Use this template for non-engineering teammates 👇
Use this template for engineering teammates 👇
First, because absolute feedback can be heavy, it requires full buy-in from all involved parties. Because of this, it may not be appropriate for all people and all teams to do absolute feedback with each other.
Next, feedback may work better if you’re an IRL team. However, it can be done with teammates who are fully remote, as long as the team trust each other, which is easier done in-person. The bottom line is, your team must fully trust each other in order for this to be successful.
Good luck!
<aside> <img src="/icons/new-alert_purple.svg" alt="/icons/new-alert_purple.svg" width="40px" /> What’s the difference between the general and engineering templates?
The general template includes generalized feedback questions (1-5, like, wish that.)
The engineering template includes more engineering-specific feedback questions (such as code quality, test coverage, etc.)
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Make a copy of the appropriate template (above). Keep it only for yourself (the manager) until you’ve collected feedback from everyone else for the teammate.
<aside> <img src="/icons/send-to_purple.svg" alt="/icons/send-to_purple.svg" width="40px" /> Here’s an example of the General Feedback Template being filled out: Sample of general feedback template in use
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Copy the questions in the template and send them to the teammate who is receiving feedback. Ask them to fill in their scores and self-assess their performance. Then, ask them to send their answers back to you.
<aside> <img src="/icons/send-to_purple.svg" alt="/icons/send-to_purple.svg" width="40px" /> At this point, you should still be the only person who has access to everyone’s scores. No one outside of you has access to this doc; they are only going to copy-paste the answers to you in Slack or Threads.
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Then, take the same questions and send it to their immediate teammates / folks who work closely with them. Ask them to fill in the scores for each of their teammates and send them back to you.
Once everyone has sent in their responses, copy-paste their responses into the document. Update the name so that FEEDBACK GIVER is the person giving feedback, and TEAMMATE is the person receiving feedback.
Then, summarize the overall good and needs improvement in the sections at the top so the teammate gets an “overall gist” of what their team thinks about working with them.
<aside> <img src="/icons/new-alert_purple.svg" alt="/icons/new-alert_purple.svg" width="40px" /> Present the document live.
It is important to go over this document live and not send this ahead of time. The main reason is because you want to be there to process your teammate’s feelings in case they feel saddened, angered, or frustrated. Be there to support them and help them see that feedback is a gift!
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Finally, book a 15-20 minute appointment with the teammate and go over the feedback doc together, live. Only at that point should you share the doc with them.