As a leader in the workplace, you need staff members who are a good, quality fit for your organization and you want them to stay. If you’re a school leader, you already know that hiring – and keeping – highly qualified, enthusiastic teachers is essential to the success of a school.
Virginia Williams, Possip reporter with a background in Elementary Education & Special Education, shares ways to use the responses and data you get from Pulse Check to get and keep high quality staff.
Let’s Start With Your Sentiment Question
It’s more than just asking how they feel. Use the Pulse Check sentiment question to reflect on what’s working for high quality staff members – and what’s not.
Possip Partners can ask a simple question to their staff each week: “Are you happy working at _____ this week?” Your team is invited to answer with “yes” or “no” and are given the opportunity to elaborate with praise or feedback. Rather than simply viewing those “yes” and “no” percentages (and giving yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for creating a positive work environment!), consider more closely examining those staff responses from week to week.
We know that happy employees are good for companies, regardless of industry. But you can use the data you collect to reflect with your leadership team by asking yourselves the following questions:
- Who consistently answers that they are “happy” working at our school?
- Are there any trends worth noting?
- Are there certain teams, departments, or grade levels that are happier than others?
- Have there been any significant changes from one week to the next?
- For example, were there certain teams or staff members who were consistently “unhappy”, but then suddenly started responding “happy” after you made a change to an expectation or routine?
In addition, if you’re wondering what to do about anonymous responses, don’t worry – you can ask Bonus Questions to dig a little deeper and learn more, even if you don’t know exactly which teammates are responding “yes” or “no” from week to week.on wh
get and keep high quality staff.
