In this podcast episode recorded from a recent webinar, DecisionWise Sr. Consultant David Long and Principal Consultant Christian Nielson share best practices for surveying employees as they leave your organization and what insights it can give you for improving retention.

Christian explains, “The employees are having an experience, whether you plan for it or not. To measure the complete experience of an employee, we need to understand life cycle events, from when an employee starts to when they leave and the milestones that happen in between. ”

He continues, “When people leave their job, the organization loses a resource but they also have the opportunity to gain an advocate, if they’ve created a strategic exit experience.“

Learn more in this insightful conversation on exit surveys.

Ep. 135: Exit Surveys - Understanding Why Employees Leave And What To Do About It (Rebroadcast)

Tune in to this episode to join Charles Rogel and Dave Long discuss the holy grail characteristic of leadership: EQ (Emotional Intelligence).

They will be diving into the what, how, and why of Emotional Intelligence, including:

1. The definition of EQ
2. The why behind the importance of EQ
3. How to measure EQ
4. How to develop and improve EQ as an individual and as a leader

Ep. 137: The What, How, and Why of Emotional Intelligence

On this episode of the podcast, Charles Rogel and Jefferson McClain continue our discussion around manager best practices, focusing on decision making. They'll touch on:

- How decision-making capabilities are measured in a 360-degree assessment
- How to improve your decision-making
- Collaborative decisions vs. Assertive decisions
- Empowerment of your team in decision-making

Ep. 138: How to Be An Effective Decision-Maker

In this episode, we discuss the concept of giving your employees a voice and truly listening to their ideas and concerns.

- How do you create a culture of listening in your organization?
- How can team members feel like they've been heard? 
- What are some practical tips a manager can follow to really facilitate good listening with their employees?

We'll answer these questions and more in this insightful conversation.

Ep. 139: Employee Voice And Listening (Rebroadcast)

In this podcast, learn about the best methods for debriefing and coaching from the results of a 360-degree feedback survey. 

HR professionals will learn how to coach individuals, interpret individual and group reports, and guide the development planning and follow-up with participants.

Ep. 140: 360 Feedback Coaching Best Practices in 2021

During this podcast, we’ll share the latest DecisionWise employee survey research as well as tested best practices and stories from AAA National on how to map a clear DE&I strategy. We’ll answer the following questions:

- What structural blind spots and policies exist in your organization that prevent action?

- What are the myths and common misconceptions around diversity?

- What are you doing to gain the support of your leadership?

- What message is your company sending with the way it communicates about diversity?

- How do you measure the impact of your DE&I initiatives to know if they are making a difference?

To download the “DE&I Discussion Starter Questions” handout, visit: https://decision-wise.com/guide-dei-discussion-starter-questions/

Ep. 142: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Developing a Clear Roadmap

On this episode of the podcast, Matthew Wride and Charles Rogel continue our discussion around manager best practices, focusing on problem-solving. They touch on:

- How to identify the root cause of a problem before jumping to a solution.
- Having a competency-based culture where behaviors are measured and improved upon.
- Myths and common misconceptions associated with problem-solving.
- Creating a roadmap by working backward from the ideal state to your current state.

Ep. 143: How To Be a Problem-Solving Leader

In this Engaging People Podcast episode, DecisionWise VP of Consulting, Christian Nielson discusses the topic of creating a connection at work.

Connection is a sense of belonging and feeling like we’re part of something bigger than ourselves; a team, an organization, a mission. We have such a strong need for connection as human beings that some will even forgo physiological needs to reach it. In fact, connection consistently shows up as the #1 driver of engagement in our surveys. When we feel like we belong, we tend to bring our best ideas to our work.

Learn more about how to create a sense of connection on a social level, but also connecting employees to the vision and mission of your organization.

For more on employee engagement, visit: https://decision-wise.com/

Ep. 144: Creating A Sense of Connection At Work

In this episode, Matt Wride and Christian Nielson discuss where the HR industry is headed with technology and navigating new challenges for a modern workforce.

Ep. 145: Emerging Trends in HR for 2022

In this Engaging People Podcast episode: Promoting a Sense of Meaning, we discuss practical ideas and suggestions that you can implement as a manager (and on an organizational level) to help employees engage and connect them to the work they do.

