Skillrater is an enterprise feedback and performance tool designed to help organizations measure and improve leadership and employee performance through a social platform.

How is Skillrater different from traditional performance reviews?

Unlike annual or quarterly reviews that produce long, outdated reports, Skillrater provides timely, continuous, and short feedback on specific activities, fostering a culture of constant improvement.

Is the feedback from Skillrater measurable?

Yes, Skillrater uses a one-to-five rating system that produces metrics. These can be used to evaluate team members, measure change, and match employees to assignments.

Can the Skillrater tool be customized?

Yes, the platform is designed so that any skill or quality can be added and rated. Feedback zooms in on a specific recent event or activity to ensure relevance.

Enterprise Feedback & Performance Tool: Skillrater

Skillrater: A New Level of Performance and Leadership

Skillrater is an enterprise feedback and performance tool that helps organizations achieve and measure new levels of performance and leadership. As a leader in the second wave of social business tools, it adds much-needed metrics to social networking for business, creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Features of the Skillrater Platform

Unlike traditional performance and assessment tools that work on an annual or quarterly basis, Skillrater provides immediate value through real-time responses.

Timely and Continuous Feedback

Skillrater gathers "right-now" responses that create immediate value and relevance. This "always-on" approach creates a culture of continuous feedback, leading to consistent improvement and avoiding the problem of instantly out-of-date feedback generated by quarterly or annual reviews.

Specific and Customizable Feedback

The platform is uniquely designed so that any skill or quality can be plugged in and rated. Feedback in Skillrater always focuses on a specific recent event or activity. This results in short, meaningful responses, moving away from the long, often unread reports generated by many traditional performance appraisal systems.

Measurable and Actionable Metrics

Skillrater’s simple one-to-five rating system produces tangible metrics. These metrics can be used to evaluate team members, measure change over time, and effectively match workers to assignments based on demonstrated skills.

Easy to Roll-Out and Use

Built on a social platform that is familiar and comfortable for first-time users, Skillrater is simple to implement. The intuitive design means it only takes a few minutes for an employee to give effective feedback.

Real-World Application

One organization, BD, needed a performance tool that was concise and provided specific feedback on its star performers and leaders. The company found that Skillrater provided access to data that helped it measure the impact of its initiatives while supporting a culture of openness and continuous improvement.

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