How to conduct effective employee focus groups

Catalyst has a long history of conducting focus groups within organizations to understand how employees experience their workplace culture. Organizations often conduct their own focus groups to understand employee experiences of inclusion and pinpoint opportunities and challenges by specific segments of the workforce. Seeking qualitative feedback through focus groups or listening sessions is a valuable way to gather a broad range of diverse perspectives across your organization. This primer describes useful strategies for conducting effective focus groups and lists questions that get at the heart of employee experiences at work.