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How do managers impact engagement and People Success?
As people scientists, we are often asked about the role managers have in engagement. Managers play very important roles in people's happiness and success, but the relationship between "manager" and "employee engagement" is nuanced. Pragmatically, we know that the success of most investments organizations make in people's happiness and success can be optimized, under-leveraged, or even undermined by a manager -- pointing to the importance of senior leaders bringing managers along with key business decisions. Statistically, we see that who one's manager is explains a significant and substantial amount of variance in employee engagement levels, but that effect is confounded with factors outside the manager's control. Still, there's a clear relationship between how effective managers are perceived to be and how engaged their teams are. Based on Viva Glint's research: Employees who recommend (versus those who do not recommend) their managers (Q_MANAGER_QP) are: 2.36x more likely to be engaged (Q_ESAT_HAPPY; 78% vs. 33%). Top quartile companies are 12pp more favorable than bottom quartile companies (82% vs 70% favorable). 2.29x likely to say they will probably be with their company in two year’s time (Q_RETENTION; 71% vs. 31%). Top quartile companies are 7pp more favorable than bottom quartile companies (72% vs 65% favorable). 2.24x more likely to feel their company has a great culture (Q_CULTURE; 74% vs. 33%) Top quartile companies are 21pp more favorable than bottom quartile companies (81% vs 60% favorable). Do share your reactions below, would love to hear from others!
How should I order survey items in Viva Glint?
Having advised clients over the years on this topic, as a guiding principle, what we've (i.e. the People Science team) found to work is to organize the survey in such a way that participants can move from one survey frame of reference to another in a logical manner. Outcome variables (eSat, Recommend, etc.) are generally asked at the beginning of the survey. We want the respondent to review outcomes first and then rate their other experiences so that these answers do not artificially influence their opinions of overall engagement. Thereafter, start with all the higher level, more general items about the company overall, business and leadership; then items about more local management, the direct supervisor and team; and finally with items about the individual job experience. How have you ordered survey items in the past? What flow has worked the best for you as a respondent (i.e. order that provides a smooth completion experience)? Share your experience and guiding principles in the comments below!How do I ensure that historical items are comparable to the Glint taxonomy?
Survey design and mapping is an important step - getting this right is critical because if not done well, results could be misconstrued and consequently misinforms organization wide and team level interventions. Having worked as a People Scientist for a while now, this is where errors are commonly made so it is definitely worth investing more time and effort on this process. Now, once you have selected your questions from the Glint taxonomy that align to your organizational strategies, there may be a desire to compare trending data from previous surveys to your new Glint items. If you do decide to compare historical data to new items moving forward, it is vital that the previous and new questions are truly comparable. If historical data is not aligned to new insights, you risk misinterpreting the results, not having clear connections from historical to new insights or proceeding with misguided action steps. To ensure true comparisons between previous and new results, it is essential to match items accurately. In order to map to the Glint taxonomy, you must consider the wording, item intention, and referents. Maps to the Glint taxonomy - Exact wording - Similar wording with same intent - Similar wording with same referent Does not map to the Glint taxonomy - Different wording - Similar wording with different intent - Similar wording with different referent Item intention: If items have different wording, they can still be mapped to Glint items as long as the intention of the historical item aligns with the intention of the item you are mapping to –they must have the same aimed purpose and outcome (see attached Item Intention for examples) Item referent: To gain specific insights, an item will always have a referent (e.g. –Company, senior leadership, direct manager, team, coworkers or even the employee themselves). If two items have similar intention, but are aimed at different referents, they cannot be mapped (see attached Item Intention for examples). As you embark on the review process, ask yourself whether it's absolutely necessary to map the items and/or if it's necessary to include all historical items. What are some design/mapping best practices that you have used in the past? Share them below!What is Viva Glint’s approach to gathering employee feedback after going through an M&A?
