In her 20-year career as a human resource executive, Patty McCord has pretty much done employee evaluations every way known to mankind. McCord, a big fan of 360 evaluations because they create a well-rounded picture of an employee's work using feedback from supervisors, peers and subordinates, chose Visual 360 because it is Web accessible.
Employees like it because they can log on from home.
The concept of using technology to manage and assess employee performance is hardly new. In fact, core HR software products, such as Oracle HR, have had employee evaluation modules for years. What is new is the ability to do employee assessments online. Workers want to manage their careers, and they want feedback and confirmation. Of course, the best way to offer that feedback and confirmation is through regular, thorough employee assessments.