May be of some help to our German clients – a translation would be good !

Reactive360  now gathers 30 new customers each week, the latest being RBS !!!
Factors360 another 5.
Quck360 (the Free to use 360 feedback system) on average 10 each day.

So…..

Off we go again with a new development (maybe we get bored too easily).

Project Vulcan will be (when we finish it…. !!!) The first integrated live performance review and 360 feedback system.

As we get more of the wacky code generated we will post new links…

Closing the Circle in Measuring Performance – Understanding 360° Feedback

The article, by  Dr. John Hogan CHE CHA MHS, looks at the use of 360 feedback in the hotel industry.

Dr. Hogan writes:

“In a hotel management company setting or in a large hotel, 360 Feedback can target goals and objectives, promote practical interaction and clarify the ever-changing roles of all parties within the Management Company setting or hotel.  This in turn encourages self-development, which leads to staff engagement at multiple levels, while building staff loyalty for those you want to retain.”

The article also contains a list of recommended books for anyone considering a 360 feedback programme.

They all seem to have had a very positive experience……..

One article I found recently was  posted by John G. Agno on his Coaching Tips blog. I think it gives a very good summary of the way 360 feedback’s system of gathering the views of multiple raters can provide the appraisee with a ‘well-rounded impression of how others view their own work’, helping them to focus on areas they might need to address in order to improve how others view their performance.

The article also lists some useful tips for running a successful appraisal.

The whole article can be found here: http://coachingtip.blogs.com/coaching_tip/2007/07/what-is-multi-r.html

We are always keen to hear your views on anything 360 related, so feel free to let us know what you think…….

Based on feedback from some of these users, we have identified a number of areas where we can enhance the user-interface, and the speed of operation of the system (especially where a large number of appraisals are being processed simultaneously). 

We will be implementing system enhancements over the coming weeks, which will deliver improvements in system performance and efficiency for our end-users. 

Watch this space for more news……………….. 

………………We  welcome feedback and suggestions from our customers, as we believe that is the way for us to ensure that our product delivers for all end-users.

Ok, let’s start with the history….

 reactive360 appraisal system was designed with the corporate user in mind. Based on our experience working with numerous large organisations we knew that many clients needed the ability to customise their 360 degree appraisal process to fit with their exact requirements, for example the ability to brand not only the report, but also the nomination process, welcome screen and questionnaires. They also wanted the ability to modify the questionnaires by using their own questions, targeted to precisely match the characteristics of their organisation. The reactive360 questionnaire module was designed to do this. It has a set of sample questions, a selection of scoring scales, and options for custom questions, text-response questions etc. Whether you want to use our questions, your questions or any combination of the two, it’s possible with reactive360.

Custom report options are available. The reactive360 team are on hand to discuss additional customising options, for example a branded nomination process, branded welcome screens etc, and also management of the nomination and/or appraisal process. We can print high quality reports (at a small additional cost) and send them to you by courier.

reactive360 feedback and appraisal system remains a significantly lower cost option than the alternative systems on the market. If you don’t believe us, just try asking some of our competitors if you can have custom-branding of  questionnaires and reports for FREE!

If reactive360 is so good, why do we need another system as well, i.e. factors360 ?

A number of our clients told us they would prefer a simpler-to-use system at reduced cost. They didn’t need the ‘bells and whistles’, just a straightforward, easy-to-use system.

So the design team set to work once again. After numerous hours of head-scratching, keyboard bashing, and gallons of coffee they emerged from the development lab with factors360. In line with their remit they had put together a system which was very easy to use, quick to learn and operate, and with a new membership-based payment system which gives the user the ability to run an extremely cost-effective but high-quality 360 degree appraisal process.

 With factors360 you have 3 fixed questionnaire sets, customisable themes enabling you to change the  colour scheme of the final report and add your own images/branding to it if required, and a choice of membership options which enable you to run as many appraisals as you want at no additional cost, as long as your membership is current.

For a direct comparison of all the features of factors360 and reactive360 take a look at our feature comparison chart

You can get instant access to both factors360 and reactive360, try them both for free.