As we review the efficacy of employee surveys and continue to elevate EX in the coming year, here's how business leaders can leverage traditional employee surveys. (Image: Shutterstock)

Game-changing employee experience lies at the root of every successful organization. You can't win in the marketplace if you don't win in the workplace. This means measuring employee engagement across key drivers like belonging, empowerment, inspiration and enablement.

For decades, companies have gathered employee feedback through surveys. Employees are asked to answer dozens of questions quarterly or annually. Despite a growing set of tools and technology, however, many organizations have not evolved their employee listening. The use of traditional instruments is not leading to long-term and significantly improved engagement—Gallup reports that just 34 percent of U.S. employees are engaged. Often surveys feel obligatory, instead of a tool that empowers employees to co-create a better, more productive and balanced workplace.

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