Results for : employee engagement survey

Employee Pulse Surveys: A Healthy Check-In

Employee Pulse Surveys have been trending across the globe recently as many small, medium and large enterprises change their outlook on managing their human resources. In an effort to improve human capital, these organizations are now prioritizing the focus on ‘human’ rather than ‘capital’.   But what exactly is an…

5 Key Questions for Your Internal Communication Audit

If you’ve resolved to be a better communicator, you’re not alone. Whether it’s family or friends, colleagues or clients, communication is always a highly rated area for improvement. No surprises here: You can’t improve what you don’t understand! If you’re struggling with communication issues, start off the year with a…

Showing Gratitude to Your Employees: A Handy Guide

We’ve previously talked about how important it is to show gratitude to your customers, and today, it’s time to turn the spotlight on doing the same for your employees. Now, it’s common for companies to focus on appreciating their customers (who directly contribute to their bottom line!) as opposed to…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for an employee engagement survey!

If you’re a list-maker like me, you’ve probably noticed your number of ‘to-dos’ is growing and you’re wondering how you’ll check off all of those items. With everything you’re trying to accomplish before the end of the year, an employee engagement survey is probably not topping your list of priorities.…

5 Surprising Questions Your Employee Engagement Survey Must Have

How important is an employee engagement survey? During his GE tenure, highly respected CEO Jack Welch argued, “There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. It goes without saying that no company,…

How 360-Degree Feedback Can Benefit Your Organization

Many companies avoid conducting a 360-degree employee evaluation because of its complexity. There’s a lot of misunderstanding about 360-degree feedback, which is unfortunate, because it can be a powerful tool for people to improve their performance, particularly at the higher levels in an organization. Let’s get a quick check-in on…

Best Practices for Improving Your Employee Survey Participation Rate

It happens every year—your company rolls out the annual employee survey so that management can measure engagement levels across the organization. But with all the expense and effort to administer employee surveys, the average employee survey response rate is a meager 30%-40%, and without employee participation, the survey is worthless!…

Company Culture Surveys: Uncovering Corporate Identity

Today having great a company culture is considered more a prerequisite, than simply a nice-to-have. In fact, an exceptional company culture is almost expected, in addition to other traditional benefits employees draw. More and more, job candidates are choosing a company because of its culture rather than its paycheck—and it’s not just…

Managers’ Vital Role in Employee Engagement

Manager Effectiveness Evaluation or Upward Evaluation, when done well, can drive employee engagement and business profits. Successful companies know that employee engagement drives business outcomes and is a leading indicator of future business success. Engaged employees are more productive, more customer-focused, and are less likely to leave their job. In…

How Data Pre-Population Can Improve Your Surveys

Most of the time, conducting a survey is a fairly standard process: You assemble a set of questions to ask respondents, cajole them into taking the time to answer, and then dive into the results to discover tiny flashbulbs of enlightenment that help you make better decisions. That’s great –…