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Most companies rely on employee engagement surveys to measure culture. But let’s be honest — they’re a blunt instrument. They tell you how employees feel today, but they don’t tell you whether your culture is driving long-term success. And often, leaders don’t have the time to really review them, let alone action the findings.

Consider Google’s Project Aristotle. When Google set out to understand what made their teams successful, they discovered that psychological safety was the number one factor. Employees needed to feel safe to take risks and speak their minds.
Traditional engagement surveys don’t measure this. They don’t tell you if employees feel safe to innovate, if leaders are fostering growth, or if teams are aligned on purpose.
Culture is more than engagement. It’s about:
1. Cohesion — Shared purpose and values.
2. Clarity — Goals, metrics, and accountability.
3. Courage — Psychological safety and continuous improvement.
These are the metrics leaders should be tracking.
In next week’s article, we’ll dig deeper into what leaders should be measuring to get a true Culture SKOR.
👉 Challenge for the week: Ask your leadership team what metrics they use to track culture. If they don’t know, it’s time to fix that.
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