Survey example: Employee survey about trust in leadership

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Creating effective employee trust in leadership surveys is tough. We all want feedback that’s honest and actionable, but it’s hard to get responses that actually help us move forward.

At Specific, we’ve built tools to make this simple: every survey here is powered by our AI, designed for richer, clearer feedback and fast actionable insights.

What is a conversational survey and why AI makes it better for employees

For years, organizations tried to measure trust in leadership with traditional surveys—long forms, static questions, and responses that lack depth. The result? Shallow data, incomplete stories, and action plans built on guesswork.

The reality is that only 21% of U.S. employees trust their company’s leadership—an alarmingly low number that directly impacts engagement and productivity. Disengaged employees continue to cost the economy trillions annually, while high-trust workplaces report significantly lower turnover and outperform their competitors by over 200% [1][2][3]. That’s a real problem.

Conversational surveys, especially AI-powered ones, flip the script. Instead of feeling like another boring form, they open up actual dialogue—so people feel heard and responses make sense. With an AI survey builder, you start with expert-written templates or create a custom flow in seconds, meaning you spend less time making sense of confusing feedback and more time taking meaningful action. Want to know what to ask your team? Check out the best questions for an employee trust survey.

Why use AI for employee surveys?

• It’s faster—generate a survey in minutes

• It’s smarter—follows up automatically, gets honest insights

• Responses are richer, not just "yes/no"

• It feels conversational, leaving respondents more comfortable and willing to share

Specific offers the best-in-class user experience—our conversational surveys make feedback seamless for everyone, whether you’re creating or responding. Teams love how quick and engaging the process is, and employees appreciate that it feels like chatting, not filling out paperwork. Want to go deeper on how to create a trust in leadership survey? Here’s our full guide for employee surveys about trust in leadership.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

One major flaw with ordinary surveys is that you don’t get to clarify when a response is vague or needs context. That’s where Specific’s dynamic follow-ups shine: our AI reads every reply in real time, then asks smart, context-driven follow-ups—just like a skilled interviewer.

Think of the hours you’d waste chasing down clarifications by email, only to end up with partial stories. With Specific, those clarifications happen instantly, within the survey. Thanks to follow-ups, every conversation flows naturally, respondents feel truly listened to, and your insights are so much deeper. For more on what makes this work, see our detailed breakdown on automatic AI follow-up questions.

• Employee: "Sometimes I feel leadership isn’t transparent."

• AI follow-up: "Could you share an example of when you felt leadership could have communicated more openly?"

• Employee: "I like my team but don't always agree with higher-ups."

• AI follow-up: "What’s a recent decision from leadership you disagreed with? How did it affect your team?"

If you skip follow-ups, you’re left with half of the real story—no specifics, nothing to act on. Try generating your own AI-driven survey and you’ll feel the difference.

These smart follow-ups are what make the survey truly conversational. Respondents engage as they would in a real chat—not just ticking boxes, but opening up.

Easy editing, like magic

No more fussing with endless form fields or starting from scratch every time you iterate. At Specific, you edit surveys in a simple chat—just say what changes you want (“Make it friendlier,” “Add a question about remote work," or “Replace X with Y") and our AI applies expert logic instantly. The tedious parts just disappear. You can update tone, logic, or questions in seconds—explore the AI survey editor if you want to see this in action.

Survey delivery: easy sharing and sharp targeting

Once you’ve created your AI-powered conversational survey, getting it to your employees is effortless. You’ve got two streamlined options—choose what fits your use case best:

• Sharable landing page surveys: Send a unique link to your team via email, Slack, or internal portal. Perfect for remote teams or when you want to gather feedback organization-wide on topics like trust in leadership, especially outside your own software environment.

• In-product surveys: Embed the survey as a widget in your company’s product, HR portal, or intranet. Capture employees’ thoughts on trust in leadership right when they’re already engaged—ideal for feedback tied to specific interactions or moments.

For most trust in leadership conversations, sharable surveys give the flexibility needed to reach your whole workforce. If you’re gathering contextual feedback during a specific workflow, in-product targeting delivers the survey right where employees’ thoughts are freshest.

AI-powered survey analysis, instantly

Once responses start rolling in, Specific’s AI kicks into gear—summarizing every response, surfacing repeated sentiments, and organizing feedback into clear themes. There’s no manual slog through spreadsheets or text files. Instead, our automated survey insights spotlight what matters, so you can act fast and with confidence.

Key features like automatic topic detection and direct AI chat about your data (see AI survey response analysis) let you ask detailed questions and dive deeper. Want hands-on guidance? Here’s our article on how to analyze employee trust in leadership survey responses with AI, loaded with practical advice and examples.

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