Engaging Employees: How to Make the Most of Your Employee Engagement Surveys

Employee engagement is a key factor in the success of any business. It’s important to ensure that your employees feel valued and heard, and that their opinions are taken into account. But how do you go about doing this?

Jeremy recently shared some interesting statistics from Staff Circle and Deloitte that shed some light on the importance of employee engagement. According to Staff Circle, 86% of employees want their employers to ask for feedback more regularly than once a year. This means that the traditional annual employee engagement survey is not enough to keep employees engaged. Additionally, 91% of employees think that business leaders lack communication skills, and 78% of employees said they would be more engaged if they felt like their voice was heard.

So, how can you make the most of your employee engagement surveys? Here are our top 5 recommendations:

1. Incorporate Different Technology

Incorporating different technology into your communication patterns can help to engage employees more effectively. Platforms like Zoom, video, and other tools can help to make communication more engaging and interactive. Additionally, using platforms like LoopingBack.AI can help to tease out actionable data from the process.

2. Ask for Feedback More Regularly

Asking for feedback more regularly than once a year is key to keeping employees engaged. This could be done through surveys, but also through other methods such as one-on-one conversations, focus groups, or video messages. Weekly video messages are a great way to stay connected. Think about employee kudos or shout outs as an example of a way to reinfoce culture.

3. Make Your Messages Authentic

Making sure that your messages are authentic and that you are communicating in a way that employees are used to is important. This could mean using video messages, or even just making sure that your emails and memos are clear and concise.

4. Get on Video

If you want to reach younger employees, it’s important to get on video. Platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube are all popular with younger generations, so using video messages can help to engage them more effectively.

5. Listen to Your Employees

Finally, it’s important to listen to your employees. Make sure that you are taking their opinions into account and that their voices are heard. This could be done through surveys, but also through other methods such as one-on-one conversations, focus groups, or 2 way video messages.

By following these tips, you can make the most of your employee engagement surveys and ensure that your employees feel valued and heard.