WHAT IS 360° FEEDBACK?
Download a 360 feedback leaflet here.
360° feedback is a method of gathering performance feedback from multiple sources including the individual's manager, peers, direct reports and sometimes external stakeholders to enhance the individual's self-awareness by highlighting strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement.
HOW CAN IT HELP ME?
In a study of 5000+ people, 95% believed that they were self aware, but only 10-15% actually were. This "self-awareness gap" is a major blind spot in leadership development. We cannot change what we cannot see.
A carefully managed 360 feedback process can support a leader to excel.
A carefully managed 360 feedback process can support a leader to excel.
Ideally, colleagues would share their honest, two-way feedback in-the-moment, including both upwards and downwards in the hierarchy.
However, this depends on high levels of trust and a culture of openness and honesty. It also takes a huge amount of courage and time.
Added to this is the worry about how the feedback will be received and this puts people off from doing it.
If you want to reach your highest potential as an educational leader, it is critical to take control of your performance and ask what others think.
However, this depends on high levels of trust and a culture of openness and honesty. It also takes a huge amount of courage and time.
Added to this is the worry about how the feedback will be received and this puts people off from doing it.
If you want to reach your highest potential as an educational leader, it is critical to take control of your performance and ask what others think.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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The Edulead feedback process is both confidential and anonymous ensuring colleagues feel comfortable to tell the truth.
1: The leader identifies up to 15 colleagues including a combination of their direct line manager, peers, other colleagues and possibly Governors. 2: EduLead emails all participants a feedback questionnaire 3: Each questionnaire contains 11 leadership criteria with options to rate the leader from 1-5 plus the option to add comments to help the leader understand their strengths and weaknesses in that area. 4: The leader completes the same questionnaire about themselves with an extra "self-leadership" section at the bottom 5: A report is created and either sent to the leader to reflect on by themselves or preferably, the leader opts to have nine hours of 121 support with an EduLead Coach to go through the report, manage any reactions and discuss patterns. (one hour is a pre-360 "get to know you" call) 6: The leader creates a self development plan to tackle the most pressing issue, which can be used again to work on the next issue (if applicable) |
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"The 360 feedback was so valuable. Awareness of the thoughts, opinions and perception of the team around me was incredibly powerful."
WHAT DO YOU MEASURE?
- Vision and strategic direction
- Authenticity and Integrity
- Communication
- Psychological safety
- Team leadership and collaboration
- Performance Improvement
- Emotional Intelligence and resilience
- Leadership of Teaching and Learning
- Decision-making and problem Solving
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Change Management
The 360 review was so powerful to myself as a leader. Firstly, that I need to and can push myself to be brave; not a skill that comes naturally to me! I was very apprehensive to complete the review; I was very tempted not to do it and even more apprehensive to read the results, but I did and have enormously learnt from it. I will not shy away from this sort of review in the future."
Primary Headteacher
