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The People Playbook
Practical insight for founders managing teams without a dedicated HR function.
What Is eNPS? The Employee Net Promoter Score Explained for Founders
eNPS measures how likely your employees are to recommend your company as a place to work. Here's how it works, what the scores mean, and why it matters most for companies with 25-100 people.
Mar 26, 2026 · 11 min read
Employee Engagement Surveys: The Founder's No-BS Guide (2026)
Most engagement survey guides are written for HR teams with budgets. This one is for founders running 30-person companies who need honest answers, not corporate theater.
Mar 26, 2026 · 13 min read
Employee Engagement Survey Questions: 25 Questions That Actually Surface Problems
Skip the generic 50-question survey nobody finishes. These 25 questions are organized by what they reveal: flight risk, manager trust, workload burnout, growth anxiety, and culture cracks.
Mar 26, 2026 · 12 min read
Employee Pulse Surveys: Why Monthly Beats Annual (And How to Start)
Annual surveys are autopsies. Pulse surveys are health checks. Here's why a 3-minute monthly survey tells you more than a 45-minute annual one.
Mar 26, 2026 · 9 min read
Employee Engagement App: 9 Tools Compared for Small Companies (2026)
An honest comparison of 9 employee engagement tools at the 50-employee price point. Which ones are built for founder-led companies, and which ones are enterprise tools in startup clothing?
Mar 26, 2026 · 14 min read
Lattice Alternative for Small Companies: What Founders Actually Need
Lattice is built for companies with HR teams, OKR cycles, and performance review committees. If you run a 40-person company and just want to know if your team is happy, you need something simpler.
Mar 28, 2026 · 9 min read