This guide explains how administrators can enable Private Feedback in Teamflect. Once enabled, employees will see visibility options when giving feedback, allowing them to choose how openly their input is shared. This feature helps balance transparency with psychological safety in feedback exchanges.
Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Private Feedback for Your Organization
đ¨ Note: This article is intended for Teamflect administrators. Only admins can enable or manage the private feedback setting.
Step 1: Access the Admin Center and Navigate to the Feedback Module
Visit admin.teamflect.com and sign in with your admin account.
In the left-hand sidebar, click on Modules.
Select the Feedback tab.
Step 2: Enable Private Feedback
Locate the setting Enable Private Feedback.
Toggle the switch ON.
Understanding the Feedback Visibility Options
When Private Feedback is enabled, employees can choose from three visibility options.
1. Hidden to Receiver
The feedback recipient cannot view the submitted feedback. This option is useful when feedback needs to be collected for a manager or another authorized person without sharing the response directly with the recipient.
2. Visible to the Receiver Anonymously
The feedback recipient can view the submitted feedback, but the feedback provider's identity remains hidden from them. This option can encourage candid feedback while allowing the recipient to benefit from the information shared.
3. Visible to Receiver
The feedback recipient can view the submitted feedback and the identity of the person who provided it. This option supports transparent feedback exchanges where both the comments and the provider's identity are shared.
For a detailed explanation of these options and how they affect feedback visibility, see Feedback Visibility Settings Explained.
What Happens When Private Feedback Is Disabled?
When Enable Private Feedback is turned OFF:
The Feedback Visibility field no longer appears when employees provide or request feedback.
Employees cannot choose to hide feedback from the recipient through this setting.
Employees cannot select the anonymous-to-recipient option through this setting.
Feedback is visible to the recipient by default.
Disabling Private Feedback removes the ability to choose visibility for new feedback through this feature. It should not be interpreted as automatically changing the visibility of previously submitted feedback.
Setting | When Enabled (ON) | When Disabled (OFF) |
Feedback Visibility field | The field appears when employees provide or request feedback. | The field is hidden. |
Hidden to receiver | Employees can submit feedback that the recipient cannot view. | Employees cannot select this visibility option. |
Visible to the receiver anonymously | Employees can share feedback with the recipient without revealing their identity. | Employees cannot select this visibility option. |
Visible to receiver | Employees can share feedback with the recipient, including their identity. | Feedback is visible to the recipient by default, without a visibility selection field. |
HR Use Cases
Encourage Honest Feedback
Allow employees to share sensitive feedback without making their identity visible to the recipient, where appropriate.
Support Employee Development
Give employees the flexibility to share developmental feedback in a way that suits the situation, whether openly or anonymously.
Balance Transparency and Privacy
Let employees choose the appropriate visibility level for different feedback scenarios while maintaining the access controls configured by administrators.
Best Practices for Admins
Explain the visibility options to employees. Help employees understand the difference between hiding feedback, sharing it anonymously, and sharing it with their identity visible.
Review feedback access permissions. Hiding feedback from the recipient does not necessarily prevent managers or administrators from accessing it.
Consider your organization's feedback policies. Decide whether employees should have flexibility over how their feedback is shared.
Communicate changes to the setting. If Private Feedback is disabled, let employees know that the visibility selection field will no longer be available.
Final Thoughts
Enabling private feedback gives your organization a healthier balance between openness and discretion. With this setting turned on, users can choose how visible their feedback isâbuilding trust and increasing participation in your feedback culture.