Managers can use Anytime Feedback to gather insights about their direct reports from peers, cross-functional collaborators, or others across the company. This helps support development, guide performance conversations, and recognize contributions, all without waiting for a formal review cycle.
This article covers how to request feedback for someone on your team and how to track the status of those requests once they're sent.
Why request feedback on someone's behalf?
You might want to request feedback for a team member to:
Support an upcoming development or career conversation
Gather peer input after a project
Recognize someone's progress or contributions
Prepare for calibration or performance review cycles
Tip: You can include the employee as a reviewer if you'd like them to complete a self-assessment.
How to request feedback for a team member
Click the ➕ shortcut button in the lower-left corner of the page
Select Anytime Feedback
Choose Request Feedback
In the Reviewee field, select your direct report
Add reviewers, questions (or use a template), set visibility, and send
You'll be guided through each step. For a detailed walkthrough, click here to view the employee instructions, which also apply when sending on behalf of someone else. For an in-depth explanation of visibility settings, including the "Anonymous answers" option, refer to the section below.
Understanding Visibility Settings
Visibility settings can significantly affect how feedback requests are tracked and viewed. Among these, the "Anonymous answers" setting stands out for ensuring respondent anonymity and concealing progress status from requesters. Below are key tips and scenarios related to these settings:
Tips for Managing Visibility Effectively
Review visibility options carefully: Ensure you understand how each setting will impact the feedback process.
Avoid unintended restrictions: If tracking progress is important, do not enable "Anonymous answers" for yourself.
Communicate with employees: Clarify privacy settings to prevent confusion among team members.
Visibility in Different Scenarios
Requesters: Even admins cannot see progress if they have turned on "Anonymous answers."
Non-requesting admins: Access is granted based on their own visibility permissions.
Anytime Feedback Dashboard
Once a request is sent, you can monitor participation and follow up if needed.
To view the dashboard:
Go to Feedback from the side menu and select the Team tab
Then toggle to Anytime Feedback
You'll see:
All requests for your team
Participation and completion rates
Access to feedback where you have visibility
Viewing completed feedback
When feedback is submitted and released, you'll be able to read the responses based on the visibility settings you selected when setting up the request.
Everything: Provides full visibility into all response data, including reviewer identities, and detailed feedback content. This setting allows for complete transparency and unrestricted tracking of request progress.
Anonymous: You can view the feedback content, but reviewer names will be hidden. This setting ensures respondents' identities remain protected from the requester.
Nothing: You cannot view any responses or track the request’s progress/status. These details remain hidden even if you have administrative privileges, unless specifically granted visibility permissions.
Note: If the reviewee wasn't given visibility, the feedback won't be visible to them unless it's shared manually later.