Bye-Bye 360-degree Feedback. Hello Self-Insight.

In coaching, clarity matters. Yet traditional 360° feedback—one of the most common inputs for coaching engagements—often introduces more confusion than insight. Because people rate others through the lens of their own personality preferences, the feedback a coachee receives may reflect the rater’s style, stress level, or comfort with honesty more than the coachee’s actual behavior.

For coaches, this creates noise. For coachees, it can feel contradictory, vague, or even discouraging.

The Agility Growth Tracker (AGT) offers a cleaner starting point. As a self-assessment, it emphasizes internal awareness over external judgment, giving both coach and coachee a shared foundation that is more consistent and less influenced by interpersonal dynamics.

Why This Matters in Coaching

1. It Creates a Clearer Baseline for Growth

Self-assessments like the AGT help coachees reflect honestly on their own behavior. This gives coaches a more reliable baseline to work from—one grounded in self-awareness rather than conflicting opinions. It sets the stage for deeper, more meaningful coaching conversations.

2. It Reduces Bias and Emotional Noise

Because 360° feedback can trigger defensiveness or confusion, coaching sessions often shift toward processing others’ opinions instead of focusing on growth. The AGT replaces this with a calmer, more grounded entry point. Coaches can work with the coachee’s own reflections instead of managing reactions to external judgments.

3. It Encourages More Nuanced Self-Understanding

Tilt’s model recognizes that people are adaptable, complex, and not easily reduced to a fixed “type.” This aligns naturally with coaching, which aims to expand capability—not reinforce labels. Coachees see where they lean too heavily, where they underuse strengths, and where they can balance themselves for greater effectiveness.

4. It Supports Practical, Action-Oriented Development

The AGT highlights tangible behaviors that can be broadened or balanced. For coaches, this means more specific developmental conversations. For coachees, it means a clearer path from insight to action—focusing not on overusing strengths, but on integrating new ones that create balance and agility.

5. It Strengthens the Coaching Partnership

A shared visual model and simple language make it easier for coach and coachee to stay aligned. Instead of interpreting long 360° reports—or decoding the stylistic biases behind them—they can focus on what matters: the coachee’s goals, growth, and context.

360° feedback can still have a place, but it often introduces bias, emotional complexity, and noise that slow the coaching process. The Agility Growth Tracker offers a more grounded starting point—one that respects the coachee’s self-awareness, gives coaches clearer direction, and supports growth that is practical, flexible, and sustainable.