Last week, we asked a simple question: How human is your workplace? This week, we’re putting numbers behind the answer.
Every leader says people are their top priority.
But most can’t prove it.
We measure sales, profit, and productivity to the decimal.
We track engagement scores and exit data like weather forecasts.
But when it comes to humanity—trust, empathy, belonging, respect—most organizations are flying blind.
That’s the paradox of modern leadership:
We claim to care about people but rarely measure the behaviors that define how people experience work.
And that gap is costing companies more than they realize.
The Cost of Guessing at Culture
For too long, we’ve relied on assumptions to understand culture.
Leaders read survey comments and assume silence means satisfaction.
Teams say they’re “fine” because they don’t feel safe to say otherwise.
And everyone moves on—until the next crisis, resignation, or round of disengagement data.
📊 According to Gallup, only 21% of employees strongly agree that their leaders act on feedback. That means four out of five employees never see change after speaking up.
The result?
A loop of good intentions with no accountability.
Even engagement surveys—once the gold standard of culture measurement—only tell part of the story. They capture how people feel in a moment, not how humanity actually shows up in daily behaviors, systems, or decisions.
If you’re leading in 2025, you don’t just need sentiment—you need evidence.
Measuring Humanity: From Assumptions to Evidence
That’s why we built the Humanity Practice Index™—the first diagnostic that quantifies humanity in the workplace.
It measures the real, observable behaviors that define human-centered organizations—across seven competencies that drive trust, connection, and performance:
Communication, Trust, Wellbeing & Resilience, Engagement, Psychological Safety, Inclusion & Belonging, and Organizational Support. Each competency is assessed through five key indicators Together, they reveal how humanity is actually being practiced—not just promised.
💡 See your baseline in two minutes. Take the Humanity Practice Snapshot™ and get your mini-report, then enter to win the full 15-page report ($5,000 value). → [link]
This is the bridge between what leaders say they value and what employees actually experience.
Because you can’t improve what you don’t measure—and you can’t measure what you refuse to see.
Turning Data into Direction
The Humanity Practice Index doesn’t exist to shame or score organizations.
It exists to illuminate patterns—where humanity thrives, and where it’s breaking down.
It helps leaders ask better questions:
Are our systems designed for fairness or just efficiency?
Do our communication norms build connection or create confusion?
Are our people growing—or just surviving?
When you can see your cultural reality clearly, you can change it intentionally.
That’s what humanity by the numbers really means:
Moving from assumptions to action.
Three steps to start:
Identify one competency to strengthen (for example, Trust).
Choose one behavior to practice for 30 days (for example, close-loop feedback within 48 hours).
Track progress in your Accountability indicator.
Join the November Snapshot Challenge
This month, we’re inviting leaders and teams to take the Humanity Practice Snapshot™, a two-minute reflection powered by the Humanity Practice Index.
It’s a quick, evidence-based look at where humanity lives in your workplace—and where it’s missing.
Every participant receives a personalized mini-report highlighting their organization’s humanity strengths and opportunities.
And everyone who completes the Snapshot is entered into a drawing to win a full 15-page Humanity Practice Index Report—valued at $5,000.
It’s your chance to move from guesswork to grounded insight—from intent to impact.
Because humanity isn’t soft.
It’s strategic.
And it’s measurable. Take the Snapshot Challenge
