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Build a feedback culture that improves trust, engagement, and growth with insights and practical implementation tips.
Creating a culture of feedback is one of the most impactful steps any organization can take to improve employee engagement, team performance, and workplace trust. Feedback, when delivered consistently and constructively, helps individuals grow, aligns teams, and reinforces shared values.
A culture of feedback goes beyond performance reviews or one-off conversations. It is an environment where feedback is expected, accepted, and used as a tool for individual and team development. When feedback becomes part of the day-to-day, employees are more likely to take initiative, collaborate effectively, and feel valued in their roles.
Without feedback, small issues can fester, communication gaps widen, and performance suffers. Employees may feel disconnected from their growth path or unsure about expectations. A healthy feedback culture closes that gap, creating continuous learning loops and stronger working relationships.
Despite its benefits, many organizations struggle to implement a true culture of feedback. These are some of the most common roadblocks:
Recognizing these challenges is the first step in overcoming them. With the right mindset and support, organizations can make the shift to a more feedback-friendly environment.
To create a culture where feedback flows naturally, here are several strategies that leaders and teams can implement gradually.
These tactics are most effective when applied consistently. Over time, they help reframe feedback as a growth opportunity rather than a critique.
Once a feedback culture is introduced, keeping it alive requires ongoing effort. Below are several ways organizations can weave feedback into their everyday processes and systems.
Embedding feedback into daily operations helps reinforce its value.
By embedding feedback into the employee journey and tools already in use, organizations can keep the culture active without overloading teams.
These practices help feedback become not just a skill but a habit. When everyone contributes to growth conversations, trust increases and performance improves.
An often-overlooked step in building feedback culture is measuring its success. Here are a few key indicators:
Quantitative and qualitative data combined offer a clearer picture of whether feedback is being given, received, and acted upon effectively.
A feedback culture does not develop overnight. It requires committed leadership, intentional behaviors, and tools that support open communication. By starting with small, consistent actions and reinforcing them through systems and examples, any organization can move closer to a culture where feedback drives growth. The shift is worth it: better communication leads to better performance and a more connected workplace.
Ready to bring feedback to the center of your culture? Schedule a demo with Assembly to see how continuous feedback can transform your workplace.
Start by setting the tone at the leadership level with open, honest feedback. Provide training, encourage regular conversations, and integrate feedback into everyday workflows.
In a strong feedback culture, employees regularly give and receive constructive input during team meetings, 1:1s, and through digital tools. Feedback is seen as a normal part of collaboration and growth.
Feedback helps employees understand expectations, improve performance, and feel valued. It also strengthens communication, trust, and team alignment.
Make feedback safe and routine by setting clear expectations, offering tools or prompts, and recognizing those who contribute thoughtfully. Reinforce that feedback is a shared responsibility, not just a top-down activity.
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Yes, at Assembly, security is a top priority. Each quarter, we have ongoing security work that is everyone’s responsibility. While we maintain a strong security posture, it was important for us to prove to our customers that we do everything we claim to do. This led us to pursue a SOC 2 Type II report that would provide evidence of our compliance with industry gold-standard security practice.
There is study after study showing that employee recognition leads to increased engagement. This in return creates an environment where employees are happier and more motivated which increase productivity and reduces voluntary turnover significantly. In order to filled critical roles, companies tend to spend nearly twice the value of an annual salary. Assembly is an investment in your employees that supports your bottom line.
Yes, we will offer contracts for companies with longer-term agreements to help larger customers have more certainty around future costs.
The minimum agreement term is a 12-month subscription.
We do and for FREE! Any new customer needing further support to get started with Assembly to ensure you're set up for success can request custom onboarding support. Improving your employee experience is about much more than just using our amazing software; it’s about transforming your business to create a workplace that people love. That’s much easier to do with the personal support and advice from our passionate people experts.
At the time of redemption (when your employees exchange their points for a paid reward) you'll pay face value. If a reward is a $10 Amazon gift card, your cost will be $10. All paid rewards are billed for on a monthly basis.
The good news is that you don't have to pay for rewards upfront because we only charge you when points are redeemed, not when they're earned.
We offer discounts or educational or charitable organizations. In order to secure a discount, you'll first need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
For all other organizations, we are willing to consider longer-term agreements in exchange for discounts. To set up annual plans or longer, you will need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a month to month plan, you can go here and cancel anytime. If you're having concerns or need help setting up your account for success, you can always book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a longer-term custom plan, you'll need to reach out to your customer support specialist to cancel your account or email us at support@joinassembly.com.
Great question! You can customize your core values to match your organization's to boost and track alignment. You can change your currency from the 🏆 emoji (our default) to any emoji of your choice. You can swap our logo for your own. You can also set up company culture rewards such as, "Lunch with the CEO," "Buy a book on us," and so much more!
While we recommend a peer to peer set up where anyone in your organization can give or receive recognition, you can set up Assembly however you want. If you need to limit the people who can give or receive recognition, that's perfectly fine and can be done from your Admin, here.
Assembly connects to the tools your employees use every day to offer an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management.
Assembly has integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like ADP, Google, Office 365, and Slack. We also integrate with communication tools like Slack and Teams so you and your employees can access Assembly wherever they work now.
That depends on the company's permissions set up. That said, over 90% of the employees on Assembly's platform are recognized on a monthly basis. That means nearly every employee across all of our customers are receiving regular recognition from their peers, managers, or leadership. We're extremely proud of this.
They are not required. You can use Assembly without having rewards set up. However, we don't recommend it if you intend to have a high adoption and usage rate. You can always keep the costs down by offering internal culture rewards that are fulfilled by you internally.
No, you can remove allowances from anyone or everyone. It's up to you but we do recommend using points whether they're worth a real dollar value or not. Companies that use points have a much higher engagement rate even if those points don't exchange for real dollars.
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