The 12 Best Employee Engagement Survey Questions...
Use the employee engagement survey questions and my 7-point employee engagement strategy to get your team moving fast and strong!
I've got 'fast and strong' on my mind lately. You see, I’m a big NASCAR fan. That's me on the pit road of my favorite driver Dale Jr. #88 before a recent Atlanta Motor Speedway Race.
Every week I watch the races on t.v. I was excited to be there live that week!
No matter where I'm watching, I can tell when a team's working well together by how fast and strong the driver is going.
When the team's really working together, everything comes together, and it makes race day look magical. That 'well-oiled' team is poised to win the race, and maybe even the season.
Characteristics of High Performing Teams
When I observe high performing teams (in NASCAR or in business)I see these characteristics, they are:
Fast
Efficient
Operating at full power
Energized
Eager
Smooth
Flawless
Focused
Working well together
Exciting
Have good timing
What would be the probable business outcome if your team was operating like the list above? You’d have:
Engaged, eager employees who offer consistent high performance
Low turnover
High customer satisfaction and a growing number of loyal customers
Profit and expansion
Enjoyable work days
Employee Engagement Survey Experts: Gallup
How do you create this type of team power?
How can you get your team to be 'Fast and Strong'?
The Gallup Organization polled 1 million employees from a broad range of companies, industries and countries to determine what top talent employees need from their workplace.
Through that research Gallup determined that high performance teams and the strength of the workplace can be assessed with these twelve questions:
Do I know what is expected of me from work?
Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right?
At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?
In the last seven days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?
Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person?
Is there someone at work who encourages my development?
At work, do my opinions seem to count?
Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel important?
Are my co-workers committed to doing quality work?
Do I have a best friend at work?
In the last six months, has someone at work talked to me about my progress?
This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and grow?
If you want a your team to move 'fast and strong' refer back to this leadership article data and begin using these twelve employee engagement survey questions in your workplace immediately.
This Simple 7-Point Employee Engagement Survey 'Moving Fast and Strong' Plan
Ask your employees to rank the 12 questions, 1 – 5, with 5 being Strongly Agree.
Rank employee responses. Make the two lowest scored answers your top priorities.
Enroll a cross-section of employees and managers to develop an action plan.
Implement the action plan.
Survey your employees’ responses to the twelve questions each year.
Review the results and go back to step 2.
Keep working until you get ‘Strongly Agree’ answers to all twelve questions.
Talented employees need great managers and leaders.
Being a great manager and leader starts with asking the right questions. And then taking the results and addressing needs with a plan for action.
The Seven Point Employee Engagement Survey Plan, based on Gallup’s twelve questions, is simple and clear. It will help you create a team that moves fast and strong!
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