How to Get More Information from Employees — and from People in General

Many organizations invest heavily insurveys, monitoring systems, and data collection. Yet the best informationoften emerges in places where no one is measuring anything.People share more when they feelrespected than when they feel watched.If you want better ideas, morehonest feedback, and deeper insights from employees, the answer may not be moresurveillance—but more trust, reciprocity, and psychological safety.