Employee Relations Climate Surveys

Employee opinion surveys are tried-and-true tools to assess the employee relations health of an organization. Our consultants have been designing and conducting employee opinion surveys since 1981. We believe that in order to increase participation, employers need to be creative in administering and encouraging participation in the survey process. Nyhart consultants can work with your organization to determine the best methods of encouraging participation within your organizational culture.

Looking at the results from employee surveys we have noted two very interesting trends...

• Satisfied organizations have higher survey participation rates than less satisfied ones.
• When managers are held accountable, more employees participate in surveys and they are more satisfied.

So in reality, employee surveys can help an organization accomplish two specific goals...

When employee morale is not high, participation rates will be low, but the survey process can help rebuild management credibility and improve employee morale.

When employee morale is high, the survey process can help reinforce management's interest in employees.

Surveys are nothing more than diagnostic tools. Much like an MRI or other medical test, an employee survey works best if you know what you are looking for, and if you have the proper "treatment" based on what you have found.

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