Read our blog, Meaning: Your Work Has Purpose Beyond the Work Itself (https://decision-wise.com/meaning-your-work-has-purpose-beyond-the-work-itself/)

Ep. 146: Promoting A Sense Of Meaning

In this podcast episode, DecisionWise VP of Assessment and Sr. Consultant Dave Long discusses the topic of developing others.

Often managers tend to shy away from growth conversations with their employees because it’s either not convenient or there isn’t a promotional opportunity immediately available. But our research shows that the more often you are able to have these conversations, the more likely employees are to be engaged in their jobs and less likely to leave.

The key is finding the right balance between burnout and boredom; where an employee is engaged in meaningful work with growth opportunities but not so busy that they become overwhelmed.

Learn about these ideas and other common challenges with developing others in this insightful conversation.

Ep. 147: Developing Others

In this episode, Matt Wride and Charles Rogel discuss one of DecisionWise’s core leadership competencies: Psychological Safety. They'll dive into the academic research around psychological safety and explore how the concept has played out over time in the professional workplace. They'll also share stories and give best practices on how to foster a feeling of psychological safety on your team.

Ep. 148: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace

What can 360 Degree Feedback tell us about our workforce? Join us as we share the trends and patterns we’ve seen from combing through millions of survey results. Learn how you can harness this power for your organization.

Ep. 149: 360 Degree Feedback Insights and Analytics

Everybody likes to be acknowledged for a job well done. We all like to feel validated and yet, many managers are reluctant to give recognition. Why is this?

If we recognize someone for the things they are doing, it increases their discretionary effort. They’re more highly engaged and they know how to produce faster because they’ve gotten feedback that what they’ve done is right, and they want to do it even more and more.

Learn more about these concepts and ideas on giving recognition in this insightful conversation.

Ep. 150: How Managers Can Better Recognize Employees

One question to consider as you think about whether to put effort and investment into employee engagement: “Is engagement worth the effort and investment we put into it?” The short answer to this question is “yes,” but depending on the type of organization you are, engagement may be more critical or less critical to your success.

During this podcast we’ll share the best methods for preparing, administering, and rolling out the results from your employee engagement survey based on over 20 years of experience conducting surveys around the world. We’ll also identify the most common mistakes organizations make when conducting an employee engagement survey and how to avoid them.

Ep. 151: Employee Engagement Best Practices for 2022

Once employee survey feedback is collected, there are several ways to use the data to promote organizational change and improve employee engagement. DecisionWise COO, David Long, and VP of Consulting Services, Charles Rogel, will review several best-practice action planning approaches based on years of experience working with hundreds of clients. Topics addressed during this session include:

• How to define your organization employee engagement strategy and best action-planning approach

• The differences between enterprise-wide, department, and team-level action planning

• How to form an employee action planning committee

• How to shift ownership and accountability from HR to leaders throughout the organization

• Best-practice frameworks and templates to facilitate action planning

Ep. 152: Employee Engagement Survey Action Planning Best Practices

The need to hire, retain, and motivate employees has never been more vital to the success of organizations. During this episode we will discuss the strategic advantages of using employee lifecycle surveys to measure the key factors that contribute to a great onboarding experience and understand the main reasons for why employees leave. Join DecisionWise COO, David Long, and VP of Consulting Services, Charles Rogel, as they review several employee lifecycle survey best practices based on years of experience working with hundreds of clients.

Ep. 153: Employee Lifecycle Survey Best Practices

Christian Nielson, Principal of Spectiv, reviews how you can get more out of your 360 degree feedback assessments. He touches on several strategies, including how 360 assessments can enhance your organization’s learning and development efforts, as well as best practices for including special groups such as low performers, high potentials, and top executives. You’ll walk away with a clear idea of how 360 feedback can help enhance your organization’s strategy.

Podcast Production provided by Arches Audio: https://archesaudio.com

Ep. 154: Getting More From 360 Degree Feedback

Care for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is critical for any modern organization. But how do you best measure the current state of DEI and surface opportunities for improvement?

In this podcast episode, Christian Nielson, Chief Revenue Officer of DecisionWise and Dave Long, Chief Operating Officer, will discuss the best techniques to include DEI as a key component of an employee engagement survey.