I am a Senior People Science Consultant at Viva Glint and have supported many organizations in monitoring the impact of M&A on their employees. We find that the core issues relevant to employees going through an M&A are actually quite similar to those things employees care about normally – with some factors heightened during M&A, like belonging, communication, inclusion, and confidence in the future. Organizations that conduct regular (e.g., quarterly) engagement surveys with Viva Glint are typically well-positioned already to track these core issues with their current survey design. We use this feedback to track engagement over time, identify areas in the employee experience that are particularly impacted by M&A, and identify groups that may be struggling with the change. Sometimes, we may rotate in a few new items that are particularly relevant to the employee experience post-M&A. That’s the beauty of brief, regular surveys – we can be agile and easily make adjustments based upon what is most relevant to the organization at the time. Certain M&A situations may warrant a deep dive into employees’ reactions to the change – particularly soon after the M&A happens. Viva Glint has a curated set of items for an M&A-focused survey to gather more targeted feedback related to the change. What have your challenges been with promoting engagement after an M&A? What has worked well for you to support employees through this type of change?How does Viva Glint define and measure engagement?
Hi, I am Melissa Barry, and I am part of the Viva People Science team. One of the top questions we get at Viva Glint is how we define and measure engagement. We define engagement as the degree to which employees invest their cognitive, emotional, and behavioral energies toward positive organizational outcomes. Engaged employees are absorbed in and are enthusiastic about their work. They find a greater sense of meaning in what they do, see a stronger connection between their strengths and their role, and they expend discretionary effort in their role performances. We measure engagement using a two-item engagement index, eSat (How happy are you working at Organization Name?) and Recommend (I would recommend Organization Name as a great place to work.) Viva Glint's eSat question continues to be the single best measure of employee engagement and predictor of performance and attrition. Recommend measures their willingness to endorse and be an advocate. Together these two items measure engagement, the strongest driver of business outcomes. Does this resonate with how you define and measure engagement at your organization? Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
Multi-level response options for a single Likert-scale item
I would like to explore whether Glint allows configuring a single survey statement with multiple sub-responses at different organizational levels, each using the same Likert scale. For example: Statement: “In my experience, collaboration is effective.” Response requested at multiple levels: At the organization level (1–5 Likert scale) At the division/department level (1–5 Likert scale) At the team level (1–5 Likert scale) In other words, instead of creating three separate items, is it possible to structure one statement with sub-questions (or nested response options) tied to different organizational levels, all using the same agreement scale?
Feedback on Glint Survey User Interface
I don't know where this really belongs, because there isn't any obvious feedback location. On the off chance someone has an in with the product team: I just completed a Glint survey for my company, answering questions about another employee's performance on a 5-point scale, with the opportunity to add comments for each answer. I absolutely hated the web interface. Three big problems, and I don't know how much is standard for this survey tool and how much is correctable by the survey creator. (1) There were 22 questions and you saw each one only after answering the previous one. I know this is pretty standard for web surveys, and when each question is independent of the next it can make sense so that the user doesn't skip a question unintentionally or get lost, but for evaluating a complex thing like a person's performance I want to see all the questions and then go back and figure out what to say and where to say it. I would much rather have a page with all questions at once. My solution was to answer each with a non-committal average and then go back and figure out my true answer for each. (2) Way too much white space. A lot of scrolling up and down to read and re-read and answer. At least I had a mouse. If I was doing this with a touch pad or on a touch screen I would have skipped it entirely. (3) The comment button for each question was below the 5-point scale. If you hovered over #3 the comment button would show there, if you hovered over #4 the button would be there. Fine. Then you click on #4 and if you tried to click on the comment button you found that the survey had moved to the next question and your were commenting on the wrong question, so you had to delete your comment and scroll back up to the previous question where you wanted to comment. UI fail. Thanks for reading!
Impact of having detailed numeric survey data in Glint
Hi everyone, I oversee the HR Analytics team at my company, and we’re evaluating a potential change to our Glint employee experience survey. Specifically, we’re considering giving two members of my team access to detailed numeric data at the individual level to support more advanced lifecycle analyses. Importantly, this access would not include any comment data - only numeric responses. Has anyone else made this adjustment? If so, did you notice any impact (positive or negative) on employee participation rates? Appreciate any insights or experiences you can share! SteveChanging the Elements of the Engagement Index
Glint's default Engagement index is a combination of eSat and Recommend items. Is it possible to change this formula? Can we choose different items/questions to be the ingredients in our company's Engagement index? If it is possible to do configure this, how do we make that change, and what would happen with benchmarks for Engagement? Thank you, anyone, for being willing to chime in!
