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Understanding how your team is doing during times of high conflict or significant emotional stress can help you meet your employees’ needs so that they, and you, can be empowered to focus on the important work you’re doing together. How is your team during this difficult moment, and what do they need?
Leading Edge is offering a special edition Pulse Survey focused on what leaders need to know for managing teams at this difficult time for the Jewish world.
Pulse Surveys are short, customizable surveys that organizations can use to get a quick sense of how your employees are experiencing work or an aspect of work in the immediate moment. Individual organizations administer pulse surveys to their team on the Culture Amp platform (the same platform used for Leading Edge’s annual Employee Experience Survey), and Leading Edge provides guidance and support for administering the survey.
This document is just a template. Different Jewish organizations have many different preferred languages they might use when referring to Israel, the current war, the recent upsurge in antisemitism, or other aspects of the world since October 7th. In choosing and editing optional questions from the list below, each organization should feel free to change the language from this template to meet their own needs and preferences.
NOTE: All rating scale questions are asked on a standard 5-point Likert agreement scale from “Strongly Agree” to “Strongly Disagree”.
⚑ Questions with this flag are those that are the same (verbatim or almost verbatim) as questions in the 2023 Employee Experience Survey (EES). If you participated in the EES in April/May, you will be able to compare results to understand any shifts in your organization between spring 2023 and now.
Core Questions:
1. ⚑ I feel proud to work for my organization
2. ⚑ I would recommend my organization as a great place to work
3. ⚑ I see myself still working at my organization in two years
4. ⚑ My organization helps me stay motivated to do my best work
5. ⚑ Most days I feel that I am making progress with my work
6. ⚑ Our leaders communicate honestly with employees
7. ⚑ I am kept appropriately informed about major decisions and events happening at my organization
8. I have a good understanding of our organization’s current priorities
9. ⚑ I have confidence in our leaders to lead the organization effectively
10. ⚑ I generally enjoy my job
11. At the moment, my workload feels manageable
12. ⚑ I have access to the information that I need to do my job effectively
13. My manager keeps me informed about any changes that are happening
14. ⚑ I have clarity around what I am expected to do and by when
15. ⚑ Employee well-being is a priority at my organization
16. ⚑ My organization demonstrates care and concern for its employees
17. ⚑ My manager demonstrates care and concern for my well-being
18. ⚑ I have colleagues who I can turn to for support
19. ⚑ I feel like I belong at my organization
20. My feeling of belonging at my organization has changed as a result of October 7
21. ⚑ My identity is respected at work
22. I feel safe being in Jewish spaces
Your responses to open-ended questions will be seen exactly as you write them. If you choose to identify yourself, you can do so here. If you choose to keep your answers confidential, please avoid including information that may reveal your identity.
23. What has our organization done well to support you?
24. What can our organization do better to support you?
25. Is there anything else you'd like to share with your leaders at this time?
26. I belong to the following generation:
27. Do you identify as Jewish - religiously, culturally or in any other way?
28. I identify as
Organizational Questions (rating)
Management Questions (rating)
Well-being Questions (rating)
Physical Security (rating)
Open ended
SOURCES: The sample questions above are inspired by questions asked in the Leading Edge Employee Experience Survey, literature from Great Places to Work, a Ukraine-Russia War Pulse Survey, COVID-related surveys, and Culture Amp’s Leading Through Change Survey.
Dear Team,
We know that this is a hard moment for our community and our employees are our priority as we navigate this moment. Leadership and culture are never more important than when times are hard.
Due to the situation in Israel and the rise in global antisemitism, we have decided to administer a Pulse Survey supported by Leading Edge. This survey will ask for your honest feedback about communication within the organization, feelings of safety, well-being and more. It will take about 5 to 10 minutes. Your responses will provide insights on how the team is doing, what your current needs are, and how we can better support you and your work.
Your perspective is important and your feedback is vital! The survey takes only 5 to 10 minutes, and you can complete it on your computer, tablet or phone. No matter the method, please be as honest as possible. This is a great opportunity to tell us how you feel and share your thoughts.
Confidentiality: We are committed to keeping your responses completely confidential. All survey responses will be reported to our leadership team only in an aggregate format. No one in our organization or Leading Edge will be able to see individual survey responses.
The survey will be sent to your email on [CHOSEN DATE] and will remain open for two weeks. Please be ready for an email from [SURVEY LIAISON] with a link to take the survey.
I invite everyone to join us in this learning process. We will share our survey results with you as soon as possible and will engage with you to help us develop an action plan.
Thank you for adding your voice to help our organization better serve you. If you have any questions about this survey, please reach out to [SURVEY LIAISON].
Sincerely,
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