Values such as collaboration, respect, or innovation can mean different things to different people. So how can managers provide feedback on them consistently?

Start by turning each organizational value into concrete, observable behaviours.

In Amelio, you can associate questions with your organizational values to help managers reflect on how employees demonstrate those values in their everyday work.

Instead of asking whether an employee simply “lives the value,” questions provide specific reference points for manager feedback. This helps make development conversations more concrete, consistent, and meaningful.

A value rarely comes to life through a single behaviour.

For example, Collaboration could include:

Associating multiple questions with a value makes it possible to explore these different dimensions.

It also creates a more balanced picture of how an employee demonstrates the value, rather than allowing a single response to shape the overall perception.

To add a question:

Repeat these steps to associate additional questions with the same value.

The questions can then be included in Manager Feedback questionnaires when you choose to include questions associated with organizational values.

Your organizational values provide one way to guide professional development. Competencies add another layer by creating shared reference points around the knowledge, skills, and behaviours employees can develop.

Discover how the two approaches complement each other in the article: Competencies: A Common Language for Supporting Professional Development.