Insight: Why We Are Less Self-Aware Than We Think—and What to Do About It

by Tasha Eurich

APPENDIX O Free 360 Feedback Resources If your company doesn’t have institutionalized 360s, it doesn’t mean you can’t take one. Though many can cost upwards of $500, here are a few “forever free” options: PersonalityPad.org was developed by Eric Papas and his research team at the University of Virginia. Their noble goal is to make multi-source feedback available to everyone. The 10-question assessment is easy to complete, and the results are high-level but enlightening. SelfStir.com is more comprehensive: it’s longer, includes open-ended responses, and even spits out a detailed report. BankableLeadership.com is one I created for the launch of my first book, Bankable Leadership. The 12-item survey will help you learn how you see yourself, and how others see you, with regard to your “people” and “results” behaviors. If you decide to use one or more of these tools, I suggest that you contact the people you want to rate you in advance. Just explain that you’re doing a 360, that you’d love to have them anonymously participate, and that they’ll be getting an e-mail with a link to a survey so they can provide their observations of your behavior. Not only does this ensure the survey e-mail doesn’t get lost in their junk folder; a personal appeal will help them understand the context and how important their participation is for your continued growth and development.