The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for assessments is a very popular topic today. Hopefully, the discussion will not only help people to better understand AI and its opportunities and potential risks but also brings more awareness to standards for assessment use in general.

Assessments in the Human Resources arena for organizational use have different objectives, but there are always guidelines to follow. The guidelines that most people know about are the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. Any assessment used for decision-making purposes (selection or hiring, promotion, or other types of decisions such as succession-related) should stand up to the scrutiny of these guidelines. If not, the organization is at risk of legal action and the sometimes very substantial costs that come with it.

Why should anyone be led by you?

This job aid is designed specifically to help leaders and employees have strong and productive development discussions after a 360-degree assessment process. It is organized into three phases related to these development discussions: preparing for the discussion, having the meeting, and following-up after the meeting. The following sections are organized according to these phases.

This Leader’s Guide is designed specifically to help leaders and employees have strong and productive development discussions, across time and on single occasions. Having these kinds of discussions help to ensure that the leader knows what is important to the employee’s engagement and feeling valued by the organization. They also help to ensure leaders and employees have the information they need to explore various career directions and opportunities for employees.

It is well understood that 360 feedback provides an individual with the insight to build skills and add value to the organization, but what benefit can an organization derive from the broad use of 360 feedback?