We often talk about the face-to-face meeting where the 360 degree feedback report is shared with a recipient as being the most important element of the whole process.

We call this the 'debrief' and have discussed before what we feel is the purpose of this session and what constitutes a successful outcome; namely, a higher level of self-awareness and some sense of acceptance of the feedback.

We believe that with this having been achieved, an individual has the inherent ability to decide what needs to change, how they can improve and how they should develop themselves.

This is highlighted again in a recent article in People Management magazine by Sir John Whitmore, who talks about 'high awareness and high responsibility'; as line managers and leaders develop themselves from within through understanding themselves better, they are more able to help their reports in a similar way.

John