Visibility is a key consideration in any review process. This article breaks down who can see your Best-Self Review® results and when, based on the review type and the visibility settings in place.
In this article, you will learn when each of the following reviews are visible, and to whom:
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The level of visibility will depend on the review settings that were in place before the cycle began. Options for visibility include Hierarchy and Basic. No matter which visibility option you choose, reviews become visible to review administrators when submitted. Manager's visibility will depend on which review was submitted and whether it needs to be routed through their manager before shared—peer and upward reviews are first sent to managers before being shared with the participant.
Help Center article 💡: Visibility settings for Best-Self Review®
Help Center article 💡: Roles in a Best-Self Review® cycle
Role-based visibility for review results
- Review admins
- Cycle collaborators
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Managers
- Hierarchy
- Basic
- Review cycle participant
- Review viewer
- Additional manager
Visibility of each review type based on status
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Self reviews
Visibility to... When Visible Manager, Additional Manager, Review Viewer, Collaborators, Admins, Hierarchy* Immediately upon submission by the participant. Review Cycle Participant Participants can always view their own submitted self-review. -
Peer reviews
Visibility to... When Visible Manager, Additional Manager, Review Viewer, Collaborators, Admins, Hierarchy* Immediately upon submission by the peer. Review Cycle Participant Once their manager shares review results with them. Note
Note on Anonymity: If the peer review cycle settings are partially or fully anonymous, Review Administrators and Cycle Collaborators cannot see the identities (who wrote what) for their own peer reviews.
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Note on Hidden Reviews: If peer reviews are hidden from the participant, the peer answers will never be shared, even after the manager shares results.
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Upward reviews
Visibility to... When Visible Manager, Additional Manager, Review Viewer, Collaborators, Admins, Hierarchy* Immediately upon submission by the direct report. Review Cycle Participant Once their manager shares results with them. Note
Note on Anonymity: If the upward review cycle settings are partially or fully anonymous, Review Administrators and Cycle Collaborators cannot see the identities (who wrote what) for their own upward reviews.
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Note on Hidden Reviews: If upward reviews are hidden from the participant, the upward answers will never be shared, even after the manager shares results.
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Manager reviews
Visibility to... When Visible Manager, Additional Manager, Review Viewer, Collaborators, Admins, Hierarchy* Immediately upon submission by the manager. Review Cycle Participant Once their manager shares results with them. Note
Private Manager Assessment (PMA): By default, the PMA is never visible to the participant. Visibility can be extended to the participant and/or their hierarchy via specific settings as outline in our "Manage visibility options for private manager assessments" Help Center article.
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It is important to note that managers can still edit the Private Manager Assessment and summary up until finalizing (the exception being that if the review has been calibrated, the Private Manager Assessment cannot be edited).
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Participant Review Summary
Visibility to... When Visible Manager, Additional Manager, Review Viewer, Collaborators, Admins, Hierarchy* Immediately upon submission by the manager. Review Cycle Participant Once their manager shares results with them.
* A person's hierarchy will only be able to see their review results if the 'Hierarchy visibility' option is enabled in your company's Best-Self Review® feature settings.