Category: Employee Surveys

Employee surveys can help you measure how well you are doing as a manager in building an engaged work environment. As with any other important business outcomes, you need a way to measure your current engagement level so that you can know how to improve it. TalentMap developed a robust employee engagement measurement and management methodology to provide you with accurate, insightful, and actionable employee engagement data.

TalentMap measures employee engagement based on workers’ responses to its unique six core engagement questions and links your team’s engagement score to 12 actionable workplace practices with proven links to performance outcomes.

Although measuring employee engagement is an increasingly common practice in the business world, TalentMap’s employee engagement index is distinct in that it is:backed by rigorous science, linked to proven performance outcomes, and actionable at the local level.

TalentMap administers its survey to employees in various companies, non-profits, and other organizations worldwide in an effort to help clients improve their employee engagement. Meanwhile, TalentMap researchers continually study findings from research on the TalentMap survey results to learn more about employee engagement’s effect on organizational and team performance.

Factors such as earnings per share (EPS), profitability, productivity, and customer ratings are all key indicators in determining an organization’s health and growth potential. For leaders who are responsible for these outcomes, the research shows that the TalentMap process is more than just another human resources initiative; it is the best measurement tool for initiating company wide transformation to create sustainable growth. By intentionally focusing on measuring and managing employee engagement using TalentMap engagement scores, companies gain a competitive advantage that keeps them moving forward. Research shows that concentrating on employee engagement can help them withstand –and possibly even thrive –in challenging economic times.

8 Reasons Why a 3rd Party is Best for Presenting Survey Results to the Exec Team

Employee engagement surveys invariably surface negative or sensitive leadership issues. It’s an industry norm. A predictable key driver. And a top opportunity for improvement with relation to engaging people in their workplace environments. But when executive team members are gathered together hearing unwelcome news about themselves, a certain expression comes to mind: don’t shoot the messenger. For […]

Don’t Judge a Questionnaire by Its Cover

A Well-Designed Employee Survey Goes Well Beyond Layout Design It’s no wonder some folks spend years earning their PhD in the art and science of surveys. Complexities abound. Like just about anything, everything can be argued one way or another. Granted, there are very specific clearly defined, not-to-be-deviated-from truths when it comes to good survey […]

DIY or Outsourced Employee Engagement Surveys?

What does workplace breach of confidentiality mean? Well, what if you were to say something disparaging about Big Boss, to someone you “trust”, yet somehow Big Boss learns about those criticisms? For a good many employees, worry about confidentiality is an oppressive fear factor when an Employee Engagement survey arrives in their inbox. “Just how secure are my comments?” […]

Can I Customize The Questionnaire?

Yes, you can. Most of our clients start with our standard questionnaire TalentGage Classic and then decide if they need to customize it. For those that do customize, changes can be made to any text, the items (questions) and the sections to align with specific goals and to resonate better with staff. We can accommodate […]

Before You Launch a 360 Survey… Read This!

A word of caution here: questions about implementing 360° feedback (360 survey) are easy to ask but not so to answer. Often times, management assumes the answers but does not openly discuss them, resulting in much chaos and confusion down the road. An Exceptional Tool for New Managers CASE STUDY: Based in Montreal Canada, a leading software […]

10 Guidelines for Successfully Deploying an Employee Survey

A client of TalentMap’s recently achieved a remarkable 96 percent participation rate on their employee engagement survey. The organization’s internal efforts deserve praise. At 7:00 am members of the HR team were at entrance ways greeting people with chocolate bars and reminder notes to fill out the employee survey launching that morning. Simple. Smart. Effective. Deploying […]

7 Key Factors When Choosing a Survey Provider

The views of your staff are critical. Their ideas and attitudes about the organization have a serious effect on financial performance and growth, so you need to do the research right to get a true picture. A seasoned research partner can help you choose which survey option meets your organization’s needs. Consider the following criteria […]

6 Tips for Reliable Employee Survey Data

Plenty of universities offer survey design and stat courses. If “stats” was a mandatory requirement for your post-secondary degree (and math’s not your thing) you probably fell into the big pool of students drowning in all the formula and despising the subject. Far from throwing a few questions together and tossing them out for responses, […]