- Create a clear definition of why you are conducting a survey. What is the business issue you are trying to solve?
- Obtaining commitment from your senior leadership team to the employee survey and the implementation process.
- How the results will be shared and with whom. Sharing at least some of the results with all employees is critical.
- How you will communicate information about the employee survey. Transparency about your employee survey will encourage employees to participate and support the results.
- Ways to obtain commitment from all levels of leadership for implementation. Senior leaders must set the tone that the employee survey and the outcomes are a strategic priority. Functional leaders will need to implement change initiatives.
- As the project owner, do you have the support of your leader to provide the resources you need to be successful?
- Should you partner with a consultant to assist you in the design and implementation of the employee survey to help you ensure the project is a success?