The Evolving Dynamics of Continuous Feedback

———— A study by Darwinbox ————

Usage trends,
popular choices,
impact and scope of work.

This report delivers all of this and much more! Compiled with exclusive inputs from 100+ leading companies, this report brings forward some interesting numbers about the adoption, usage patterns, and impact of Continuous Feedback on organizations’ most critical resource - talent.

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Top Trends

73% of Organizations say Continuous Feedback will drive improved performance.

A fairly new practice in the talent management space, Continuous Feedback has been adopted by a vast majority of the organizations who strongly believe this to be a way to drive improved performance and engage employees. Trends also indicate that it is not merely an initiative by the employer but even the employees have warmed up to it.

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Widely Adopted Practices & Resulting Behaviour

67% of the reviewers who shared feedback voluntarily were outside the immediate hierarchy of the employee.

With jobs being far more cross-functional and dynamic in nature, stakeholders involved in the performance management of a particular employee are often outside their teams and departments! Continuous feedback empowers these teams to engage in feedback conversation and make the overall process far more holistic.

83% of the organizations chose to facilitate feedback across the organization.

69% of the feedbacks exchanged was between individuals from different departments.

Driving Success & Role of Technology

23%

of respondents regard leadership support as one of the most critical factors to drive the success of a continuous feedback intervention.

30%

of the organizations currently use technology to drive continuous feedback for performance management.

Technology is a critical factor that holds the power to moderate the manner in which continuous feedback can be administered by organizations or the ease with which employees can exchange conversations on-the-go with mobile or voice-based inputs.

Hence, when surveyed, 71.5% rated the impact of technology as 7 and above.

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the impact that technology can have on the current feedback framework at your organization?