| Employees are the main drivers of the business; | | | | We designed Virtual Suggestion Boxes to show you |
| hence, their development should be a priority. | | | | how ongoing feedback tools can be adapted to any |
| Development plans will come from knowing the | | | | organization’s, manager’s or individual’s |
| strengths and opportunities of the employees. And this | | | | needs. Which Virtual Suggestion Box product is best |
| can be done by doing 360 reviews or performance | | | | for you? See our product descriptions to determine |
| reviews of the employees. Businesses are faced with | | | | which of our solutions fits best with your goals and |
| several options when it comes to selecting the best | | | | environment. |
| solution to do these reviews. An expert in market | | | | With that in mind, I created a range of solutions that |
| research and highly-knowledgeable in all these | | | | can be: |
| software solutions will be able to recommend the right | | | | - Sent as a survey, posted on a Web site, emailed as |
| tool that will best fit your business needs. | | | | a link or incorporated into an email signature |
| Each day you communicate with multiple people in | | | | - Email signature usage shows people you are |
| various ways. You chat with coworkers, email clients, | | | | committed to ongoing feedback and creates a "halo" |
| meet with your boss, etc. As specialists in employee | | | | effect for you, elevating your image to clients, |
| surveys, what we hear from clients — and what we | | | | coworkers, supervisors and others with whom you |
| see in reports — is shortcomings in communication. | | | | interact regularly |
| Sometimes the problem is the method of | | | | - Anonymous, optionally anonymous or with identities |
| communication, sometimes it’s the timing… and | | | | fully disclosed |
| sometimes it’s the perception that offering honest | | | | - Styled like a forum, blog, survey or combination |
| feedback is not worth the bother or the risk. | | | | - Used for mass communication or one-on-one |
| Because communication touches on all parts of | | | | feedback |
| one’s professional (and personal) life, continual | | | | - Accessible to the public or restricted in access |
| improvement in this area is vital. Gathering honest | | | | - Focused on a specific target group (i.e., employees, |
| feedback should never be relegated to annual | | | | customers, members... |
| employee surveys or performance reviews. | | | | |