France: a service offering to extend 360° appraisals

360 degree appraisals, which are already conducted in a number of countries, are of increasing interest to French central government departments. Drawing on experiments carried out in five ministries and by the Senior Executives Task Force, the Directorate General for Administration and the Civil Service (DGAFP) is offering its expertise to spur government departments to take ownership of this method which enhances the range of perceptions by factoring in contributions from subordinates, colleagues and partners.