The AFTER Framework

Accelerate engagement and action AFTER your survey.

Effective action planning is critical to boosting engagement. But empowering your people to do it is often a challenge. Our AFTER framework is your cosmic guide through the universe of engagement and action planning. It will help you and your teams:

  • Navigate the vast expanse of employee feedback
  • Discover actionable insights
  • Develop a plan to keep everyone on course for next-level employee engagement 
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The untapped opportunity of post-survey action. 

Quantum Workplace research shows 35% of employees say their organization doesn’t effectively respond to survey results. But... 

Employees who witness action on their feedback are 12X more likely to be engaged. 

You have an ENORMOUS opportunity to boost engagement with post-survey action. Action is mission critical. But we know what you’re thinking. The process is time-consuming, complicated, and overwhelming. And it’s difficult to trust your managers to make the time to review, discuss, and act on the data. 

It doesn’t have to be this way! You need an intentional process, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Quantum Workplace is your ally on this pivotal mission.

Quantum Workplace’s AFTER Framework for Post-Survey Action

Simplify, streamline, and speed up post-survey action planning with our AFTER framework. Navigate employee feedback, uncover actionable insights, and develop a plan to keep everyone on course for out-of-this-world employee engagement. 

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Analysis: Decoding Employee Feedback

The first step to effective action is making sense of your survey results. Your goal is to help your leaders and managers analyze survey results with ease. You need to: 

  • Unearth insights: delve into survey results to spot engagement highs and lows 

  • Empower managers: share data early for impactful, team-led change 

  • Go beyond the score: identify themes and find context to guide improvement 

 

The journey to understanding feedback is easy with Quantum Workplace.  

We help you and your people leaders move from complexity to clarity with: 

  • Simple, customized team engagement reports for your managers
  • Built-in report walkthrough to help managers understand results at-a-glance
  • Recommendations to help your teams know where to focus

 

Focus Areas: Choosing Your Guiding Stars

Analysis without focus can feel like navigating the universe without a compass. You need guiding stars to help you prioritize what matters most. Aim to:   

  • Prioritize strategically: choose 2-3 areas for targeted execution 

  • Loop in leaders: encourage leaders and managers to set team priorities 

  • Focus on impact: elevate areas with the most potential to boost engagement  

 

Easily illuminate your most promising engagement priorities with Quantum Workplace.   

We help you and your people leaders focus on what matters most with: 

  • Our scientifically validated e9 employee engagement model 
  • Team-specific focus areas based on team results 
  • Prescribed focus areas for organization-wide priorities 

 

Team Discussion: Collaborating with Your Crew

Effective action planning cannot happen in a vacuum. Involving employees in the process helps them understand their feedback is being taken seriously. You need to: 

  • Tap team intelligence: utilize team brainstorms for collective problem-solving 

  • Dive deeper: ask questions to understand and improve the areas that matter most 

  • Get creative: foster open dialogue and design thinking for innovative ideas and action 

 

Ignite engagement ideas at the speed of light with Quantum Workplace.  

We make team discussions easy and meaningful for your managers and teams with: 

  • Expert-informed, AI-powered discussion starters personalized to team context 
  • In-tool notes to reference when finalizing action ideas 

 

Execution Plan: Mapping Your Mission

It’s time to launch! You need an execution plan that is specific, measurable, and well-communicated to guide you. You need to: 

  • Build your roadmap: craft a clear action plan with defined initiatives 

  • Ensure accountability: assign responsibilities and deadlines for measurable impact 

  • Check alignment: make sure actions align to focus areas  

 

Charting your course to engagement is easy with Quantum Workplace.  

We make mapping your mission seamless and crystal clear with: 

  • Drag-and-drop action ideas from our best practice library 
  • Expert-informed, AI-powered action ideas personalized to team context 
  • Visible action plans that bring analytics, focus areas, and ideas together in one place 

 

Reminders & Reinforcement: Maintaining Trajectory

Once your plan is launched, it’s essential to keep action top-of-mind to remain on course. This means communicating, tracking progress, and adjusting your plans as needed. You need to: 

  • Keep dialogue open: maintain regular communication and updates on plans 

  • Check in with managers: follow up to track progress and navigate challenges 

  • Evolve continuously: adapt plans to new insights and successes along the way

 

Keeping your mission’s momentum is easy with Quantum Workplace.  

We help you and your people leaders stay on course with: 

  • In-tool nudges to keep managers on track 
  • Visible action plans that increase accountability 
  • Action plan analytics that help you see the state of engagement and action 
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How to Design an Easy and Effective Employee Engagement Action Plan

This guide offers a step-by-step approach to creating an effective employee engagement action plan from survey results. It highlights the need for actionable insights, engaging discussions at all levels, and the use of action planning tools for success.

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5 Corners You Shouldn’t Cut in Your Post-Survey Action Planning

When done right, post-survey action can elevate engagement, bolster performance, nurture collaboration, and reinforce your organization’s dedication to your workforce. With meaningful insights and a resolute dedication to improving, you have the keys to unlock engagement and success in your organization!

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Webinar: 5 Steps to Accelerate Engagement and Action AFTER Your Survey

Does your organization struggle with turning employee feedback into tangible action? Are you taking action, but feel like your people aren’t noticing? Join us as we show you how to navigate the common pitfalls of action planning using Quantum Workplace’s proven AFTER framework and AI technology.

"The post-survey Action Planning tools from Quantum Workplace offer indispensable accountability. Through transparent reports and tracking functionalities, we can ensure that leaders are fulfilling their teams' priorities to uphold or improve engagement. Additionally, I can furnish organization updates to the executives. Absent these tools, there's no tangible evidence of progress or improvement. It's a transformative tool for us." 

Amy Forcier-Pabst
Program Director of Diversity & Inclusion
at Royal Credit Union

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