The Growth and Development section contains strengths-based questions that increase motivation and support performance conversations. It is available in self & manager, peer, and upward review question templates.
Before You Begin
You must have an open question template in edit mode. If you have not yet created a template, see Create a custom question template.
Steps
- Scroll to the Growth & development section within the Questions area of your template.
- Click Add a new question.
- Type your question text in the field provided.
- Click Show advanced options to access audience and question type settings.
- Under Who is this question for?, select All participants or a specific group.
- Under Select a question type, choose Text, Yes/No, Opinion scale, or Multiple choice.
- If you selected Opinion scale, review the default 1–5 scale (Strongly disagree → Strongly agree).
- To change scale labels, edit the label text directly in each scale point field.
- To add or remove scale points, use the scale point controls. Minimum is 3 points; maximum is 7.
- Under Select an answer template, choose a custom answer template to replace default opinion-scale labels.
- If you selected Multiple choice, add your answer options. You can add up to 20 options.
- To make the question optional, toggle off Required question.
- To allow written context alongside a rating, toggle on Include field for optional content.
- Repeat steps 2–13 for each additional question in this section.
If Something Goes Wrong
| Issue | Check | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Select an answer template dropdown is empty | No custom answer templates exist in your account | Create an answer template first, then return to this step. See . |
| Can't save with fewer than 3 scale points | Opinion scale minimum is 3 points | Add at least one scale point before saving. |
| Can't add more than 20 multiple choice options | 20-option limit is enforced by the platform | Reduce answer options to 20 or fewer. |
| Advanced options not visible | Show advanced options has not been clicked | Click Show advanced options below the question text field. |
Not Covered Here
This article covers only the Growth and Development section. For other template sections — Company Values, Competencies, Objectives, and Custom Questions — see the primary template creation article.
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