Employee Surveys

Employee surveys are critical tools for improving organizational performance because they give business leaders direct access to what their people are thinking and feeling in a way that's structured and scalable. When leaders use surveys strategically, they pinpoint factors that hinder or help organizational performance. This includes driving employee engagement, monitoring burnout risk and identifying which teams need support.

Organisations use employee surveys a number of ways which include:

understanding and tracking key elements of the employee experience over time
measuring and managing workplace engagement, a proven driver of productivity, retention and profitability
giving employees a voice in shaping culture, strategy and priorities
uncovering barriers to performance that might otherwise go unnoticed

Are Employee Surveys Effective?

Employee surveys are effective when they are thoughtfully designed, strategically executed and followed by meaningful action. The survey itself does not improve performance or culture. What matters is how leaders interpret the results and what they do in response. When we design and distribute a survey for one of our clients, we make sure that:

It focuses on actionable factors that link to performance.
It’s grounded in research.
It generates results that leaders can understand and apply immediately.
It leads to clear next steps at the team, department and company levels.
It’s part of an ongoing performance and culture strategy, not a one-time event.

Gallup research shows that simply asking for employee feedback without acting on it can backfire. With employee engagement surveys, for example, employees become disengaged when they feel their input is ignored. That’s why many surveys must be paired with manager conversations, team-based goal setting and leadership accountability.

What Are the Different Types of Employee Surveys?

Not all employee surveys serve the same purpose, and not all of them lead to meaningful change. We work with our clients to choose the right type of survey based on what they are trying to understand, improve or track over time. Selecting survey formats based on their intent, timing and ability to generate actionable insights will helps build an agile strategy aligned with your organizational goals.

Common types of employee surveys:

Employee engagement surveys diagnose the factors that influence performance, such as clarity of expectations, recognition, and connection to mission.
Pulse surveys are short, frequent surveys designed to monitor trends and changes in the employee experience or engagement over time.
Onboarding surveys capture early feedback from new hires about their experience and perceptions in their first weeks on the job.
Exit surveys help organizations understand why employees leave and how to reduce unwanted turnover.
Culture or experience surveys assess broader elements of the workplace, such as trust in leadership, inclusion, or communication effectiveness.
Wellbeing surveys measure aspects of employee wellbeing, including stress, burnout and work-life balance.

Once we have identified the type of survey which achieves our clients goals, we will design it, communicate and distribute it. We will then generate reports by team, department and Company to give the leadership team meaningful insight that they can turn into actionable goals that contribute to improving the employee experience.

We also work with the Organisation to measure the impact of the surveys actions on the business through productivity, retention and efficiency measures.

For a FREE – NO OBLIGATION discussion to define your employee survey needs contact us today to find out more.