SYSTEM AND METHOD SUPPORTING ONGOING WORKER FEEDBACK
A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.
1 - 21 . (canceled)
22 . A method comprising:
via one or more processing devices:
generating a graphical user interface (GUI) for gathering feedback about areas of performance regarding a particular user, wherein the feedback exists from less than a certain number of other users; and
generating a display of the feedback for a manager of the particular user.
23 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the feedback comprises one or both of:
quantitative feedback representing a rank or scale of a characteristic of the particular user; and
qualitative feedback comprising textual information describing a characteristic of the particular user.
24 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the method comprises:
storing, in a repository of data in association with the particular user, an indication of a request for feedback received by the particular user from the other users and one or both of an expiration date and an expiration time.
25 . The method according to claim 24 , wherein the method comprises:
notifying, via a reminder transmitted over an electronic network, the other users upon receipt of the feedback requested from the particular user.
26 . The method according to claim 24 , wherein the method comprises:
making a request for feedback unavailable for access by the particular user, upon occurrence of the one or both of the expiration date and the expiration time.
27 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein a repository of data is configured to support reporting of all quantitative feedback associated with users managed by a particular manager.
28 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the GUI comprises one or more graphical elements that enable the other users to indicate a working relationship with the particular user, and wherein the method comprises verifying that the other users have the indicated the working relationship with the particular user.
29 . A system comprising:
processing circuitry operable to:
generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for gathering feedback about areas of performance regarding a particular user, wherein the feedback exists from less than a certain number of other users; and
generate a display of the feedback for a manager of the particular user.
30 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the feedback comprises one or both of:
quantitative feedback representing a rank or scale of a characteristic of the particular user; and
qualitative feedback comprising textual information describing a characteristic of the particular user.
31 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein the processing circuitry is operable to:
store, in a repository of data in association with the particular user, an indication of a request for feedback received by the particular user from the other users and one or both of an expiration date and an expiration time.
32 . The system according to claim 31 , wherein the processing circuitry is operable to:
notify, via a reminder transmitted over an electronic network, the other users upon receipt of the feedback requested from the particular user.
33 . The system according to claim 31 , wherein the processing circuitry is operable to:
make the request for feedback unavailable for access by the particular user, upon occurrence of the one or both of the expiration date and the expiration time.
34 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein a repository of data is configured to support reporting of all quantitative feedback associated with users managed by a particular manager.
35 . The system according to claim 29 , wherein:
the GUI comprises one or more graphical elements that enable the other users to indicate a working relationship with the particular user, and
the processing circuitry is operable to verify that the other users have the indicated the working relationship with the particular user.
36 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry of a system cause the processing circuitry to perform a method comprising:
generating a graphical user interface (GUI) for gathering feedback about areas of performance regarding a particular user, wherein the feedback exists from less than a certain number of other users; and
generating a display of the feedback for a manager of the particular user.
37 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 36 , wherein the feedback comprises one or both of:
quantitative feedback representing a rank or scale of a characteristic of the particular user; and
qualitative feedback comprising textual information describing a characteristic of the particular user.
38 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 36 , wherein the method comprises:
storing, in a repository of data in association with the particular user, an indication of a request for feedback received by the particular user from the other users and one or both of an expiration date and an expiration time.
39 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 38 , wherein the method comprises:
notifying, via a reminder transmitted over an electronic network, the other users upon receipt of the feedback requested from the particular user.
40 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 38 , wherein the method comprises:
making the request for feedback unavailable for access by the particular user, upon occurrence of the one or both of the expiration date and the expiration time.
41 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 36 , wherein a repository of data is configured to support reporting of all quantitative feedback associated with users managed by a particular manager.
42 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 36 , wherein:
the GUI comprises one or more graphical elements that enable the other users to indicate a working relationship with the particular user, and
the method comprises verifying that the other users have the indicated the working relationship with the particular user.