The year self-assessment slips, colleague ratings don't move
Mean colleague rating received (scale 1–4), ±180 days around each annual answer.
358 within-person answer pairs with feedback in both years.
Year 1
Year 2
Slipped into struggle ·
3.18
3.17
Stayed performing ·
3.07
3.11
Stayed struggling ·
3.03
3.10
Recovered ·
2.99
3.08
All four groups sit within 0.19 rating points of each other, both years.
Source: Happily People Science, August 2026. 108 organizations.