the right tool, they 
don’t use it to its full potential. That’s 
like buying a high-end digital camera 
and not using all of the features. 
2. Corporate Leadership Council (Corporate Executive Board, 
Secondary Research Findings – Trends in 360-degree 
Reviews, May 2003.) 
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In the 360-degree feedback eBook, you’ll learn: 
how to improve 
performance reviews 
with multirater feedback, 
how to implement 
best practices 
how other companies 
have found success with 
Halogen 360 Multirater™ 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
The benefits of 360-degree feedback: 
More accurate, 
credible and reliable 
performance 
appraisal ratings 
Improved 
employee 
performance 
Increased employee 
acceptance of 
performance 
feedback 
Higher-functioning 
work teams 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Best practices for multirater assessments 
Have employees choose raters with manager approval 
Provide aggregated, anonymous feedback 
Gather ratings on demonstration of competencies 
Follow up with coaching and development 
Now, let’s look at each of the four best practices in more detail… 
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Download now
Best practice #1: 
Have employees choose raters with 
manager approval 
Employees who select their own raters: 
Feel the process is fair and trustworthy 
Are more accepting of the feedback 
Rate the process as being more beneficial 
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Download now
Best practice #2: 
Provide aggregated, anonymous feedback 
Both the Corporate Leadership 
Council3 and SHRM4 found that 
when assessors know their 
feedback will be kept 
anonymous, they rate 
employees more honestly. 
3. Improving the payoff from 360-degree feedback, Hofstra University 
4. Multisource feedback: lessons learned and implications for practice, 
SHRM, Atwater, Brett, Charles, 2007. 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Best practice #3: 
Gather ratings on demonstration 
of competencies 
The benefits: 
Easier to evaluate 
performance 
Provides more 
consistent 
evaluations 
Improves process 
transparency and 
fairness 
Reinforces desirable 
practices 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Best practice #3: 
Follow up with coaching and development 
• Use multirater feedback 
to enhance goal-setting 
and feedback 
• Address any areas of weakness 
with learning opportunities 
• Measure and recognize 
performance improvements 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
What you’ll find in the 
360-degree feedback eBook: 
 Details on the benefits of 
360-degree feedback 
performance appraisals 
 Best practices for 
implementing multirater 
assessments 
 Success stories and 
resources 
 Links to articles, webinars, 
templates, checklists 
and more Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Why take snapshots of your 
employees when you can 
capture a panoramic 
view of their 
performance? 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Check out our 
360-degree feedback 
eBook and learn how 
to put your talent 
management in focus 
– from every angle. 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Key questions for your organization 
Does your organization use 360-degree feedback to improve 
performance reviews? 
Would some of your employee groups benefit more than 
others from multirater feedback? 
Which of the best practices for multirater assessments does 
your organization follow? 
Does your work culture welcome 360-degree feedback? 
If not, what do you need to work on changing? 
Get the full eBook: 
Download now
Want to learn more? 
Read the eBook: 
Explore how your organization can 
benefit from 360-degree feedback. 
Download now 
Visit our website to learn more: 
www.halogensoftware.com

eBook: 360-degree feedback

  • 1.
    eBook: 360-degree feedback By Halogen Software How to improve the accuracy and impact of feedback with 360-degree reviews © 2014 Halogen Software Inc. Confidential – Not to be used, copied or redistributed without Halogen’s prior written permission.
  • 2.
    Picture it… you’reon a trip and you never get off the tour bus. All your photos are taken from your seat. Pretty dull travel album. Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 3.
    You wouldn’t dothat on vacation. You’d get out, walk around, and take photos from all different angles. So why not capture your employees’ performances from all angles as well? Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 4.
    The advantages ofhaving many vantage points Multirater assessments help create a comprehensive collage of an employee’s performance, pulling feedback from supervisors, co-workers and clients. Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 5.
    How important is 360-degree feedback? Multiple studies have found that gathering feedback from individuals other than an employee’s manager is the best practice related to goal setting1. 1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Performance Management Standard. (2012, Nov., 30.) An American National Standard for Human Resource Management Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 6.
    Most HR managersrealize the importance of 360-degree feedback, but they still don’t use it reguarly2. Even when they have the right tool, they don’t use it to its full potential. That’s like buying a high-end digital camera and not using all of the features. 2. Corporate Leadership Council (Corporate Executive Board, Secondary Research Findings – Trends in 360-degree Reviews, May 2003.) Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 7.
    In the 360-degreefeedback eBook, you’ll learn: how to improve performance reviews with multirater feedback, how to implement best practices how other companies have found success with Halogen 360 Multirater™ Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 8.
    The benefits of360-degree feedback: More accurate, credible and reliable performance appraisal ratings Improved employee performance Increased employee acceptance of performance feedback Higher-functioning work teams Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 9.
    Best practices formultirater assessments Have employees choose raters with manager approval Provide aggregated, anonymous feedback Gather ratings on demonstration of competencies Follow up with coaching and development Now, let’s look at each of the four best practices in more detail… Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 10.
    Best practice #1: Have employees choose raters with manager approval Employees who select their own raters: Feel the process is fair and trustworthy Are more accepting of the feedback Rate the process as being more beneficial Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 11.
    Best practice #2: Provide aggregated, anonymous feedback Both the Corporate Leadership Council3 and SHRM4 found that when assessors know their feedback will be kept anonymous, they rate employees more honestly. 3. Improving the payoff from 360-degree feedback, Hofstra University 4. Multisource feedback: lessons learned and implications for practice, SHRM, Atwater, Brett, Charles, 2007. Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 12.
    Best practice #3: Gather ratings on demonstration of competencies The benefits: Easier to evaluate performance Provides more consistent evaluations Improves process transparency and fairness Reinforces desirable practices Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 13.
    Best practice #3: Follow up with coaching and development • Use multirater feedback to enhance goal-setting and feedback • Address any areas of weakness with learning opportunities • Measure and recognize performance improvements Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 14.
    What you’ll findin the 360-degree feedback eBook:  Details on the benefits of 360-degree feedback performance appraisals  Best practices for implementing multirater assessments  Success stories and resources  Links to articles, webinars, templates, checklists and more Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 15.
    Why take snapshotsof your employees when you can capture a panoramic view of their performance? Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 16.
    Check out our 360-degree feedback eBook and learn how to put your talent management in focus – from every angle. Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 17.
    Key questions foryour organization Does your organization use 360-degree feedback to improve performance reviews? Would some of your employee groups benefit more than others from multirater feedback? Which of the best practices for multirater assessments does your organization follow? Does your work culture welcome 360-degree feedback? If not, what do you need to work on changing? Get the full eBook: Download now
  • 18.
    Want to learnmore? Read the eBook: Explore how your organization can benefit from 360-degree feedback. Download now Visit our website to learn more: www.halogensoftware.com