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Multnomah County unveils plan for countywide 360 manager reviews, staff emphasize development over discipline
Summary
County staff proposed a countywide 360-degree evaluation program for managers that will be developmental, confidential and phased in with executive pilots, training and coaching; commissioners sought assurances about anonymity, rollout timing and safeguards against punitive use.
Multnomah County leaders on Thursday outlined a plan to launch countywide 360-degree reviews of managers intended to strengthen leadership, improve employee experience and support retention.
The central human-resources team, the office of diversity and equity and the Department of County Management presented the proposal as a professional-development tool rather than a disciplinary instrument. “Our focus was to build leadership capacity — not discipline, not performance scoring, and certainly not compensation decisions,” Chief Diversity and Equity Officer Laura Shepard told the Board of Commissioners.
Staff proposed using an existing Multnomah Leadership 360…
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