Seeking Honest Feedback We are all seeking to be the best we can be. As leaders, this means we need to focus on creating an environment where giving and receiving of feedback is part of our operating DNA, the way we do business. This in turn, means we need to be effective in giving [...]
Receiving feedback – next step #5 Step 5, say thank you. We need to thank the people who provided feedback on our 360 degree feedback survey. We need to tell them how much we value their feedback and how much we appreciate the time they took to give us the feedback. A great step towards [...]
Receiving feedback – next step #4 Step 4 in our process involves sitting down with your manager and discussing where you are now with your leadership and where you want to be. Take them through your report. Highlight the strengths you identified in step 1 and how you intend to leverage them going forward. Next [...]
Receiving feedback – next step #3 Step 1 we identified our strengths Step 2 we identified the gaps in our performance Now it's time for us to think about how we can put some behavioural changes in place to close the gaps in our performance. List the changes you would like to implement and pick [...]
Receiving feedback – next step #2 In step 1 we took time to reflect and identify our strengths. Now it's time to move onto the next step, identify the gaps. Gaps are identified as areas where we are not meeting the performance levels expected of us by our manager, our peers and the people that [...]
CEO succession starts with developing your leaders Identify your successor – that is one job that all leaders should be focusing on. Leaders at all levels within an organisation are responsible for ensuring that the workforce has the skills and capabilities required to achieve success in both the short and long term. Given this [...]
Receiving feedback - next step #1 What you do with the data from your 360 degree feedback report is pivotal in your leadership development. The data will remain just that, data, unless you do something with it. We have put together 5 small videos on the next steps after receiving your feedback. If at any [...]
Turn your data into action The feedback from your 360 degree survey is just data until you put it into a action plan. Creating action plans for your participants can be beneficial not only for them in their role but also for the organisation as a whole. Through the delivery of the feedback you [...]
Do you have the right feedback delivery skills? Giving constructive feedback to someone in order to change behaviour is a delicate process. It is very important to assure that you approach the task with sensitivity to the person's feelings to avoid the common problem of a very defensive reaction. When done properly, however, [...]
Survey timing. Did you allow enough time? From the time you first communicate to all the people involved in the 360 degree feedback project to receiving the reports you need to allow enough time for everyone to complete the survey. Some people may need to complete multiple surveys, particularly managers so ensure you [...]
