giving feedback
Naming concrete behaviour and its effect to another person, with a request or proposal, at a moment and in a way that keeps dialogue possible.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Assessment centre · rho 0.29 (SD 0.09)
- hrmforce instrument
- 360 Feedback, Communication Styles
- Competency (50-framework)
- Coaching
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- rising
Multiple exercises, multiple assessors, dimension-wise scoring.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | States after a shared task what a colleague did well and gives a concrete example with it. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Discusses unwanted behaviour with the person concerned, describes fact, effect and request, and agrees on a follow-up. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Introduces feedback as a working method across several teams, trains managers in it and monitors whether unwanted behaviour is raised earlier. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Preparing a feedback conversation Feedback preparation | Writing down examples, effects and a concrete request before holding a feedback conversation. | rising |
| V | Naming behaviour and its effect Behaviour and impact | Describing to someone which concrete behaviour you observed and what effect it had on the work. | rising |
| V | Formulating a request with feedback Making a request | Closing feedback with a concrete request about what you want to see differently next time. | rising |
| G | Choosing the moment for feedback Feedback timing | Giving feedback shortly after the behaviour, at a place and time where the other can absorb it. | rising |
| V | Giving feedback to a manager Upward feedback | Addressing a manager on concrete behaviour or a decision, with an example, its effect and a proposal. | rising |
| V | Making positive feedback concrete Positive feedback | Naming which behaviour worked well and what result it produced, instead of general praise. | rising |
| V | Giving feedback in a team setting Team feedback | Giving feedback on collaboration in a team meeting without putting anyone down in front of the group. | rising |
| V | Giving feedback on performance Performance feedback | Naming in a progress review which result was achieved, where it deviated and what the follow-up agreement is. | stable |