After months of hard work, we launched our vision for the future of feedback. We're reflecting on last year so we can continue to reach our big, hairy, audacious goal of making peer feedback easier, more pleasant, and more productive.
According to Forbes, most individuals spend about 45% of their day listening. Taking the time to actively listen and understand your team is linked to an increase in trusting relationships and collaboration.
You're constantly being influenced while also influencing those around you. To master the art of influence, there needs to be a level of building rapport with your team, practice active listening, and lead by example.
As a leader, you’re bound to encounter roadblocks, but regularly finding the silver lining helps your team recognize the positives rather than fixate on the negatives.
According to Harvard Business Review, a hands-off approach increases morale, establishes a tone of trust, and expands your team's growth. Avoid micromanaging at all costs.
According to Harvard Business Review, wrapping up a project means that “your team assumes ownership of their deliverables, hands them off to others, or terminates the project altogether.”
The inability to make a secure decision is the kiss of death. Yes or no? Up or down? Left or right? However, utilizing your analytical thinking skills can help you overcome indecisiveness. If Barbara Walters can do it, so can you.
According to author Jack Modzelewski of Talk is Chief: Leadership, Communication, and Credibility in a High-Stakes World, the best communicators are the ones who are “very in tune with others, whether they’re talking to one person, a small group, or an audience of many.”
According to Forbes, about 70% of employees claim to be disengaged from their company. Part of leading a team is making sure everyone is on the same page to carry out their delegated tasks.
According to a 2014 Journal of Business Ethics study, leaders who “walk the talk,” were viewed as dependable, credible, and inspirational to their teams. Remember: All talk and no show will ultimately lead to mistrust between you and your team.
According to a 2003 Leadership Quarterly study, research shows that rallying the whole team behind a shared vision is more effective than connecting with team members individually.
360-degree feedback can be incredibly helpful for large businesses, small businesses, and remote workers alike! Here is a summary of the benefits of 360-degree feedback.
Writing 360 feedback questions may not be easy, but a good understanding of the 360 process and survey philosophy can help you craft effective, easy-to-understand questions that elucidate all the info your company needs from their survey. Here we give you all you need to do just that.
360 feedback examples, sample responses to a 360-degree evaluation questionnaire, can be helpful to read through before writing your own survey. Here are feedback examples from small businesses, organizations, and remote teams.
Sometimes it can be helpful to share 360-degree feedback samples with your team so they know what to expect going into the performance appraisal process. Here are several different examples for a multi-rater system.
360-degree feedback questionnaires are the new tool of choice for evaluating employees and increasing engagement. Here we look at the good, bad, and ugly of this method as well as some strategies for utilizing them in your company.
A look at 360-degree feedback pros and cons for small, medium, and large businesses! Use this rundown to help you decide if a 360 review is right for you.
Employee turnover can be a major problem for many organizations, but it doesn’t have to be -- by following these strategies, you could reduce your turnover rate and result in a healthier and more profitable business.
While neither voluntary or involuntary employee turnover are necessarily good for business, there are silver linings to both. Today, we’ll be discussing the differences between the two and the positives and negatives to both.
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