Many records have been set in response to COVID-19. An employment all-time record was reached in 2021 when 48 million people quit their jobs. Compare this staggering number to 2015, when 2.8 million employees left their employer.
The pandemic forced organizations to reconsider their working environment, including organizational leadership and employee engagement. Remote working positions have ushered in a war for talent. Employees have a plethora of employment options. Many are looking for a healthier, more pleasant work environment with flexible hours. Now is the time to initiate planned organizational changes to make sure your business is a ship people want to board – instead of one with mass departures.
A great way to gauge whether employees may be actively looking for new opportunities or are engaged is to dust off the old employee survey. Simply ask them how they are feeling about the work environment.
It is easy to administer an online survey using SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics. However, if you suspect the trust gap between workers and management in your organization has grown from a crack to a gorge, your organization will benefit from engaging an outside organization. Employees are much more likely to provide honest feedback if they trust that their responses are truly confidential.
The hard part comes after you collect the results. This is when leaders need to demonstrate they were ACTUALLY listening. This is the phase where you communicate the results along with action plans designed to address their concerns.
Of course there will always be a vocal and disgruntled minority who gripe about virtually everything. The challenge is recognizing when there is something more decisive going on. A reputable HR firm can assist in the design and the administration of your employee survey. However, the real benefit comes from their ability to interpret the results, craft messages to your employees and implement strategies based on the employee data.
Contact the Davidson Group to update your employee survey to collect meaningful data on your workforce.
