How to Approach Benchmarking in Employee Surveys

How to Approach Benchmarking in Employee Surveys

To benchmark or not to benchmark – that is the perennial question when reporting organisational surveys. That is understandable as there are many compelling reasons, both for and against, and it can be a minefield to navigate, so let us lay out some pointers to help...
Scope 3 Emissions Travel Survey

Scope 3 Emissions Travel Survey

If you’re starting to think about your scope 3 emissions reporting for the coming year, we can lend a helping hand when it comes to calculating employee commuting emissions, or even business travel. The nature of these mean they are more of a headache than some of the...
To survey or not to survey after a Reduction in Force

To survey or not to survey after a Reduction in Force

Reduction in Force is a is a rather stale term for what is always a significant event, both for the organisation and for each individual involved, whether they are leaving or staying.  High emotions, adrenalin and sleepless nights usually feature in the mix, and...
Culturalising Technology

Culturalising Technology

Default drivers and Culturalising Technology Understanding the meaning behind these two terms is profound when thinking about culture within a business and the role that technology has to play. Traditionally when reviewing business culture, areas such as leadership...
Two-Factor Authentication: Explained

Two-Factor Authentication: Explained

As digital systems have become more powerful and critical in delivering our business processes, so too has the importance of their security. It can be easy to forget how much data is held within these systems, from business financial data and customer data, to...
2023 Writing in Review

2023 Writing in Review

It has been an active year on the blog, so as 2023 draws to a close I’ve taken a little time to look back over the year. Taking time to review and capture what we’ve learned is a core value at SocialOptic, and part of the closed loop process we use to grow. This year...
The Quality in Qualitative Data

The Quality in Qualitative Data

Online survey platforms have grown exponentially over the past 20 years or so, both in the number available in the market and the features and functionality of them. This growth has been fuelled by improvements to the development speed, processing speed and...