Leadership Trust Survey

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This survey assesses employees’ confidence in leadership and how effectively leadership communicates key decisions and company goals. Use this template to gain insight into trust levels, transparency, and leadership communication across the organization.

Why use this template:

Measure leadership trustUnderstand how much confidence employees have in their immediate supervisors.
Evaluate communicationDiscover if leadership is effectively articulating company priorities.
Gauge transparencyLearn whether employees feel informed and included in the decision-making process.

How Leadership Trust Survey works:

Geekbot’s Leadership Trust Survey helps organizations measure employee confidence in their leaders and management teams. It highlights how well company goals are communicated, whether employees feel decisions are transparent, and the level of trust employees have in their supervisors.

By visualizing results in Geekbot’s dashboard, this survey provides leaders with actionable insights into communication gaps, trust-building opportunities, and cultural improvements that foster stronger employee – leadership relationships.

Questions

Trust in Supervisor
Do you trust your immediate supervisor?
1-5 scale
Communication of Goals
How well does leadership communicate company goals?
1-5 scale
Transparency in Decisions
Do you feel leadership is transparent about company decisions?
1-5 scale

Settings

Questions
Limit votes to one option: ON
Allow users to add their own: OFF
Audience
Defined by the creator
Schedule:
Trigger: Immediately
Recurrence: Every 6 month(s)
Duration: Allow voting for 14 day(s)
Results
Results Visibility: In real time, after the user votes
Anonymize results: ON

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Frequently asked questions

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The Leadership Trust Survey helps organizations understand how confident employees feel in their leaders. It measures levels of trust, transparency, and communication effectiveness, giving leadership teams valuable insights into how their actions and decisions are perceived across the company.

Running this survey every 6 months provides a balanced cadence to track changes in leadership perception over time. Regular feedback helps identify early gaps in trust or communication and supports continuous improvement in leadership alignment.

Yes, you can adapt the questions to your company’s structure — for example, focusing on department-specific leaders or executive communication. You can also modify frequency, anonymity settings, or add open-ended questions for deeper qualitative insights.