Almost a year after the announcement of the Hangouts Chat beta that a targeted set of G Suite users had access to, we're so thrilled to announce that Polly has teamed up with the folks over at G Suite to bring forth a simple polling integration for the official public launch of Hangouts Chat.

With the new year comes lots of new and exciting changes to the Polly product! We've been working hard in 2017 to bring forth the necessary improvements to existing functionality and entirely new features that all have the common goal to help you be even more productive and efficient in 2018.

Using surveys to solicit employee feedback has long been a part of sound management practice, but the way surveys are conducted has changed over time as workplace communication and the state of survey technology have changed. Until recently, email was the dominant communication tool in the workplace, and online survey tools represented the predominant method of feedback collection. Today, however, email has given way to more efficient cloud-based communication and collaboration tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams, and new survey technology has also emerged that is better suited to a cloud-based paradigm. Here are some best practices for conducting, sharing, and discussing employee survey results in today’s workplace using current technology.

We had mentioned in the previous post with the infographic that there's work to be done to improve employee communication. But where exactly do you start? Before diving into the rest of this article, ask yourself the following questions to determine if your organization’s employee communication practices are conveying clear strategies that engage your employees:

It’s 9:25am on a Friday and Sally Korprit, a hard-working, high-producing account executive is preparing for a meeting with a top prospect. As an over-achieving millennial, Sally is stressing over an email she received where the prospect inquired about a function that he says is a critical decision factor in his purchase. She sends an urgent Slack message to her product manager to confirm the feature for the sale.

Employee surveys are an essential tool for any organization. Surveys can help your company gain valuable insight and critical feedback that benefits your business, employees and even your bottom line.

If you think employee morale surveys are just another gimmick, think again.

In today's modern workplace, there exists a lot of friction that doesn't exactly affect our productivity in a positive way. This overload of apps and frictions to our productivity have pushed for a new way of working that addresses the mess of having to jump between different apps and email, on top of not having full visibility into what everyone is doing. Silo is being slashed across departments as critical day-to-day apps are easily integrated into these workplace hubs and employees aren't working in complete isolation anymore.

Employee satisfaction plays a critical role in any business. Employees who are happy and satisfied are more productive and motivated, which can lead to a positive working environment. However, a recent report of 5,000 U.S households discovered that only 45% of employees were satisfied with their job, demonstrating a significant reduction in satisfaction levels over the past two decades.   

Consistent employee engagement surveys matter

Surveying employees regularly is an ideal way to find out if everyone on your team is satisfied in their position. Because at the end of the day, satisfied employees are engaged employees. And engaged employees are the employees that will help your business or brand reach the success that you dream of. Employee engagement surveys are also an opportunity for a company to implement strategies that will provide the foundation for a positive working environment that employees will thrive in.