Category Archives: Employee Surveys
If You Build It, Will They Come?
There is nothing worse for an employee than to take the time to complete a survey and have issues and concerns brought to light, then its results be ignored. Continue reading
Think Creatively When it Comes to Cost Reductions in HR
Consider Alternatives Before Layoffs. Layoffs are one of the most common HR cost-cutting tactics during tough times, and they may not be entirely necessary. However, workforce reductions have a significant impact on employee morale. Additionally, this step could end up costing the company if these skills are difficult to replace when the economy picks up.
Filed under Business, Decision Quality, employee communication, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Employee Surveys, Employment Law, High Performance Organization, Human resources, Labor Relations, Leadership, Management, organizational culture, Organizational Effectiveness, Training and Development, Turnover
Making Sense of your Data
Employee survey data is only as good as the meaning you extract from it. We use statistics to extract meaning. When doing so, make sure that someone knows what statistics can do for you and how they can lead you astray. Continue reading
Critical Concepts in Organizational Science
I discuss a few concepts that are critical in organizational science. I quote a few well-phrased lines from the author of Culture’s Consequences and discuss how they are relevant to what we do in HR, OB, OD, Management, Marketing and academia. Continue reading
Commenting on Utility of Exit Surveys
HRM Today featured an article about some limitations of exit interviews. It was great and I think everyone should read it. The basic gist is that exit interviews are not a magic bullet. They provide a very specific type of … Continue reading
Filed under Employee Surveys
Communicating with Employees During Turbulent Timesult ec
I discuss a few interesting points from our recent webinar on communicating with employees during difficult economic times. Continue reading
Filed under Business, employee communication, Employee Surveys, Leadership, Management
Employees Reacting to the Downturn, Part 3
SHRM reports that employees are reducing credit card use as a result of the recession. SHRM also reports that employees are increasing their credit card use as a result of the recession. How can employees do both? They can’t, but surveys can give that impression without careful analysis. I discuss two different scenarios that might explain this pattern of results. Continue reading
Filed under Business, Compensation, Employee Surveys, Human resources, Psychometrics
Does it Make Sense to Measure Intent To Stay (In The Current Economy)?
Christy Kessler speaks about the importance of measuring employee turnover intent even in this tough economy. Continue reading
Filed under Employee Surveys, Turnover
Increased Employee Engagement Last Year?
David Zinger shares data indicating that employee engagement is on the rise. Is it really? Maybe. I offer a few alternatives to examine before we fully answer the question. Continue reading
Filed under Employee Engagement, Employee Surveys
To Likert or not to Likert…
I discuss some of my experiences and thoughts concerning the use of likert scales for employee survey research. Continue reading
Filed under Employee Surveys, Organizational Science, Psychometrics
