A key part of 360 Degree Feedback is your Self-assessment. Assessing yourself against the 360 statements is cricital because this is going to be the benchmark against which you will measure the feedback from your colleagues. Your 360 Degree Feedback report should tell you how you have measured yourself, and how your self ratings compare with those of your colleagues.
The following points are useful as a guide to receiving your feedback positively and getting the best out of it:
- Bear in mind that feedback is based on other peoples’ perceptions, which will tend to be more subjective than objective. You may be surprised at some of your Colleagues’ perceptions of your behaviour or effectiveness. These may be very different from your own perceptions.
- Be prepared to take the Feedback on board, and to consider how you might use it to develop your strengths and to focus on your development needs.
- Don’t focus exclusively on what might appear to be negative comments – take equal account of the positive feedback you receive.
- Don’t try to work out who has provided what feedback, as this is not going to be helpful for you. More often than not, your assumptions can be wrong
- If you feel that some of the feedback is unfounded, ensure that you use the feedback discussion to put across your views
- Express any concerns you may have in a constructive way and try to focus on objective assessment, not on individuals or personalities.