Sounds very refreshing – lucky you!
I agree the net promoter score is a great measurement of engagement as long as you are able to dig a bit deeper to that you can get a bit of insight into what’s going well and where you need to make improvements.
Perhaps once a quarter you could ask the main question ‘On a scale of zero to ten, how likely is it you would recommend this company as a place to work?”
And then to get deeper insight add in some open questions:
- What was the main reason for your answer?
- (detractors) What do you think we could do better?
- (promoters) Can you describe something you especially enjoy about working here?
- (passives) What is one thing holding you back from referring friends to the company?
- What is one thing we could do as a company that might improve your score?
And I like this 2nd question for advocacy
- “How likely would you be to recommend our company’s products or services to a friend or colleague?”
Then as you say you can supplement with regular pulse surveys on themes to dig a bit deeper e.g. career development – Do you feel you are developing your career here? Do you have regular career conversations with your manager? What could we do that might improve that score?
There is a good resource here from Peakon which might help you too!
Good luck and keep us posted!