Employee Satisfaction Survey
Creating a Thematic Employee Satisfaction Survey
This prompt helps HR teams design a thematic employee satisfaction survey, focusing on a specific topic such as work-life balance, team collaboration, or leadership effectiveness. It enables a deep dive into targeted areas for improvement.
Responsible:
HR/Recruiting
Accountable, Informed or Consulted:
HR, Leadership
THE PREP
Creating effective prompts involves tailoring them with detailed, relevant information and uploading documents that provide the best context. Prompts act as a framework to guide the response, but specificity and customization ensure the most accurate and helpful results. Use these prep tips to get the most out of this prompt:
Select the theme based on company priorities or employee concerns.
Review past feedback or metrics related to the theme for context.
Communicate the purpose of the survey clearly to employees, emphasizing its targeted nature.
THE PROMPT
Help create a targeted employee satisfaction survey for [specific software startup], focusing on [specific theme, e.g., work-life balance]. This survey should capture detailed feedback and actionable insights. Focus on:
Thematic Clarity: Recommending relevant questions, such as, ‘Do you feel you have sufficient flexibility to maintain work-life balance? What additional support would improve this?’
Challenges and Barriers: Suggesting focus areas, like, ‘What challenges have you faced in maintaining [specific theme, e.g., work-life balance or collaboration], and how have you addressed them?’
Employee Preferences: Including insight-based prompts, such as, ‘What initiatives or changes would help you feel more supported in [specific theme]?’
Alignment with Company Values: Proposing cultural alignment queries, like, ‘Do you feel the company prioritizes [specific theme]? How can we better support this value?’
Open Feedback: Recommending open-ended prompts, such as, ‘Is there anything else you’d like to share about your experience with [specific theme]?’
Provide a thematic survey structure designed to explore a specific topic deeply, offering actionable insights to address targeted challenges. If additional details about the selected theme or company goals are needed, ask clarifying questions to refine the survey.
Bonus Add-On Prompts
Propose strategies for tying thematic surveys to broader company initiatives, such as wellness or leadership programs.
Suggest methods for analyzing thematic data to identify patterns and prioritize actions.
Highlight techniques for using thematic surveys to track improvement over time.
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SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE
Focus on themes tied to specific events, like leadership changes or policy updates.
Include tips for incorporating both qualitative and quantitative questions for deeper insights.
Propose ways to adapt thematic surveys for hybrid or remote teams.
Highlight tools for visualizing survey data by themes or trends.
Add suggestions for conducting follow-up sessions to discuss thematic findings with employees.
WHEN TO USE
To explore specific issues or themes affecting employee satisfaction.
During targeted initiatives, such as wellness programs or collaboration improvements.
When addressing recurring feedback tied to a particular aspect of workplace experience.
WHEN NOT TO USE
For general or broad employee satisfaction evaluations.
If the chosen theme is too narrow or lacks sufficient relevance to employees.