{"id":47509,"date":"2020-04-09T15:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T19:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=47509"},"modified":"2021-07-01T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:58:09","slug":"strange-days-wfh-employee-pulse-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/strange-days-wfh-employee-pulse-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Days: WFH Pulse Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our new WFH scene has brought plenty of challenges, but one of the best opportunities we\u2019re seeing is the focus on employee pulse surveys.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If it\u2019s new to you — and even if it\u2019s not — an employee pulse survey<\/a> is a very short questionnaire, best administered as part of a series delivered at predictable intervals over a period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Because WFH is new to so many<\/a> — and even if it\u2019s not — an employee pulse survey is a great way to check in with your team to better understand what\u2019s going on and how you can help.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But why?<\/b><\/h2>\n

To be clear: Don\u2019t just send a bunch of surveys because I said so.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sending just-because surveys is the worst. Don\u2019t do that. Now — and always — is a terrible time to bombard employees with additional requests that have no bearing on their realities. If you\u2019re going to do it, do it right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ask yourself these questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Do I care about my employees?<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Am I going to do anything with the results?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If that turned out to be a much shorter list than you expected, that\u2019s kind of the point. While a pulse survey is great, it\u2019s also short and to the point. I could have made a longer list — Top Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Even Think About Running Employee Pulse Surveys — but let\u2019s be real. If you genuinely care about your employees, you probably want to help improve their experience. If you don\u2019t, well, yikes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Why now<\/b>?<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Keeping with the to-the-point deal we have here, a few key goals drive the power of employee pulse surveys during the pandemic panic and quarantine scene. Start with these:<\/span><\/p>\n

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