Question

. What are the advantages and disadvantages of 360- degree feedback?

Answer 1

There are the following advantages of 369-degree feedback:

1. It provides employees with more and better self-awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses.

2. It is helpful in assessing the training gaps that can be then filled with skills training.

3. It provides a deep and broad insight into the work of the employees.

4. It is helpful in improving transparency in the organization.

There are the following disadvantages of 369-degree feedback:

1. Some managers use it to find negative aspects of the performance of the employees.

2. It garners negative feedback because not all people or parties involved are honest toward an employee.

3. It is a time and effort consuming process.

4. It leads to a biased opinion that sometimes results in dissatisfaction in employees.