Survey-based management performance evaluation systems

A system for use in evaluating the performance of an individual, said system being adapted for:

• (A) generating a survey regarding at least one particular topic;
• (B) distributing said survey to a plurality of survey participants;
• (C) receiving a set of results of said survey;
• (D) analyzing said set of results to identify:
• (1) at least one target area for improvement, and
• (2) a first target area performance measurement that corresponds to a particular measurement of performance within said target area at a first particular time;
• (E) receiving a quantified estimate of the effect that the completion of a particular course of action would have on said particular measurement of performance within said target area, said quantified estimate being made by said individual and comprising a predicted change in said particular measurement of performance within said target area;
• (F) distributing said quantified estimate to at least one superior of said individual;
• (G) after the completion of a particular course of action, receiving a second target area performance measurement that corresponds to said particular measurement of performance within said target area at a second particular time, said second particular time being after the completion of a particular course of action;
• (H) comparing said second target area performance measurement with said first target area performance measurement to determine an actual change in said particular measurement of performance within said target area;
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• (I) generating a comparison of said actual change in said particular measurement of performance with said predicted change.