How do I ensure high participation rates with honest and productive feedback?
360 feedback should enable people to give honest feedback. In order to make sure people feel comfortable giving honest feedback, they should be guaranteed that their data will be collected anonymously. In this way, peers and subordinates will be protected from potential negative consequences of giving honest feedback. Anonymity should not necessarily be expected in the case of ratings given by a boss. Certain rater groups, like bosses, should be responsible for “owning” their feedback and should take a more active hand in the professional development of the leaders that report to them.
