Resources

The People Playbook

Practical insight for leaders managing teams without a dedicated HR function. No fluff, no jargon — just what works.

What Is eNPS? The Employee Net Promoter Score Explained for Lean Teams

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 25-200 people.

StaffHero Team · 11 min read · Mar 2026

Surveys

Employee Engagement Surveys: The Lean Team's No-BS Guide (2026)

Most engagement survey guides are written for HR teams with budgets. This one is for lean teams running 30-person companies who need honest answers, not corporate theater.

13 min read · Mar 2026

Survey Questions

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.

12 min read · Mar 2026

Pulse Surveys

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.

9 min read · Mar 2026

Tools

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 lean teams, and which ones are enterprise tools in startup clothing?

14 min read · Mar 2026

Comparison

Lattice Alternative for Small Companies: What Lean Teams 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.

9 min read · Mar 2026

Satisfaction vs engagement

Employee Satisfaction vs Employee Engagement: What Actually Matters for Retention

Satisfied employees stay. Engaged employees build. Here's the difference between employee satisfaction and employee engagement — and why measuring the wrong one costs you your best people.

8 min read · Apr 2026

Engagement software

Employee Engagement Programs: What Works at 25-200 Employees

Most employee engagement program advice assumes you have an HR team, a budget for offsites, and a Peakon subscription. Here are 7 programs that actually work when you're running a lean team of 40 people without an HR department.

11 min read · Apr 2026

Honest feedback

Anonymous Employee Feedback: How to Get Honest Answers From Your Team

In a 30-person company, nobody tells the boss the truth. Not because they don't want to — because the power dynamic makes it dangerous. Anonymous employee feedback isn't a nice-to-have. It's the only way you'll hear what your team actually thinks.

9 min read · May 2026

Why eNPS

How to Measure Employee Engagement (Without an HR Department)

You don't need an HR team or a six-figure Peakon contract to understand your team. Here's a 4-step framework any leader can implement this week to measure employee engagement.

11 min read · May 2026

Tools Comparison

Employee Satisfaction Survey Software: 7 Options for Companies Without HR

Most employee satisfaction survey software is built for HR teams with budgets and analysts. These 7 tools were evaluated specifically for lean teams of 25-200 people — with pricing, anonymity guarantees, and what they're actually good at.

13 min read · May 2026