🌟 Beyond Turnover: 5 People & Culture Programs to Capture Richer Insights
Hard HR data (like turnover or absenteeism) tells you what is happening — but not why. To get the full picture, HR leaders should pair those metrics with culture-building programs that also generate feedback loops:
1. Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Programs
Builds skills, confidence, and cross-team collaboration.
Survey tie-in: Measure mentorship satisfaction, perceived growth, and sense of belonging.
KPI examples: Participation rate (% of employees enrolled), average mentoring hours, retention rate of mentored employees.
How to measure: Pulse surveys, track skill growth, compare retention of mentored vs. non-mentored groups.
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2. Recognition & Appreciation Programs
Peer recognition is a leading indicator of engagement.
Track: Recognition frequency (avg. per employee/month), giver vs. receiver balance, and team-wide participation.
KPI examples: Correlate recognition activity with eNPS, engagement survey scores, and turnover trends.
How to measure: Platform analytics + survey question “I feel valued at work.”
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3. Employee Listening & Pulse Surveys
Go beyond annual surveys: Run quarterly/monthly check-ins on engagement, DEI, and well-being.
Measure: eNPS, psychological safety, and alignment with company values.
KPI examples: Participation rate, average response time, % of issues acted on.
How to measure: Pulse survey data + track changes over time by theme (engagement, trust, leadership).
🔗 See how Recognition feedback ties into Listening
4. Learning & Development Communities
Track participation in workshops, training completions, and peer-learning forums.
Survey tie-in: Confidence in applying new skills, perception of career growth.
KPI examples: Completion rates, post-training skill assessments, % of employees promoted after training.
How to measure: L&D dashboards + pre/post surveys + internal mobility data.
5. Well-being & Inclusion Initiatives
Programs like wellness challenges, ERGs (Employee Resource Groups), or flexible work pilots.
Survey tie-in: Belonging index, work-life balance scores, inclusivity feedback.
KPI examples: Participation in wellness/ERG programs, reduction in burnout scores, inclusion survey ratings.
How to measure: Wellness platform analytics + inclusion survey trends + demographic participation analysis.
✅ Takeaway:
Turnover data tells you where the fires are.
Programs like mentoring, recognition, surveys, and well-being tell you how to build a culture where fires don’t start in the first place.
👉 Curious which of these you’ve already tried — and which one is next on your roadmap?
