This article lists the standard questions used in Awardco Engage so you can confidently plan your employee feedback strategy.

1. Why Use These Questions?

2. Essential 19 Question

   • Indicator Theme Questions

   • Action Theme Questions

3. Best Practices

Why Use These Questions?

The Engage Essential 19 questions are scientifically designed to measure how employees feel about their work. Behind every question is a rigorous research process. Part of this process includes Maximum Relevance, Minimum Redundancy (MRMR) testing. While many surveys use repetitive questions, our research ensures every item serves a purpose.

• Maximum Relevance: We only include questions that have a proven, high correlation with employee engagement.

• Minimum Redundancy: We remove "filler" questions that ask the same thing in different ways.

The Result: You get a shorter, faster survey for employees that provides deeper and more accurate insights for leaders. Using these questions helps you see which areas of your culture—like recognition or career growth—drive the most engagement in your company.

Essential 19 Questions

Use these definitions to understand how each question is categorized and measured:

• Question: Question text as found in the platform (Shown in Survey Results).

• Theme: Topic against which we correlate Engagement using a Pearson's correlation.

• Topic Area: The category of work life this question focuses on.

• Culture Conduit: Whether the employee experiences this through the company or their direct manager.

Indicator Theme Questions

* NOTE: You must include at least one Indicator (Engagement) question from above in your survey. The platform needs this to show you how each Action Theme, from below, affects your overall score. Action questions do not compare against each other. Without an Indicator question, you will not know which specific actions will actually improve engagement.

Action Theme Questions

Best Practices

It is highly recommended to use these 19 questions and others found in the Standard Question Library. While the library has many more options (eg. eNPS & eSAT), they all tie back to the same themes and categories listed above. You should always search the existing library for a relevant question before writing a new one.

Understanding Indicators vs. Actions To get the best data, you must understand how these questions work together:

• Indicator Themes: These are the 4 "Engagement" theme questions. High-level signals of overall employee health and organizational climate, indicating how engaged your employees are overall.

• Action Themes: These are the other 15 questions. They are targeted measures of practical areas for improvement and action. They cover specific things you can actually change, like "Recognition" or "Work-Life Balance."

You must include at least one Indicator (Engagement) question in your survey. The platform runs a Pearson's correlations by comparing Action Themes against Indicator Themes. Action Theme questions will not correlate against each other. Without an Indicator question, you cannot see which actions will improve your engagement scores.

Using these questions provides several benefits for your data:

• Stronger Analysis: These questions help you find real trends so you can make confident decisions. They are powerful enough to catch even small changes in how employees feel.

• Reliable Accuracy: These questions are proven to measure exactly what they say they measure. This keeps your results from being misleading.

• Benchmarking: Standardized questions let you compare your results over time and against other internal teams and departments. This is essential for tracking your progress.
   

If you have any questions, please contact Awardco Admin Support.