Pulse Check CORONA/Covid-19

19 brief questions about the current impact of CORONA/Covid-19 on HRD & OD practices in organizations

We run this regular pulse survey as a pro bono initiative in order to monitor the ongoing effects of CORONA / COVID-19 in our organizations. Periodically we provide you with these results free of charge via our newsletter, enabeling a broad basis to exchange experiences, inspirations and lessons learned.

This survey is GDPR-compliant – all answers remain anonymous and confidential!

The personal data and the enterprise name are automatically separated from the response data by the system.

Continuous exchange is more important than ever in these times!

Thank you for taking the approx. 4 minutes to answer the 19 short questions about the COVID-19 situation in your organization.
1. How do you assess the [b]current impact[/b] of the Corona virus on the productivity of your organization / employees?
- extremely / operations have almost stopped completely
- high imact
- to a moderate extent
- small impact only
- even increased activities (increased needs)
- extreme hustle and bustle - due to excessive demands
- I have no observation on this
2. What [b]travel policy[/b] currently applies in your organization for business trips?
- We have almost no restrictions
- We only have restrictions for trips abroad
- We have restricted all domestic travel (e.g. between locations / to customers)
- We have prohibited all personal trips
- Employees can continue to make their own travel decisions
- I am not familiar with the regulation
- Other policy
2. Additional field
3. With regard to restrictions such as cancellations of meetings, travel ban etc.: [b]How far in advance is your organization currently planning ahead[/b] / what is communicated?
- ≤ 2 weeks
- ≤ 4 weeks
- ≤ 6 weeks
- ≤ 8 weeks
- ≥ 8 weeks
- until further notice (unlimited) / we will decide depending on the situation
- I have no observation on this
4. How [b]optimistic[/b] is your organization / are your [b]managers[/b]?
- Even "naive" / not aware of the challenges
- Absolutely optimistic
- Rather optimistic
- More pessimistic
- Absolutely pessimistic
- Absolutely “end of the world”
- I have no observation on this
5. How [b]optimistic[/b] are the [b]employees[/b] in the organization?
- Almost "naive" / are not aware of the dangers
- Absolutely optimistic
- Rather optimistic
- More pessimistic
- Absolutely pessimistic
- Absolutely “end of the world” ...
- I have no observation on this
6. What are the [b]top questions[/b] that are currently moving your [b]employees[/b] in the organization:
7. What is currently the proportion of employees working from [b]home (home office)[/b]
- Nobody / not possible in our organization
- up to 10%
- approx. 20 - 30%
- approx. 40-60 %
- approx. 70-80%
- over 80%
- I have no observation on this
8. What is the [b]percentage of employees in reduced working hours[/b] (or comparable measures):
- Nobody / not intended
- up to 10%
- approx. 20 – 30 %
- approx. 40-60 %
- approx. 70-80%
- over 80%
- Currently being discussed
- Nobody - We even want / have to hire additional employees
- I have no observation on this
9. What type of HR/OD [b]activities[/b] has your organization [b]canceled[/b] due to the corona virus until further [b]notice[/b]?
please mark all that applies
- We have not canceled anything / everything continues to run normally
- We have canceled participation in conferences / external training
- We have canceled all internal trainings
- We have canceled all internal face-to-face meetings
- We have discontinued all personal contacts because most of the employees work in home offices
- I have no observation on this
- Other
9. Additional field
10. What measures do you take to actively deal with and to bridge the [b]possible "isolation" in home offices[/b]?
please mark all that applies
- Currently none
- Intensive work with chat channels on internal platforms such as Slack, Teams, Yammer etc. for corporate communication
- Use of corporate communication media for exchange of more private things is permitted (exchange of photos, recipes, small talk, etc.)
- Using the video feature more often during organization conference calls or virtual meetings
- Ongoing written information to all employees about the situation
- We conduct online trainings
- Building special virtual working groups
- Managers frequently contact individual employees who work from home
- We have created an “Self–help employee group” for employees working from home
- Daily calls / video chats by managers to all employees to keep the team spirit alive
- Organization of small "virtual celebrations" (e.g. a virtual team party)
- Internal competitions (eg. "funniest photo from the home office")
- I have no observation on this
- Other
10. Additional field
11. What are the [b]basic strategies[/b] your organization uses for responding to the corona virus situation?
12. Does your organization [b]offer online training or individual support[/b] on how to work successfully from home?
- Yes
- We are planning it
- It is possible, but still not planned
- No, not intended either
- I have no observation on this
13. Which special qualification measures for remote work do you offer or plan (exemplary topics):
"Successful mobile work" (for all employees)
- None
- In execution
- Planned
- Possible
"Successful distant virtual leadership"
- None
- In execution
- Planned
- Possible
"Leadership in critical situations"
- None
- In execution
- Planned
- Possible
"Online exchange of experience / peer advice" for managers
- None
- In execution
- Planned
- Possible
Leading virtual teams - coaching
- None
- In execution
