“Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn’t.” -Rufus Wainwright It has been estimated that 65 to 75 percent of the employees in any given organization report that the worst aspect of their job is their immediate boss. In fact, estimates of the base rate for managerial incompetence in corporate […]

“It is better to make many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.” -Old Chines Proverb The initial 360-degree feedback provides a benchmark and baseline for the talent. It is hoped that the results of the 360-degree feedback program will result in enhanced performance and […]

 “The general consensus seems to be that I don’t act at all.” -Gary Cooper Average scores are typically used by vendors in 360-degree feedback reports.  However, without a way to discern outliers, polarized scores and rater agreement, the interpretation of average scores can be quite misleading in reports. It is not uncommon to use average […]

  “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” -Warren Buffet Let’s be honest — Not all organizations are “ready” for 360-degree feedback. All too often it gets introduced in the middle of a very large organizational change (e.g., merger or acquisition) or some other untimely organization-wide event. 8 […]

“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” –Albert Einstein Upon receiving the 360-degree feedback results, individuals often feel challenged about how to interpret their results in a meaningful way, particularly when there are differences between views of rater groups. Should participants of the 360-degree feedback focus their […]