Employee Engagement Survey

What is Employee Engagement?

Employee Engagement can be defined as the extent to which employees are: committed to your Company, believe in the values of the Company,feel pride working for their boss or manager/s, motivated to go the extra mile

Why does it matter?

Research shows that a well-substantiated relationship exists between employee engagement and business results. Highly engaged employees: -

1. Create loyal customer who, in turn, create bigger profits
2. Are also far less likely to leave for another job than their less engaged peers
3. Can out-perform those with low commitment by up to 200% (Watson Wyatt 2002 study
4. Can be up to 43% more productive in revenue generation than their less engaged counterparts ( Hay Group 2003)

Can employee engagement be measured? 

Yes.  By administering the McKenzie Stretch Employee Engagement Survey.   

This survey is an amalgamation of best practice research from around the globe in the area of employee engagement (research from the Corporate Leadership Council, The Gallup Organisation, The Saratoga Institute, Wattson Wyatt, The Hay Group etc).  

The survey takes 5 – 10 minutes to complete and employees can choose on line or manual applications.  Results are quantitative and specific to the nominated targets or group e.g. division/s, functional areas, etc.

What will the results tell you? 

Baseline measurement of employee engagement in your Company

The specific areas/functional groups that are currently or potentially problematic

he specific themes that Management must address

The best place to start if intervention is required

Product Description

Comprised of 39 questions and based on a ‘tick the box’ rating system, each question measures a dimension that leaders and managers can actively influence.  

The survey questions:-        

• Effectively measure levels of employee engagement,
• Link powerfully to relevant business outcomes such as retention, productivity, profitability, and customer engagement, and
• Provide Management with a very clear road map (ready for immediate implementation) for targeting “at risk” areas, removing obstacles, unleashing the full potential of their workforce, and achieving outstanding organisational performance.  

Questions are clustered into themes such as:       

• Resources,
• Opportunities,
• Relationships and Co-Workers,
• Performance and Rewards,
• Feedback,
• Management and Leadership, and
• Organisational.  

Results are quantitative and highly specific. They allow you to confirm ‘hunches’, uncover blind spots, and drill down into the detail and pinpoint specific areas of strength and weakness in your business.  

Results provide companies with an accurate, realistic picture of engagement levels and allow them to turn action points into goals.

McKenzie's Role

To create a ‘safe’ environment for employees conducive to the provision of rich, honest feedback, the survey is completed anonymously and McKenzie does all the scoring externally.  

Employees/participants will benefit from the survey by feeling that their employer cares, their opinion counts, and that action will be taken as needed to improve areas of concern.  

McKenzie offers to work with clients to introduce and deploy the questionnaire and deal effectively with any questions that arise throughout this process.  Additionally, McKenzie collects, analyses and summarises the data before providing clients with a detailed report.  

The Employee Engagement Survey effectively provides your Company with an easy way of establishing a baseline rating and becomes a useful, holistic tool for checking progress. The questionnaire can be administered initially and again in 6 or 12 months time to measure progress and the effectiveness of any action/s taken.  

Highly cost effective - all costs are based on number of participants and results required.