In an earlier post, we discussed the value of finding employee evaluation software to make performance reviews more comfortable for both parties. While a manager's unbiased thoughts are the center of employee reviews, there is another very strong opinion that can contribute to this conversation: the...read more

Maintaining a strong employee training program is essential to your organization's continued success. Whether you train new employees on a weekly basis or you welcome a few new individuals each year, conducting training evaluations among the members of your team will help you understand if you're...read more

How many questions should I ask? What should I be asking? What format should I use? These are all important questions to consider when developing a survey, however, there is no definitive answer.  Bottom line, what matters is your objective.  What data are you looking for, and what are you looking...read more

Not many of us enjoy our annual job performance reviews. Unfortunately, the time of year is upon most of us when we sit down with supervisors and review our work from the past year. There are some things managers can do to make employment review forms more energizing for both your employees and...read more

People argue for and against using progress bars in online surveys all the time. Personally, I think the length of the survey determines whether a progress bar is a good idea. I should point out here, length of the survey means total questions, not just the longest possible path a respondent may...read more