Claire Hastwell

1 week ago | greatplacetowork.com | Claire Hastwell

Employee Listening, Employee Surveys, Pre-survey Don’t hit pause on listening: Why skipping employee surveys can get in the way of progress. Imagine you’ve launched a new product. It’s popular at first — flying off the shelves or racking up downloads. But a few months in, sales slow. Engagement drops. No one’s complaining. No bad reviews. Just — less. If you’re not checking in with customers, it’s hard to know why. Maybe expectations shifted.

2 weeks ago | greatplacetowork.com | Claire Hastwell

Employee Experience,  Employee Recognition,  Employee Surveys Building a great workplace for all isn’t a solo endeavor. By creating space for employees to voice their thoughts and put forward ideas, you foster a culture of open communication that drives engagement, innovation, and trust. What makes an organization a great workplace for all? Through our research, we know it’s one defined, in short, by a shared sense of trust, pride, and camaraderie among employees.

1 month ago | greatplacetowork.com | Claire Hastwell

Many of us have a desire to grow – personally and professionally. That’s one reason why employees typically seek out new responsibilities around the two- to five-year mark of their current role. “But if they don't get those responsibilities, they'll seek other opportunities for work,” says Shaun Aguilera, Senior Customer Success Manager at Great Place To Work. Career pathing is a strategic approach to providing the workplace growth and opportunities people crave.

1 month ago | greatplacetowork.com | Claire Hastwell

We all have emotions, but great leaders know how to harness them for productive outcomes. They have self-awareness, empathy, and social awareness — the key traits of emotional intelligence — and their teams are stronger for it. If you’ve ever had a manager who liked to “shoot first, ask questions later,” you probably know how much uncontrolled emotions can impact a team’s morale. Sure, everyone gets emotional — we are human, after all. But it’s how we handle those emotions that matters.

1 month ago | greatplacetowork.com | Claire Hastwell

Employee Surveys,  Pre-survey,  Survey Design At Great Place To Work®, we know that earning employees’ trust is the key to getting honest feedback. That trust — and the data it generates — is also what gives leaders the insight they need to build better workplaces. That’s why we’ve designed our employee survey process with confidentiality and de-identification at its core — protecting employees while delivering meaningful results for you.