Performance questions can bring company initiatives to life. Create custom performance questions for each initiative. If a company initiative involves reducing employee stress, a question could be:

"A 2011 Initiative is to reduce stress through daily meditation. With respect to reducing stress, this person should:"

Seeing that managing stress is important enough to be measured and tracked, employees will be more proactive in discussing and acting on stress-relieving practices.

Satisfaction questions can improve management. The best leaders are rated highly by their employees on the "Basic Four:" Goal Setting, Accountability, Communication, and Trust. But studies have found that the most important driver to employee satisfaction is Recognition. If your company wants to improve management, select these options from the Survey Questions page:

• Goal Setting
• Communication
• Building Trust
• Accountability
• Recognition