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Articles on engagement, well-being, and the science of listening to your people.
eNPS · Employee engagement
What is eNPS, and how to calculate it?
eNPS measures whether your people would recommend your workplace. Here is how it works, how to calculate it, and what counts as a good score.
4 min read
Employee life cycle · Employee journey
Employee life cycle: the 6 stages explained
Understanding the stages of the employee life cycle helps you find and retain the right people. Here is how to map each phase and improve engagement along the way.
18 min read
Retention · People analytics
3 simple ways to improve employee retention
We asked 19 People and Culture experts how they retain their people. Three clear themes came back: measure often, use the right tools, lead well.
7 min read
Culture · Leadership
7 lessons for building a winning company culture
Seven practical insights from a panel debate on company culture, with research and tips for putting each one into practice.
4 min read
Employee engagement · Survey frequency
The best frequency for employee engagement surveys
How often should you measure well-being and engagement? Compliance is one answer. Acting in time, building habits and tracking real change are better ones.
5 min read
Stress · Well-being
10 strategies to reduce workplace stress
Ten practical, expert-backed strategies for transforming the modern workplace into a place where stress is the exception, not the default.
6 min read
Metrics · People analytics
24 People and Culture metrics worth tracking
A reference list of metrics that can supercharge your People and Culture efforts: how to calculate each one, and what it tells you.
5 min read
Hiring costs · Retention
The true cost of hiring a new employee
Most companies underestimate what it really costs to bring on a new hire. Here is the full picture, including the costs people forget to count.
5 min read
Recruiting · Hiring
What is full life cycle recruiting?
The six stages of the full hiring cycle, when one recruiter should run all of it, and what to watch out for at each step.
6 min read
Team building · Recognition
How to run a great compliment circle (warm shower)
A simple team exercise that boosts recognition, surfaces strengths, and brings teams closer together. Plus three tips for facilitating it well.
5 min read
Offboarding · Employee experience
Offboarding: what it is and why you should care
A complete view of what good offboarding looks like, why it matters as much as onboarding, and how to design a framework that works for both leaver and company.
6 min read
People analytics · Engagement
People analytics: what it is and how to succeed
A complete tour of people analytics: the benefits, the data sources, the common pitfalls, and what it looks like in companies the size of yours.
12 min read
Preboarding · Onboarding
Preboarding: what it is and how to do it well
Most companies skip preboarding. Here is why that is a mistake, and a practical playbook for keeping your new hire's motivation high before day one.
5 min read
Leadership · Team performance
Psychological safety: how to make a team succeed
What psychological safety actually is, why vulnerability-based trust is the link to performance, and three practical tools for building it on your team.
10 min read
Engagement · Well-being
The 8 drivers of engagement and well-being
Why Zoios measures eight specific drivers of engagement, and how a tightly-scoped framework beats long surveys when you need to act on the data.
3 min read