Local governments have a lot to do with limited resources. It can create organizational challenges.
You want to ensure employees value their work and stay in your organization for a long time. But with set budgets and limited options, you only have so much wiggle room to work with. It may feel like:
Employees are getting burnt out and company morale is low.
You want more feedback from staff members but you don't know how to get it.
Your organizations work culture is undefined.
You want to make change but you don't know where to focus improvements.
You want to offer more support but you're not sure what would make the most impact.
You’re struggling to attract and retain quality candidates.
Polco’s employee engagement tools help local government leaders learn what staff members think about their jobs and how organizations can improve. Employees can feel comfortable sharing their true feelings knowing their responses are completely private. See how it works!
Avoid Inaction
Uncover real employee insights, address their critical concerns, and invest resources where they will have the greatest impact.
Engage Your Employees
Provide staff a safe place to be heard and involve them in the decision-making process.
Build a Positive Culture
Boost staff morale by working together to create a workplace where employees can thrive.
Define your work culture, refine internal process, and improve employee satisfaction. Here's how Polco works:

Ask Questions
With Polco, you learn where your organization stands with employee insights about the workplace.

Identify What's Important
Rceive feedback from employees that show where to focus improvements.

Take Action With Confidence
Implement findings into plans build a better workplace.

You can’t know what your employees value unless you are willing to ask. We’re here to help.
60,000 questions answered
30+ yrs of benchmarking data
30 million American voices represented
The comprehensive employee engagement platform that gives you everything you need.
Reach Your Employees
- Pre-built and custom surveys
- Priority and budget simulations
- List management
- Multi-channel outreach
- Nationally representative benchmarks
Analytics Engine
- Statistical relevance
- Demographic representation
- Validated results
Make Informed Decisions
- Performance dashboards
- Deep dive - drill-down capabilities
- Ready to use reporting
Nationally benchmarked surveys delivered on Polco’s platform designed to engage your entire community
Prioritize the government employee experience
One in three workers are considering leaving their local government jobs. Despite this startling trend, local governments have been slow to respond. The National Employee Survey by Polco gives you the insights you need to make the right changes, retain and attract top talent, and create a workplace environment that everyone will appreciate.
The rise of remote work, people retiring later, and fewer young people interested in government jobs have presented new challenges in the public sector. Yet, local governments have lagged behind in meeting new work-life expectations. This has led to more turnover and more vacancies.
The NES gives you insights directly from employees so you can learn what areas of work they can improve upon and how to better support your staff.
Engaging directly with employees reinforces trust, opens up communication, and cultivates a healthy workplace environment. And the assessment ensures employee privacy so they feel comfortable responding honestly and creating more confidence in results.
With The NES, you and your employees can work together to create new systems that improve day-to-day processes and government services as a whole.
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