eNPS - Employee Net Promoter Score

There is a globally known way of measuring employee satisfaction and engagement. It is called eNPS, which stands for Employee Net Promoter Score.

Introduction

eNPS originates from NPS, Net Promoter Score. It was introduced by Fred Reichheld, Bain & Company and Satmetrix, 2003. eNPS is used by all Fortune 500 companies and is included in many employee surveys. Thus, eNPS has become a global standard. eNPS consists of one question, emphasizing the willingness to recommend the employer to others.

Purpose

The purpose of eNPS is to get a quick overview of the employees’ satisfaction. The question is comprehensive and captures things that are relevant to work satisfaction.

Pros and cons

Using a globally established key indicator such as eNPS creates benefits, which are not achieved by using local and supplier-specific indexes. eNPS simplifies the comparison with other organizations since many employee survey tools include the eNPS. A standardized key indicator also makes it easier to replace the supplier of measuring tools, without losing the benchmark value from previous employee surveys.

A disadvantage of the question could be that it does not provide enough information on the specific strengths and challenges of the organization, teams, and individuals. Therefore, eNPS is usually supplemented with additional questions to give a deeper understanding and concrete actions to work with as you can see in Eletive.

The question 

The question is formulated as follows:

”How likely is it that you would recommend your employer to a friend or acquaintance?”

The answer options range from 0 to 10, where 10 means “Extremely likely” and 0 means “Not at all likely”. The responses are then divided into Promoters (9, 10), Passives (7,8), and Detractors (0-6) as you can see in the image below.

eNPS is calculated using the following formula:

eNPS = Promoters (%) - Detractors (%)

Or in text "eNPS equals the percentage of Promoters minus percentage of Detractors". The result can range from -100 to +100.

What is a good score?

Eletive’s guidelines on how to interpret your eNPS are:

A score of 0 to 20 is considered a good eNPS value because it indicates that a majority of employees are promoters and have a positive view of the organization. However, it is important to note that eNPS values can vary depending on the industry, size of the organization, and other factors.