There have been many attempts by the organizations regarding this. One of the very popular approaches is of 360 degree surveys. Such surveys are meant to know the flaws in an employee. This approach has been named as such because an employee is evaluated by all the other employees of the organization. Thus, the targeted employee can be considered as the center of the circle. The other employees that provide their rating includes, supervisors, managers, peers etc. The survey is conducted by providing a questionnaire to the other workers of the organization in which they have to present their opinion regarding the targeted employee.

360 degree surveys have proved their effectiveness in many organizations. Thus, it can be considered a great way to keep a check on the performance of the employees. Further the information provided by the other employees about the targeted employee can be used to identify his weaknesses and strengths. The drawbacks or weaknesses can be trounced by working on them further. Also employees with good evaluation can be rewarded in the form of incentives, bonus etc. In short in can be said that 360 degree surveys are truly an excellent way to capture the overall performance of the employees, to know their strengths, flaws and then finally getting rid of them.