How 360 Feedbacks Improve Communication?
When employees know they are going to be evaluated by everyone around them, they tend to invest in building relationships that will give them a good return at the time of their evaluation. These relationships tend to boost positivity and at the same time strengthen the inter-team communication network. It also means that employees are more careful around everybody, which ultimately leaves less or (in some cases) no room for tardiness issues.
360 feedback system ensures that all employees are engaged with each other during their work hours throughout the year. Because they are going to be evaluated by their peers, they exhibit positive gestures throughout the year which ultimately turns into a strong bond between those two employees and stays for the years to come. This way, interdepartmental communication increases and teams are able to work in a much more productive environment that generates synergies.
A 360 feedback system also helps in developing a strong relationship between employee and his manager. A manager is able to protect the employee from inappropriate feedback from the peers and also able to communicate the right purpose for each feedback he has received. After looking at the feedback from all peers, the employee and manager can sit down analyze and verify the feedback and determine which areas need improvement.
However, not all evaluation scenarios are 360 feedback compatible. Before you introduce such a system in your organization, make sure your employees have what it takes to listen to their weaknesses from their peers in a positive manner and be able to build upon those areas and lead to self-improvement. If you have doubts, might as well wait until they are ready.