feedback

About

Since I became a manager I have been reading about feedback gathering. All in an attempt to improve and try to have my team’s best interests in mind.

One of the tools I quickly found out about and implemented is: 360 feedback surveys. Also 1-1s, but that’s another topic for another time.

360 feedback surveys are short forms that should be shared with everybody you regularly interact with in the workplace and should ask questions so that you (the person running them) can get some actionable feedback on your activity and performance. Optionally anonymous in order to encourage honest (if not blunt at times), feedback.

This can come in handy if the team needs the psychological safety of typing some answers (instead of giving them live, in person) and maybe the safety of anonymity.