Timing isn’t everything in employee engagement research, but it’s definitely important to consider. The best time to send out employee surveys varies according to each organization’s culture, history, and goals.  If your firm has never conducted research before, an initial wave of surveys will set a starting point for employee engagement and any other factors you may choose to measure.  As the results of this first survey will serve as a compass for future research, it’s a good idea to include as many employees as possible.  Create a specific, generous time window for returning the surveys.  A reminder email in the middle of fielding the survey will help garner additional responses.  After your first round of research, your action plans, among other factors, will dictate when to survey your employees. (more…)