Avoiding the Survey Slump

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Katherine Razzi

Here’s a must read for all companies who have surveyed their employees in the past, gather the results, but don’t follow through with action planning, or a grand attempt is made in the beginning, but fizzles out as time wears on.

An excerpt from the article describes the “Survey Slump”:

“In many survey processes, a phenomena called the “survey slump” seems to set in somewhere between the delivery of survey results and the launch of the next survey. Organizations that conduct employee surveys on a regular basis know this time well. Excitement builds around the delivery of the results as managers look to see if their scores have improved (or declined). Everyone wants to know if the actions taken had any effect.”

Here is the article, “Avoiding the Survey Slump” in its entirety. Let me know what you think about it.

About Katherine Razzi

Katherine Razzi hails from the Midwest and holds a B.A. in Applied Behavioral Science from National-Louis University, Evanston Campus. Career-wise, Katherine has worked as a commercial artist for many years up until she received her degree from NLU. Coursework includes intense studies in cultural diversity, management, organizational dynamics, morals and ethics, group interaction, and psychology. Working at TNS Employee Insights has given Katherine the best of both worlds where she can be of service with her vast experience as a graphic artist, and her education, topped off with plenty of life experience. Aside from creating paper surveys, Katherine now enjoys writing blogs and other marketing collateral for TNS Employee Insights.