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STEP 1:FIND OUT WHAT IS AVAILABLE

The availability of 360-degree-feedback instruments is increasing at a tremendous pace. You can expect that there are as many promising instruments under development as there are good instruments for sale. So your first task should be to gain some knowledge of what is out there in order to choose the best possible sample of instruments to review.

In the short run, a good way to familiarize yourself with what is available is to search one of several guides that categorize and review instruments. Feedback to Managers, Volume II (Van Velsor & Leslie, 1991) is one such guide. It provides basic descriptive and technical data on 360-degree-feedback instruments available for use for management development. Other guides include Mental Measurements Yearbook (Conoley & Impara, 1995); Business and Industry Testing: Current Practices and Test Reviews (Hogan & Hogan, 1990); Psychware Sourcebook (Krug, 1993); and Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessment in Psychology, Education and Business (Sweetland & Keyser, 1990). These can usually be found in the reference section of libraries. Over time, it may be useful as well to keep a file of the instrument brochures you obtain, because many of the directories are not published often enough to keep you updated on the very newest products.