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Lyssa Test

Writer, Culture Amp

Lyssa Test is a writer at Culture Amp, where she writes articles on all things workplace culture. She graduated from Washington and Lee. University with a B.A. in Mass Communications and French.

Latest posts by Lyssa Test

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5 key takeaways from Culture First Global 2023

Employee experience
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Lessons from Chobani and Cotton On on empowering managers

Employee experience
Top HR conferences

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20+ HR conferences for practitioners around the globe

Employee experience

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Double-barreled questions: What they are and how to avoid them

Employee engagement
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Your guide to managing and growing a high-performing team

Employee experience
Man on laptop

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The GROW coaching model: What it is and how to use it

Employee development
Two employees talking to each other

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Exit interview template: What to ask departing employees

Employee experience
Two employees talking face-to-face during a one-on-one meeting

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One-on-one meeting template: How to lead effective meetings

Performance management
Woman on her laptop

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Likert scale: How to use the popular survey rating scale

Employee engagement
A manager and direct report talking together in the office

Article

How to give feedback to your manager (with examples)

Performance management
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A guide to creating a successful individual development plan

Employee development
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Employee satisfaction surveys: Why they’re controversial

Employee engagement
Thoughtful employee looking away from laptop

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Pulling actionable takeaways from employee engagement results

Employee engagement
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Article

How Deezer focuses on culture and community to retain talent

Employee experience
The benefits of using open-ended survey questions in surveys

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The benefits of using open-ended survey questions in surveys

Employee engagement
How to get funding

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Want to receive funding? Work on company culture

Employee experience
Performance review questions

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9 performance review questions for more efficient reviews

Performance management
How company lifecycle stage shapes employee engagement

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The company lifecycle: Understanding how it shapes engagement

Employee engagement
How to use DEI-specific surveys to jumpstart your DEI strategy

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How to use DEI-specific surveys to jumpstart your DEI strategy

Diversity & inclusion
Company holidays: 3 models and how they impact DEI

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Company holidays: 3 models and how they impact DEI

Diversity & inclusion
The 5 secrets to reducing employee turnover

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The 5 secrets to reducing employee turnover

Employee experience
Stay interviews: Your key to retaining top performers

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Stay interviews: Your key to retaining top performers

Employee engagement

Article

Employee personas: The key to understanding your workforce

Employee experience

Article

Performance review calibrations: What you need to know

Performance management

Article

How to start an employee resource group at your company

Diversity & inclusion
Drive engagement with 1-on-1's

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Driving engagement with Culture Amp’s 1-on-1 meeting tool

Employee engagement
Orange graphic featuring the Understand your employees toolkit

Article

9 employee engagement metrics you should be using

Employee engagement
Two people looking at a laptop as two other people in the background talk

Article

How to use OKRs to tie individual goals to business success

Performance management
Two colleagues talking to each other

Article

The power of giving constructive feedback

Performance management
Two people talking with laptops

Article

5 ways to embed DEI practices into your company culture

Diversity & inclusion

Article

Resilience in the workplace: The 4 skills your managers need

Employee experience
Maintaining culture through change

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How to prioritize and maintain company culture during periods of change

Employee experience
25 fun virtual team building activities

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25 fun virtual team building activities that aren’t a happy hour

Employee engagement

Article

The top 4 HR skills teams need in 2021

Employee experience
How to communicate engagement survey results to your team

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How to communicate engagement survey results to your team

Employee engagement

Article

How Mozilla prioritized employee experience during crisis

Employee experience
Why 1-on-1s are central to meaningful employee engagement

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Why 1-on-1s are central to meaningful employee engagement

Employee engagement
Responding to crisis: How to support yourself and your team

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Responding to crisis: How to support yourself and your team

Employee experience
Using employee experience data to conquer workplace politics

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Using employee experience data to conquer workplace politics

Employee experience
Building an employee experience for a hybrid workforce

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Building an employee experience for a hybrid workforce

Employee experience

Article

6 ways to support and acknowledge strong managers

Employee development

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5 quick wins to help you be a better manager

Employee development

Article

A manager’s ultimate checklist for effective 1-on-1s

Performance management

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The importance of 1-on-1 meetings

Performance management
Making tough decisions as a leader

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Employee experience data: The secret to tough decisions

Employee experience
Culture Amp welcomes Michael Callans as VP of People Science

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Culture Amp welcomes Michael Callans as VP of People Science

Employee experience

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