"When I joined On, everyone was already on board. They recognized the significance of D&I and were eager to put in the work. The real challenge, though a positive one, was harnessing this widespread excitement and passion for D&I across the organization."
“The issue we were running into was not that we couldn't collect data, it was that we couldn't turn it into action. Culture Amp made it easier for us to do that.”
"Going back to the way we had run a health check before we invested in Culture Amp in 2015 was something we didn't want to do. It would have set us back so far - to manually process all of that data, it would have taken a lot of our capacity for other things away - and we still wouldn’t have gotten as much insight into our people’s experience."
“Having transparent and formalised conversations is so important. This was something we needed to implement and improve on so that we could scale-up for the next phase of our growth."
“I personally held over 60 one-on-ones to get our leaders familiar with the platform. Melvin [Arquero], our Culture Amp Customer Success Coach, helped us conduct phenomenal trainings to get leaders at every level of the organization involved.”
“What we have learned is that giving positive feedback isn’t necessarily difficult but giving consistent feedback can be a challenge. Taking a more systematic approach to feedback means that there is more structure behind what’s being said and everyone is thinking more about how and when to give feedback. People are feeling more listened to and the spirit across the company has improved as a result.”
“Culture Amp makes data-driven culture initiatives a possibility for start-ups. It’s disrupting how we make decisions by providing the insight needed to grow our company culture in the right way. A happier workforce means that retention is high, keeping recruitment costs low. More importantly, stable teams ensure that valuable knowledge remains in the organisation, allowing us to build on our experience.”
“Culture Amp had all the technical and UX functions and a local team to back us up, but it was also reassuring to see large global companies using the platform and additions like Japanese language support that would be important for us in terms of scalability."
"Our previous experience of employee engagement surveys told us that by the time you had carried out the survey and consolidated the data, the findings would be months out-of-date and irrelevant."
“Culture Amp has created a real shift in our company culture, and the relationship between the People Team and the operations board is evolving as a result."
“We wanted people to understand that engagement is not just a number and culture is not just engagement. It’s about understanding the underlying themes and symptoms of culture and being able to relay that in a way that managers aren’t just reacting to top line statistics.”
“The engineers and designers at FreeAgent spend their days making user-centric software that’s easy to use. So naturally, they don’t have much patience for poor systems. Past experiences with bad interfaces in HR software meant the FreeAgent team didn’t have a lot of confidence in the providers on the market.”
“Culture Amp’s reporting functionality means that we can make data-driven decisions as much as possible. Additionally, the support of Culture Amp’s people scientists helps us better understand the opportunities being faced and the options open to us to address these.”
“My role today involves ensuring our team has the support and tools they need to thrive. It’s hard to measure that – it’s not a simple yes or no checkbox – so we use Culture Amp to measure whether we’re headed in the right direction and doing our job effectively.”
“Great people professionals have a robust toolbox for driving people strategy and objectives, Culture Amp is a key tool in the toolbox of an effective people leader.”