MRH Poll Questions

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Question 1

NEW! How often does your organization conduct employee satisfaction surveys?

Question 2

What is the biggest management challenge you are facing right now?

Limited resources or availability
Employee performance issues
Employee or staff morale
Workload and working hours
Conflicting goals of the organization
Limited mentoring for your own career

Question 4

What do you enjoy MOST about being the boss?

Seeing employees learn and grow
Being in charge and making the decisions
Watching your plans come together
Getting to see the 'bigger picture' across your team
The relationships you develop with your staff

Question 5

NEW! How much awareness or training is provided to you about the strategy or mission of your company?

A lot - we spend a lot of time making sure staff understands and take action accordingly
Enough - People know the main parts of it and work in support of it
Some - The basics are known, but that's really it
Not enough - Most people do not really know the specifics or objectives
Hardly any - We see posters and slogans, but really have no idea what they mean!

Question 6

NEW! How often does your organization conduct training on ethics?

Annually, or on some regular basis
Only after something bad happens
Rarely or Never

Question 7

How would you describe the organizational structure of your company?

Great, it's helping us grow
Good, it's clear and I know who does what
Could use work, a bit unclear, but not an issue
Confusing, roles and responsibilities aren't clear
A major problem, it's hurting growth and causing issues

Question 8

How well could you describe the business strategy of your organization?

Very well, it's clear, makes sense, and our actions support it
Pretty well, I have a good idea, but dont know all the details
Ok, I think I know what we're trying to do.
Not well, our actions don't seem consistent
Not sure I even know, I just do what I'm told right now

Question 9

What was your biggest fear when you became a leader of people?

Delivering performance feedback to employees
Not being accepted by the team
Feeling like you needed to be the expert
Dealing with performance issues
Increasing workload and hours
Other

Question 10

NEW! How many employees work for your company or organization?

Question 11

How much empowerment do you feel you have in your organization?

I can make important decisions with minimal oversight as long as I do my job.
A good amount, but I need my boss's approval on bigger decisions.
Some, but my boss has to approve most things before I can take action
Not much. My boss makes the decisions on just about everything.
Hardly any. Multiple levels of approval for pretty much everything.

Question 12

How well does your organization prepare people for leadership and management positions?

Very well. We have effective training and resources for new managers.
Good, although it could be better. But people figure it out eventually.
Alright. A bit more structure and emphasis on training would help.
Needs work. There are some resources for new managers, but not many.
Not very well. Kind of a sink or swim approach, with a little guidance here and there.
Poor. There is no preparation or training that goes into it.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes your resource contraints?

It's simply about people, and I just do not have enough of them.
I have enough people, but I personally do not have enough time to be everywhere at once.
Mostly financial. I cannot get funds for new software, supplies, training, etc.
We take on too much, and do not have the discipline to say 'NO' to anything.
It's hard to predict what resources we need until it is too late.
Not many. I generally get the resources whenever I need them.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the culture where you work?

A family atmosphere. We are all in it together and work together to get there.
Work hard, play hard. We push it, but reward people for their efforts.
Every man for himself.
A bit cutthroat. Little tolerance for mistakes.
Nurturing. We all want to succeed and we help each other get there.
Stuffy and serious. I wish we could dial it back a little bit.

Question 15

How often are employees recognized and rewarded for significant effort where you work?

Always and routinely, part of our culture
Most of the time when the effort is really significant
Occaisionally, but there could be more recognition
Not very often, just part of the job
Rarely, rewards and recognition are not part of our culture

Question 16

Which best describes the work-from-home policy at your firm?

We have a highly virtual workforce
People can work from home whenever they want
Some people work from home, depending on their boss or job
From time to time, but not too often
We do not really encourage or want people working from home
Rarely, or not possible for our organization

Question 17

Please describe the tool your organization uses for annual employee performance reviews:

An elaborate tool that is thorough and easy to use
An elaborate tool that is not user friendly
An efficient tool which is easy to use
A simple system that is not user friendly
No tool. Just a basic MS Word Document, Email, or a Handwritten form
We do not do employee reviews

Question 18

No poll available

Question 20

What is the ideal number of direct employees a manager should have in order to remain effective?

Question 21

NEW! How often does your organization conduct exit interviews with departing employees?

Question 22

NEW! We want to step up our game at MRH. How can we better help you?

I am interested in expert guides and books from MRH
I am interested in Management Courses from MRH
I am interested in Webinars from MRH
I am interested in direct Coaching from MRH
I am interested in on-site workshops at my office.

Question 23

NEW! What is the most effective way to communicate in your place of work?

Question 24

NEW! How would you describe the work/life balance at your place of work?

Great, We work our hours and that is it.
We put in extra time if needed, but it is not too bad
We regularly put in extra time
Working long hours and/or weekends is pretty much expected
Figment of the imagination, there is no work/life balance.

Question 25

NEW! How are you compensated when you work overtime or extended hours?

I am paid for extra hours
I get compensation time (additional time off later)
I am compensated, by something other than money or additional time off
I am not compensated for extra time worked

Question 26

NEW! Which best describes the metrics you track in your organization?

We do not have many metrics.
We track a handful of key things that are important.
We tend to track a lot of things.
Too many. If you can create a metric for it, we track it.

Question 27

NEW! Which of the following best describes the use of metrics in your organization?

We do not track much and do not need to.
More metrics would probably help.
Our metrics are helpful. They help us make decisions to improve.
We do not track the right things, so our metrics do not really help us.
We collect mountains of data but never use it.