To improve employee engagement, your strategy must be grounded in feedback —the voice of the employee. Pulse surveys are an effective alternative to annual employee engagement surveys to gather real-time feedback from employees and help leaders and managers take appropriate actions.
Employee engagement is usually targeted towards HR. However, research has shown that managers account for more than 70% of the variance in employee engagement. This is because managers fill in the roles HR cannot: the roles of personalizing relationships, connecting with, and empowering employees.