BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Feedback
- the communication of responses and reactions to proposals and changes, or of the findings of performance appraisals, with the goal of enabling improvements to be made. Feedback can be either positive or negative. In the context of performance evaluation, or performance appraisal, positive feedback should be delivered to reinforce good performance, whereas negative feedback should be intended to correct or improve poor performance. Feedback that is delivered inappropriately can be very demotivating, so good communication skills are a prerequisite.
Wiktionary Definition for: Feedback
- Critical assesment on information produced
- Ex:''After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and '''feedback'''.''
- (''systems'') The signal that is looped back to control a system within itself.
- The high-pitched howling noise heard when there's a loop between a microphone and aspeaker.
Additional Resources
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Most people assume that the experience of giving or receiving feedback will be a negative and uncomfortable one. This doesn’t have to be the case, however. It is good practice to highlight positive achievements or traits in any type of feedback situation.Feedback is, in fact, a gift. When providing feedback,...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Performance Feedback
- Researches indicate that it is quite painful to accept and give a negative feedback. It has been observed that the employees are more likely to restore the memory of negative feedback than the positive feedback. Such a scenario usually occurs when ongoing feedback is not practiced frequently in an organization....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- 3 Simple Rules for Giving Feedback
- Leadership expert Dan Erwin passed along some great advice on Slacker Manager the other day about how to give effective feedback. According to him, giving feedback is phenomenally difficult for most managers: "There are a lot of reasons why you don't get useful feedback. Your boss...
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- 3 Simple Rules for Giving Feedback
- Leadership expert Dan Erwin passed along some great advice on Slacker Manager the other day about how to give effective feedback. According to him, giving feedback is phenomenally difficult for most managers: "There are a lot of reasons why you don't get useful feedback. Your boss...
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- Observation And Feedback
- From the executive summary: ‘Observing work performance and providing feedback about it should be a routine part of the performance management process. Feedback should be based on observed and/or verifiable work-related behaviors, actions, statements, and results. This type of feedback is called behavioral feedback. Effective feedback helps the employee sustain...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Giving and Receiving FeedbackQuestion about giving feedbackThe problem I run into often when I'm giving feedback is that I feel uncomfortable by giving a "not so good feedback". I usually make two mistakes:1) don't say much and go do it myself, I know is terrible! But how can I ask...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-08
- Giving Feedback on Management Style: The three degrees of 360° feedback
- Traditionally, feedback on management style has come from the top down, either as part of a yearly performance appraisal or after a particularly disastrous event. A newer approach considered the idea that a manager ought to receive management style feedback from more than one source and from people who knew...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Agent feedback on Quality Monitoring
- Feedback is the second step in the Quality Monitoring Lifecycle, and it is a vital aspect of quality monitoring because it serves as the catalyst for performance improvement. Benchmarking results indicate that prompt feedback plays a major role in the success of quality monitoring programs. Participants in the 2001 Call...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- How to Provide Feedback That Has an Impact
- Feedback should have the impact it deserves by the manner and approach that is used to deliver the feedback. Feedback can make a difference to people if a defensive response can be avoided. This paper offers some suggestions on how to provide feedback that has an impact. Effective feedback is...
- White papers
- Does 360-Degree Feedback Negatively Affect Company Performance
- In the contemporary business era, the 360-degree feedback appraisal system is in vogue. 360-degree feedback is a multi-source feedback mechanism in which each employee, right from the manager, and the peers evaluate and appraise the employee. Such feedback system gives a multi-dimensional perspective on the employee performance. The paper explores...
- White papers 2002-06-01
- Giving Constructive Feedback
- Performance feedback can be given two ways: through constructive feedback or through praise and criticism. One should not fall into the trap of giving praise and criticism on employee performance. Constructive feedback is information-specific, issue-focused, and based on observations. It comes in two varieties: positive feedback and negative feedback.
- White papers
- 360 Feedback: The Fundamentals
- 360 feedback is a leadership development process in which survey data is collected from various sources regarding leaders' competencies. This feedback is compiled into a report which is shared with the focal leaders to guide their development. In order to ensure the best results when creating a 360 feedback process,...
- White papers 2009-08-07
- 360 feedback, Leadership, Management Style and Performance Improvement
- This article is to find new strengths and productivity through employee empowerment came the idea of performance appraisals from subordinates as well as superiors – "360-degree feedback." It also involves three common ways of getting 360-degree feedback. It also includes set of questions before implementing 360 feedback and options of...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Raising the Executive Performance Bar Feedback with the Problematic Executive
- In order to raise the performance bar of the organization, it is necessary to raise the performance of the executives leading it. Yet, most executives do not relish giving or receiving feedback about performance. We have covered several principles and practices for giving and receiving feedback in a skilled...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- A User's Guide to 360° Feedback
- The term 360° feedback comes from the analogy to a compass: A circle with 360 points of reference used to determine and monitor direction. 360° feedback provides performance data from multiple points of reference, not just one. Like a compass, it is a navigational tool that more accurately tell when...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Using 360-Degree Feedback In A Talent Management System
- The method of 360-degree feedback involves the use of multi-rater feedback systems. The method is popular with training professionals and human resource departments. The 360-degree feedback method supports the development of management and leadership skills. It also helps in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of employees and provides a basis...
- White papers 2003-08-19
- 360-Degree Feedback Best Practices To Ensure Impact
- From the executive summary: ‘The 360-degree feedback process, in which subordinates, peers, bosses, and customers provide behavioral and performance feedback to recipients has become ubiquitous in management and human resource development practices.' The paper presents the best practices adopted by the organizations with regard to the feedback techniques. The paper...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Mind Your Own Business: Supply Chain Integration And Feedback
- Feedback and supply chain integration are key instruments in a business. As feedback helps in analyzing the pulse of customers, similarly, supply chain integration also helps in judging the pulse of supply chain providers. Feedback is also important to make bottom-line decisions pertaining to marketing, design, sales, and manufacturing in...
- White papers 2003-10-01
- 360 Degree Feedback: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Implemented with care and training to enable people to better serve customers and develop their own careers, 360 degree feedback is a positive addition to one's performance management system. Started haphazardly, because it's the current flavor in organizations, or because "everyone" else is doing it, 360 feedback will create a...
- White papers
- The Great Debates About 360 Degree Feedback
- In the great 360 degree feedback debate, do members of the organization provide 360 degree feedback anonymously or face-to-face? Do 360 ratings affect performance appraisal ratings and salary increases or are they used to provide employees feedback for development? These and several other debates rage on in the performance management...
- White papers
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