In 2020, according to a survey by Owl Labs, nearly 70% of full-time workers in the US are remote. As a result of the pandemic, many teams had to switch to remote work suddenly. They needed to figure out new ways to achieve the teamwork and collaboration they had in an office setting. Buffer’s State of Remote Work survey found that remote workers cited collaboration and communication as one of their biggest struggles.

Net promoter score. Customer churn rate. Monthly recurring revenue. These are all high-profile customer success metrics, prominently featured in most posts on the topic. There’s no denying these metrics have value – but do they really tell the whole story? Key performance indicators (KPIs) like net promoter score and churn rate tell you if there’s a problem or if your company is doing well overall. But to figure out what to do next, you need to dig a little deeper.

There’s no doubt that your company benefits when employees are actively interested in their work. A recent Gallup survey revealed that highly engaged employees are more productive, have higher customer ratings, and are more likely to stay with the company. The value of employee engagement may seem obvious to you as a manager. Even so, many organizations struggle to keep employees interested in their work. Worldwide, just 15% of employees are engaged.

Geckoboard makes it easy to share your important metrics - whether your team are co-located or remotely distributed around the world. When you all share an office it's simple to put your dashboard up on a TV for everyone to see, but fostering that same culture of transparency and focus can be harder when you’re limited to communicating via Slack, email, and remote meetings.