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Evaluating employee surveys: planning, facilitation, implementation

After employee surveys, workshops with the respective teams and managers are needed to present and contextualise the results, derive actions, and follow up on them. Such evaluation workshops can be challenging, especially when the results are not all positive. We facilitate such workshops with managers and employees and are also proven partners for HR and senior management (those responsible for personnel) in the planning and implementation of the overall process.

Evaluation, workshops and follow-up analysis of employee surveys

The challenge in evaluation workshops of employee surveys

The worse the results of the employee survey are for a team, the more important a constructive atmosphere becomes.

With inexperienced facilitators, the evaluation workshops can then produce unnecessary polarisation and escalation between the team and the manager, which is exactly what needs to be avoided.

How we work in evaluation workshops for employee surveys

So the point is,

  • bring the team and the manager into a constructive, respectful dialogue
  • To work on conflicts and polarities
  • and develop an action plan ready for implementation (who | what | by when)

Here is an example from one of the many evaluation workshops we have facilitated in order to reach these objectives:

In the run-up

01

Analyse the results

02

Clarify the underlying conditions

03

Define the objectives of the workshop

04

Define indicators of success

05

Create the conditions for success

06

An intensive preliminary talk, including preparatory coaching with the manager

07

also preliminary discussions with a representative group of the team members

Typical procedure of an evaluation workshop of an employee survey

  1. Introduce goals and process
  2. Present survey results
  3. Resonance, reflection, analysis and evaluation: What does this mean for us as a team / for me as a leader?
  4. Develop measures:
  5. Make and record agreements
  6. Reflection with all participants
    • What we have achieved
    • What was particularly positive about this workshop
    • Define clear next steps

Follow-up with the manager

Follow-up with us often includes the following steps:

  • Review and reflection with the manager
  • Follow-up after about 3 weeks
    • How things are going with the insights and results
    • How and what is being implemented
    • Which obstacles there are (still) in implementation

Subsequent coaching for the manager can also make sense here.

There are a number of pitfalls to watch out for in preparation and delivery. For the details, read Employee surveys: how evaluation workshops, actions and follow-up work best 

Online, Virtual or "Classic" In-Person

The evaluation workshops and the preparation and follow-up that go with them can also be run online.

We always design our virtual workshops to be very interactive, involving all participants in an activating way and thereby achieving immediately usable and implementation-oriented results that are accepted and supported by all.

Your benefits

Everything runs smoothly

Professional planning and delivery, close coordination with HR and those responsible for the project

The best possible support for the team and the managers

A solution-oriented approach, balancing conflicts of interest, respectful facilitation

Results you can use

At the end of our workshops there is always an action plan ready for implementation: who | what | by when

Everything from one source

If you want, you get planning, infrastructure, delivery and evaluation "all of a piece": sparing with resources, tried and tested, and well thought out.

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We have a lot of experience in evaluation workshops for employee surveys. Our consulting services include

  • the design of the overall process (incl. avoiding all the "pitfalls"!)
  • and the facilitation of the evaluation workshops in the divisions and teams.
  • We also run all workshops online/virtually for you.

What our clients say

Clients on working with us

A very helpful, well-run workshop. The results served us well through the restructuring phase too.
Andreas Kogler Andreas Kogler Deutsche Telekom AG
The strategy workshop was exceptionally productive. You kept the group focused on what mattered throughout. We recommend your facilitation without reservation.
S. Folke S. Folke Head of Procurement BASF
It was striking how much came out of our workshop. That was outstanding.
Jörg Graichen Jörg Graichen Brose Fahrzeugteile
Many thanks again for the excellent collaboration, the organisation and the very good workshop results.
Jan-Michael Wolfer Jan-Michael Wolfer Head of Production voestalpine Automotive
You prepared our workshop thoroughly and precisely. Both the method and the facilitation fitted our objectives very well. We were able to carry on working very successfully with the results. Many thanks.
Hans Helmreich Hans Helmreich Head of Division Bayerischer Rundfunk
Four days of workshop and still playful, creative, inspiring and well structured, with good methodology. Thoroughly recommended.
Dr. Siegfried Gelbhaar Dr. Siegfried Gelbhaar Head of Event Management Deutscher Bundestag
Thanks again for the excellent workshop — we have already started putting the first ideas into practice, and enjoying it.
Eva-Maria Bauer Eva-Maria Bauer Human Resources Generalist Dywidag AG
I thoroughly enjoyed working with you, personally and professionally, and it was a great pleasure to run this workshop with you.
Eva Sprengard Eva Sprengard Adviser, HR, Organisation and Knowledge Management Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der. Entwicklungszusammenarbeit gGmbH
You facilitated our two-day strategy workshop very professionally. It was a demanding brief and the result is very good. Thank you for that.
Alfred Riester Alfred Riester Managing Director motio consulting
Thanks again for the excellent workshop — we are very happy with the outcome.
Marie Grober Marie Grober CEO Snack Attack
That was a really great workshop, thank you.
Jörg Helten Jörg Helten CFO Maguar Capital Investors
Thank you for two genuinely good, efficient days. The workshop was received positively throughout. Many thanks for your support.
Kathleen Ernst Kathleen Ernst NP Immobilien Gruppe

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