Who should give me feedback?

Choose people who actually see you work. A simple rule of thumb: if you work with someone several times a week, they should be giving you feedback.

Leave out people you only chat with, such as a receptionist or the person at the next desk. You talk to them, but they do not see enough of your work to rate specific behaviors, and they will mostly answer Don't Know.

Get a mix

A good circle includes the different people who see different sides of you:

• Your manager, if you have one.
• Peers on your team.
• Your direct reports, if you manage people.
• Colleagues on other teams you work with closely.

How many?

• At least 3. A habit stays locked until at least 3 different people have rated you on it. See Why your habit score has not appeared yet.
• Aim for 5 to 8. That gives you enough ratings for a reliable score and keeps the feedback anonymous, without asking people who barely know your work.
• Lead360: if you are in a Lead360 review, you need at least 5 feedback providers to continue, and ideally around 8.

More is not always better. Someone who rarely sees your work adds noise, not insight. If a provider keeps answering Don't Know, Engage will eventually ask them whether they want to stop. See When Engage asks if you want to stop giving feedback.

You can change it any time

Your circle is not fixed. Add or remove people under Habits > Feedback Circle whenever your work changes. See Making changes to your feedback circle.

Related

• How to build your feedback circle and manage habits
• Are my responses really anonymous?