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Exciting Ways to Use Rypple
Posted by: | CommentsCheck out some fantastic uses for Rypple below. These have been excerpted from Rypple’s blog:
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Personal Feedback (AKA: “What do you think about me?”)
What’s it about?: The classic! Many people want quick, actionable feedback
on a specific task, deliverable, or behavior. Personal feedback helps
Rypplers to improve and advance their careers.
Sample Request: “What’s one thing you liked about the presentation I gave
today and one thing you would suggest I change for next time?”
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Customer Outreach (AKA: “How is our company doing serving you?”)
What it’s about: Knowing what your customers think about the service you
provide is key whether you’re kicking off a project, running a promotion, or
simply running your business! Knowledge is power.
Sample Request: “Do you feel your recent project kickoff meeting has set you
up for success? How can we best support you moving forward?”
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Team Feedback (AKA: “What do you think about us?”)
What’s it about?: It’s about US. How are we doing as a team? What feedback
do you have for the group?
Sample Request: “How we can improve and collaboration and communication
within our team?”
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The Micro-Poll (AKA: “Hey Everyone! Can I quickly get your thoughts on
this?”)
What’s it about: Forget email or long surveys that people hate filling out
(or don’t bother responding to)! Asking a large group one simple question is
a surefire way to get the quick answers you’re looking for!
Sample Request: “What was the highlight of this year’s user conference for
you? What’s one thing we can improve for next year?”
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Decision Support (AKA: “What do you think about this idea?”)
What’s it about: Need to make a decision and want input from others?
Getting everyone together and slowly coaxing out suggestions takes too long!
Meetings can be painful when everyone is gauging their opinion by what
everyone else is saying.
Sample Request: “What do you think our team’s top priorities should be for
2009?”
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Executive Outreach (AKA: “How have we been treating you?”)
What it’s about: Engage your people by showing them that their feedback
matters!
Sample Requests: “What do you like best about working here and how can we
make our company an even better place to work for you?”
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Rapid Peer Reviews (AKA: “What do you think about this person?”)
What it’s about: Supplement those hard-to-organize (and costly) 360 reviews!
Quickly ask for feedback to help coach your team to success.
Sample Request: “Briefly describe your experience working with John Smith
during Q2 of 2009.”
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Rypple: Your Questions Answered!
Posted by: | CommentsWhat is Rypple?
Rypple is simply the best way to get useful feedback. It’s quick, direct, and easy. Successful people have friends, mentors, managers, and clients they view as trusted advisers. These people can give real, useful feedback but it’s often hard for them to give helpful advice. Rypple fixes this by giving you control. You choose your advisers, questions relevant to you, when and how often you ask for feedback, and what to do with it.
Is Rypple private and confidential?
Yes! Only you can see the questions you’ve asked and the responses you’ve received. The identity of each respondent is carefully protected, even from the person who asked the question, so that they can feel free to be completely honest. Companies providing Rypple to their employees don’t have access to the questions and answers but can see aggregated statistics and TouchBase worksheets.
Why is Rypple better than email or face-to-face feedback?
Email and face-to-face meetings are good but they take too long and are not anonymous. Rypple lets you ask and answer questions when it’s convenient. Both you and your advisers enjoy complete privacy: comments are not linked to the names of your advisers; and others (including your boss) don’t see what people are saying about you. Best of all, Rypple keeps all your feedback in one place so you know how you’re doing over time.
How long does it take?
Rypple is often faster than sending an email! It takes about two minutes to ask a question and select the advisers you want to send it to. It takes a couple of minutes for them to give clear, short, and direct feedback. We save everyone’s time by only asking one question at a time and limiting its length (140 characters) and the length of the responses (200 characters).
