Leadership Feedback Exit Survey Template
Give departing employees a safe channel to assess senior leadership. Recommended timing: after the final day, collected confidentially.
What this survey is for
Get the candid leadership feedback current employees hesitate to give.
Example questions
- 1
I trusted the decisions made by senior leadership.
Opinion scale
- 2
Leadership communicated the company direction clearly.
Opinion scale
- 3
Leadership acted on employee feedback.
Opinion scale
- 4
Which leadership area most needs improvement?
Single choice
- 5
What is one honest message you would like leadership to hear?
Open text
- Send the leadership feedback exit survey at the moment it's most relevant to the respondent.
- Keep it short — every extra question lowers completion.
- Always include at least one open-text question so AI can surface themes.
- Segment responses by audience and touchpoint to find what to fix first.
- Close the loop with respondents when you act on their feedback.
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