Using the 360-degree appraisal because others do, and you want to employ "best practice," is not a good enough reason to use this approach. It must be purposeful and used properly.

If you plan to use the 360 as part of the performance appraisal process or to determine advancement opportunities, be clear about that, as well. Whatever you decide, just be up front about it and ...

Using 360 Degree Feedback Mechanisms You can harness their power and utility by following these seven best practices. By Francie Dalton Jul 01, 2005 IMPLEMENTING a 360-degree review process will ...

Also, make sure the 360-degree survey instrument you’re using helps focus the discussion on both strengths and areas for improvement and reports the data in a way that is easy to understand.

This 360-degree feedback is different from the top-down only feedback received during performance evaluations because it obtains performance and behavior opinions from people located all around ...

If a single e-mail can send the pulse racing, it’s the one from human resources announcing that it’s time for another round of 360-degree feedback. In and of itself, this type of appraisal isn ...

360 degree feedback has been around for some time now. You know it's reached the level of common management practice when it gets featured in Dilbert cartoons and "The Office" episodes. In case ...

Here’s how 360-degree reviews work: Employees receive numerical scores based on answers by their colleagues to an online survey of typically 50 questions. The subject is then force-ranked ...