Structured observer feedback: meaning

Structured observer feedback is an external feedback mechanism that requires the perspective of an observer who has witnessed the behavior in real situations. It differs from self-assessment because self-perception is one of the least reliable indicators of behavior change. Structured observer feedback can come from a peer, an advisor, a senior colleague or a coach, provided the observer has an explicit mandate to give specific feedback.

Distinctive: perspective of an observer
Distinctive: explicit mandate to give specific feedback
Essential: external feedback
Essential: self-perception is one of the least reliable indicators
Constant: external feedback mechanism

Glossary

Structured observer feedback

An external feedback mechanism from an observer with an explicit mandate, which corrects the unreliability of self-perception as an indicator of change.