- Planned
- Possible
Virtual team development
- None
- In execution
- Planned
- Possible
Reflection meetings on “Lessons Learned”
- None
- In execution
- Planned
- Possible
Other
14. [b]Could[/b] the current situation in your organization [b]also trigger positive aspects[/b]?
please click all that apply
- Current processes and procedures are revised and examined
- Increased awareness among managers of the importance of team spirit and cohesion
- o Accelerated digitization in our collaboration
- Stronger promotion / approval of work from home
- Use of self-learning / blended learning
- Increased use of online training
- Revision / development of new products and services (forced to innovate)
- The situation as a whole is used as a learning opportunity to develop new measures for dealing with crisis situations
- I don't think this situation could have positive aspects
- I have no observation on this
- Other
14. Additional field
15. [b]What is HR / OD / continuing education primarily concerned with[/b]?
please a maximum of 4 answers
- Complete cancellation of all planned measures until further notice
- Analysis / preparation of previous lessons learned for the organization
- Rescheduling of planned measures at a later date
- Conception of new measures based on current needs
- Redesign, moving Face2Face to online solutions
- Creation / curation of (online) self-learning solutions
- Already planning the restart after the crisis
- Tendering of new concepts that will only start after the situation has ended
- Use the time for personal development
- I have no information on this
- Other
15. Additional field
16. What are your [b]managers[/b] focusing on currently?
please a maximum of 4 answers
- Purely operational "trouble shooting"
- Adaptation of the organization to "emergency operation mode"
- Development of new business ideas and products
- Planning the restart after the crisis
- Development activities (according to current needs)
- Self learning (individual, books, web etc.)
- Talking to customers
- Dialogues with the employees
- Management discussions
- No idea / currently not in contact with the management level
- Other
16. Additional field
17. As [b]a HR/ OD, do you contribute special key performance indicators (KPI’s) on how the situation is handled[/b] (like a "CORONA scorecard") by the organization?
please a maximum of 4 answers
- no - and no need for it / currently not requested
- not yet - but could be useful
- KPI "Sickness Rates and “Already Recovered”: Number of Employees Affected by Area"
- KPI "Share of employees in Home Offices"
- KPI "Current Mood” among the Employees” (running pulse)
- KPI "Data on communication frequency with employees” (dialogue)
- KPI "Perception of conformity with corporate values when dealing with the situation"
- “Productivity Assessment” KPI
- I cannot provide any information on this
- Other KPIs
17. Additional field
18. What type of [b]"best practice" in your organization[/b] would you like to share with other colleagues (anonymized!) - what does your organization well?
19. [b]What would help[/b] you HR/OD work to master the current situation?
[b]I would like to receive the evaluation presentation via the newsletter to the following address:[/b]
Name*
First Last
Organization name*
Email address*
Country*
Country
[b]The information on name, organization name and email address is automatically separated from the answers by the system in accordance with GDPR - a later assignment is therefore no longer possible.[/b]
Industry*
- Manufacturing
- Automotive
- Raw materials
- Energy / water / environment
- Craft
- Retail
- Wholesale
- IT, media, communication
- Transport / aviation / shipping
- Transport, logistics
- Banks / insurance / financial services
- Service / consulting
- Health / pharmaceutical
- Nutrition / food industry
- Public sector
- Media / education / art / culture
- Agriculture and forestry
- None of the above areas / other industry
Organization size
Please select number of employees:
- Less than 200
- 201 – 500
- 501 - 1,000
- 1,001 - 5,000
- 5,001 - 10,000
- 10,001 - 50,000
- 50,001 - 100,000
- Über 100,000
Your job title*
- Human Resources (General)
- HR development
- Organizational development
- Education & training
- Vocational training
- Freelancer
- Member of the Executive Board
- Manager (outside HR)
- Employee (outside HR)
- Other
Ihre Function - Additional field
I would be interested in a [b]free online exchange of experience and best practices[/b] with other internal HR/OD colleagues*
- Yes
- No
Brief telephone interview on the topic "HR/OD in the corona situation"*
- [b]Yes[/b] - I would be happy to answer some questions [b]on the topic "HR/OD in the corona situation"[/b] at the following telephone number
- [b]No[/b], unfortunately I don't have time for a short interview.
Telefonisches Kurz-Interview - Additional field
Einwilligung*
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Pulse Check CORONA/Covid-19

19 brief questions about the current impact of CORONA/Covid-19 on HRD & OD practices in organizations

Continuous exchange is more important than ever in these times!

Thank you for taking the approx. 4 minutes to answer the 19 short questions about the COVID-19 situation in your organization.

13. Which special qualification measures for remote work do you offer or plan (exemplary topics):

[b]I would like to receive the evaluation presentation via the newsletter to the following address:[/b]

[b]The information on name, organization name and email address is automatically separated from the answers by the system in accordance with GDPR - a later assignment is therefore no longer possible.[/b]