The XM Institute has published new research that examines the current state of employee experience (EX) management programs and the mindsets, skills, and actions required for employee experience (EX) excellence. You can download both of these reports for free:

• The State of EX Management Programs, 2020. This research – based on a survey of HR leaders at 250 large U.S. firms – looks at the current state of employee experience (EX) management programs and future plans for EX. It also compares organizations that are more mature in EX (EX Leaders) with those that are less mature (EX Laggards). EX Leaders have better financial results, deliver higher quality EX and CX, and are more effective at using employee feedback to improve experiences.
• Three Shifts for Employee Experience Success. This research looks at how companies can overcome employee engagement stagnancy by shifting to 1) purpose-led empowerment from functional job execution, 2) collaborative understanding and action from disinterested surveying, and 3) employee-engaging leaders from HR-driven programs. It includes over 20 examples from companies of these three shifts in action.

The graphic below, from The State of EX Management Programs, 2020, shows how more mature organizations (“Leaders”) outperform their less mature counterparts (“Laggards”). Ninety-one percent of EX Leaders report the employee experience that their organization delivers is above average compared to their competitors and 88% of EX Leaders report better financial results.