Author
Corrie Haffly
Feedback Flurries to Focused Reviews with Copilot
Streamline Your Employee Reviews This Holiday Season
Introduction
Writing performance reviews, especially those involving 360–degree feedback, can
sometimes feel more tangled than a string of holiday lights. Copilot can act as your little
helper to magically condense a blizzard of 360–degree feedback from peers, managers,
and direct reports for action points and concise summaries.
Copilot Clears the Snowdrifts of Feedback
Gathering 360–degree feedback means collecting input from all corners of the organization:
peers, supervisors, and direct reports. While this approach brings a diversity of valuable
perspectives, it can also leave you buried under an avalanche of documents, making it
hard to find the golden nuggets and actionable takeaways. Copilot can help you turn this
snowstorm of feedback into clear and sparkling employee reviews:
- Automated Summarization: Copilot scans vast amounts of feedback and delivers
concise summaries that highlight strengths, areas for growth, and shared themes. - Time Savings: Copilot will dig you out of the paperwork piles, saving you from
reading every word from the feedback. - Actionable Insights: Customize Copilot’s summaries to spotlight specific skills or
trends, so each review meeting unwraps meaningful development opportunities. - Objectivity and Fairness: Copilot keeps things merry and bright by delivering neutral,
balanced summaries, minimizing bias and keeping the process fair for all.
Our Frosty Feedback Formula
- Gather and Import Feedback: Collect the 360–degree reviews for your employees. If
necessary, copy the feedback into documents and drop them into a OneDrive folder. - Prompt Copilot: Ask Copilot to “Summarize the main strengths, weaknesses, and
common themes from these reviews.” If your employee reviews have specific
formats or sections, you can provide Copilot an outline to follow, as well—for example, “Group summaries under the headings: 1) Overview 2) Strengths and Weaknesses, 3) Key Contributions, 4) Areas of Improvement.” - Review and Refine: Check Copilot’s summaries, add a sprinkle of context, and reword where necessary to provide your personal voice, ensuring every review is wrapped up with a bow.
- Share and Discuss: Unwrap the review with your direct report, giving them the gift of clear feedback and steps for growth.
- Gather and Import Feedback: Collect the 360–degree reviews for your employees. If
necessary, copy the feedback into documents and drop them into a OneDrive folder. Then, add those file references to your Copilot prompt.
From Snowstorm to Wonderland
Copilot transforms the blizzard of 360–degree feedback into a winter wonderland of clarity
and actionable insights. By automating the summarization process, Copilot helps you
efficiently deliver objective, helpful employee reviews—melting away the chaos and letting
you focus on what truly matters: meaningful conversations and employee growth. For
maximum transparency and goodwill, let your direct reports know you’re using AI to
streamline reviews. With Copilot, employee feedback becomes less of a storm to weather
and more of a wonderland to explore.
