A traditional performance cycle with a fixed routine of progress and assessment interviews no longer fits most organizations of our time. Organizations want to have a continuous dialogue with employees about personal development and two or three times a year is no longer sufficient. They want to put employees at the helm of their own development and feedback is making its appearance. After all, feedback is the ideal tool for making each other better. The emergence of online tools for asking and giving feedback is therefore not surprising. But why use a feedback tool when you can also give live feedback?
1. Attention!
Think of feedback writing also as slow thinking. It is a form of paying attention to each other to take your time and find the right words. Of course, feedback through an online tool does not mean that you can no longer give each other feedback face to face. Of course, after giving feedback, it's important for employees to engage in live conversation with each other to go deeper. Do employees give compliments? Then it's extra nice to put this compliment in the app afterwards so the other person can read it back later.
2. Everything in one online environment
Of course, employees can very easily give feedback or compliments via WhatsApp, Asana, Google Hangouts or any other tool. The downside to this is that it is all scattered. In an online feedback tool , both the employee and the manager have all the feedback given, requested and received in one complete overview. This allows employees to review past feedback at any time. In addition, after receiving 360-degree feedback , employees receive a report containing a summary. This summary compares their self-perception with the feedback they have received from others. This gives both employees and managers a single overview of the strengths and development points that serve as the basis for the employee's personal development plan and interview.
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3. Anywhere, Anytime
Using a feedback tool, employees can request and give (360-degree) feedback at any time of the day. Using the mobile feedback tool, this can also be done anywhere employees want. For example, at home on the couch or while on the train. This makes asking and giving feedback a lot more accessible. To use a feedback tool like Treams , you don't need complex software. All you need is an Internet connection and a Web browser or an app on your cell phone. In fact, Treams is completely web-based.
4. Ask the best questions
A feedback app can help you ask the right feedback questions, allowing you to get the most valuable feedback back. In Treams, one way we do this is through more than 100 sample questions. Organizations can also prepare different templates with questionnaires. For example, templates per department or function group. This makes it even easier to send a feedback request. In addition, you can add a personal message and a deadline to a feedback request. Because the feedback app provides reminders, employees never forget to respond to a feedback request.
5. Feedback to support your goals
Feedback is meant to make each other better. Through an online feedback tool, employees can ask for feedback on the goals they have set. In this way, colleagues can give targeted feedback and make each other a little better every day.