Mark R. Edwards and Ann J. Ewen
360° Feedback
The Powerful New Model for Employee Assessment & Performance Improvement
AMACOM, 1996
What's inside?
Multi-source employee assessment: What comes around goes around.
Recommendation
This book describes the application and growth, in U.S. corporations, of multi-source employee assessment. This is a review of the strengths and weaknesses of the "360° Feedback" program created by the authors, Mark R. Edwards and Ann J. Ewen. Their book gives you enough information to evaluate multi-source employee assessments. However, if you are reading it because you expect to be able to implement a 360° feedback process without hiring the authors, you will be disappointed. It seems to be written from the consultant’s perspective, which is selling consulting services. This limitation should not discourage you from reading this book, if you have a genuine interest in implementing multi-source employee assessment or if it is something your company may reed. While the book is not for the causal reader, it is important for anyone in a Fortune 1000 company who functions as a change agent. getAbstract recommends this book to any manager who might be interested in implementing such an employee review process.
Summary
About the Authors
Mark R. Edwards and Ann J. Ewen are CEO and President, respectively, of TEAMS, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in helping companies implement "360° Feedback." Former corporate executives, they created this approach. It is now in use at IBM, GE, Disney, Intel, Monsanto, American Airlines and more than 100 other organizations. They write and speak extensively on this subject.
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