Ep. 155: How to Measure DEI in Your Engagement Survey

Join us on this podcast episode for a comprehensive overview of our global employee survey benchmarks and as we reveal the major insights we are seeing in our recent data. DecisionWise COO, David Long, and VP of Consulting Services, Charles Rogel, talk about the topics that differ the most by major industry and demographic categories and how the employee engagement landscape is changing.

Topics covered on this episode:
- Overall employee engagement by industry
- Demographic differences by gender, race/ethnicity, manager status, age, and tenure
- Trends in employee perceptions about communication, belonging, wellbeing, workload, and many more

To learn more, visit: https://decisionwise.com

Podcast production provided by Arches Audio (https://archesaudio.com/)

Ep. 156: Employee Engagement Benchmark Trends

Every organization has ways they can elevate the experience they are providing their employees, and much of this is tied to improving employee engagement. In this podcast episode, Christian Nielson, Chief Strategy Officer, and Dave Long, Chief Operating Officer, discuss how to improve employee engagement within your organization.

Ep. 157: Improving Employee Engagement

What is this trend about quiet quitting? What is causing it? Every organization wants productive, engaged, and happy employees. The solution to preventing your employees from quiet quitting: knowing what to measure.

Tune in as Charles Rogel, employee engagement expert and VP of Consulting Services discusses how knowing what to measure can help your organization recognize why employees have quietly quit and what to do about it.

Ep. 158: What to Measure to Prevent Quiet Quitting

Understanding employee engagement is critical to any organization. Listening to your employees is key to this understanding, but knowing what you need to ask them can be a challenge. In this podcast episode, engagement experts David Long and Charles Rogel discuss what to ask in your next employee engagement survey.

Ep. 159: What to Ask in Your Employee Engagement Survey

Everything senior leaders do is compounded and cascaded throughout the organization. Their attitudes, behaviors, and decisions shape the organizational culture and employee experience. 360 degree feedback is an opportunity for leaders to understand what experience they are creating for others. 

In this podcast episode, Matthew Wride and Christian Nielson discuss how 360 feedback can help improve leadership and in turn, the employee experience.

Visit decisionwise.com for more info.

Ep. 160: How 360 Feedback for Executives Improves Leadership

With thousands of surveys administered and hundreds of firms surveyed, we’ve learned a thing or two about what makes or breaks the employee experience.

Join us as we discover the emerging trends in employee engagement for 2022, and determine what those patterns mean for organizations moving into 2023.

Ep. 161: What We Learned About the Employee Experience in 2022

Stay up to date on the latest employee experience trends.

The makeup of the workforce has changed quite dramatically over the last few years, and 2023 will be no exception.

Join DecisionWise COO, David Long, and VP of Consulting Services, Charles Rogel, as they provide predictions on what to expect and plan for in 2023 as it relates to employee experience.

Ep. 162: 2023 Employee Experience Predictions

We all have a tendency at times to “shoot from the hip”, “trust our gut” or use dogma to make important decisions. However, when it comes to business decisions, this can come back to bite us if we’re not careful. That is why we strive to always back up our decisions with data. When understood and used correctly, employee data can be one of the most useful assets in gleaning insights about our organizations.

Spend an hour with Christian Nielson and Matt Wride learning how to help your organization make data-driven decisions about its most valuable resource, its people.

Ep. 163: Data Over Dogma: Using Employee Data to Make Better Decisions

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s important to have a sense of belonging in the workplace. But what does that mean? How can we create it?

Listen to our latest podcast “Creating a Culture of Belonging in the Workplace”. You’ll discover the benefits of a workplace culture of belonging and how to implement it in your own workplace.

Ep. 164: Creating a Culture of Belonging in the Workplace

During times of economic downturn, it can be tempting to cut costs wherever possible, including employee surveys. However, doing so can have long-term negative consequences for your organization.

Join us for this informative podcast as Matt Wride and Christian Nielson discuss why listening to your employees is crucial, especially during times of crisis. They will cover topics such as how surveys can help you understand employee needs and concerns, identify areas for improvement, and strengthen employee engagement and retention.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how listening can help your organization weather the storm and emerge stronger than ever.

Ep. 165: Why Employee Listening is Crucial During Hard Times

Christian Nielson, Principal Consultant at DecisionWise, joins Justin Warner to discuss the impact and importance of Autonomy is creating an engaged organization.

Ep. 29: Autonomy - Empowering the Individual to do their Best Work

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