Posts by Matt Koulas

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Matt Koulas

Matt has 15+ years of experience leading teams, working in companies with outstanding and innovative company culture, and operates two businesses of his own. His passion for company culture grew out of his personal experience with amazing company culture as well as the negative effects of acquisitions on culture.
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Maximizing the Impact of Anonymous Employee Feedback

A positive relationship between employers and employees is critical for a thriving company. Many companies only use one-way feedback from employers to employees. But how do employees voice their opinion without fear of retaliation or being blacklisted as a negative employee? Anonymous employee feedback is a powerful tool to uncover

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The Value of Employee Exit Surveys

Most of us, as employees or managers, have experienced an exit interview at one time or another. Whether we were the staffer who resigned from a position or the manager of that position, the employee exit interview, if badly handled, can be excruciating. On the other hand, a well-constructed and thoughtfully performed

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Understanding Your Organization with the Employee Pulse Survey

People are the most essential ingredient of a successful organization. You could have the most advanced technology, innovative marketing strategies, and a revolutionary employee café. But, if your employees are not in sync with the direction and goals of your company, it’s a recipe for failure. Engaged and thriving human

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Employee Onboarding Surveys: Get the Most Out of Your Onboarding Process

Well-organized onboarding is a great way to not only effectively train, but also retain the talent within your organization. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, “69 percent of employees are more likely to stay with a company for three years if they experienced great onboarding.”  If you’ve been

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Best HR Conferences and Events in 2025

There’s plenty of HR events you can attend every year – whether they’re big in-person events at large convention centers in Vegas, or small local 20 person events, or even virtual events where the number of attendees is irrelevant (for you at least). But how do you pick the one

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Top eNPS Software Tools of 2025

Your Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) gauges your popularity with employees. Job satisfaction, employee benefits, and feelings of loyalty all factor how likely employees are to recommend your workplace to someone else. But unless you run surveys to gauge how employees feel about you, you may never know what your