A recent employee survey targeting more than 1 million employees at 200 U.S. companies found only 60 percent of respondents believed their employers would make changes to solve problems the survey uncovered, according to Human Resource Executive Online. Among 18 financially high-performing companies, however, 72 percent of employees believed their employers would act on the survey results.
Some practices to enhance the effectiveness of surveys as a tool, and to help employees understand their worth, depend on the human resources department. A good HR management system, with a core of good human resource professionals, can have a major impact.
Training is typically required for HR to effectively roll-out a survey and correctly interpret and analyze the results. In particular, HR managers may need to improve skills in evaluating employee engagement levels and driving factors.
The effect of employee engagement on productivity can also be difficult to discern, but skilled HR managers can use survey results to help pinpoint opportunities to increase employee engagement. These and other benefits of HR, according to HREO, are emerging best practices at high-performance companies.
