Metrics HQ® | Workforce Intelligence Platform | HSD Metrics
Workforce Intelligence Platform

One Partnership for Every Employee Listening Program You Need

Metrics HQ® gives HR leaders a complete workforce listening strategy — unified in one dashboard, managed by one expert team, and built to turn employee data into action at every stage of the employment lifecycle.

Metrics HQ® unified employee listening platform — cross-survey analytics
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unified dashboard for the full employee lifecycle
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dedicated advisor managing your listening program
34 yrs
helping organizations build retention strategies
4M+
Employees insighted
97%
Client retention rate
34 years
Of workforce intelligence
The Problem

Most Organizations Listen in Silos — or Not at All

Organizations running disconnected, one-off listening programs get fragmented data. An annual survey here, a post-hire survey there — each managed separately, reported in different formats, with no way to connect the dots across the employee lifecycle. The result is a lot of activity and very little insight. Metrics HQ® is built to change that.

What's Included

Listening Across the Entire Employee Lifecycle

Metrics HQ® brings together coordinated listening programs that cover every stage of the employment journey — from the first day on the job through the last — all managed by one expert team and unified in one reporting platform.

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Onboarding
New hire surveys at key intervals in the first three months
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Engagement
Pulse surveys and engagement measurement
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Separation
Exit interviews capturing candid departure feedback
The Difference

Metrics HQ® vs. Managing Programs Separately

Managing programs separately With Metrics HQ®
Multiple vendors, contracts, and contacts to manage across listening programs One partnership, one Account Team, one contract for your entire listening strategy
Disconnected data that can't be compared or connected across programs All programs report into a single unified dashboard with consistent metrics
Significant HR time spent coordinating, administering, and following up on each program Fully managed end-to-end, with meaningful reduction in HR administrative burden
Patterns across the lifecycle remain invisible — exit data never informs onboarding Cross-lifecycle insights surface patterns that no individual program could reveal alone
No consistency in benchmarking methodology across programs Industry benchmarks drawn from the same data set across all programs
Leadership receives multiple reports from multiple teams — no coherent narrative One workforce story, told consistently, that leadership can act on
The Process

A Coordinated Listening Strategy — Managed for You

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Listening Strategy Assessment
Every Metrics HQ® engagement begins with a listening strategy assessment. Your Account Team reviews your current programs, goals, and gaps to design a coordinated listening strategy tailored to your organization.
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Program Deployment
We work with you to configure surveys across your listening programs, drawing on proven templates and best practices. Programs are typically live within 30 days of contract signing.
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Managed Execution
HSD Metrics manages all outreach, follow-up, and scheduling across your active programs. Your HR team focuses on strategy, not administration.
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Unified Reporting
All program data flows into one dashboard. Results are available in real time as responses come in, with cross-program trend views that reveal lifecycle patterns no single survey could surface.
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Advisory Partnership
Your Account Team meets with you regularly to review findings, connect data across programs, and recommend actions tied to your workforce and retention goals.

Before Metrics HQ®, we were running three separate programs with three separate vendors. We couldn't see how our onboarding experience was connected to our exit data. Now we can. It's changed how we present people strategy to the board.

VP of People, Mid-Sized Healthcare System

ROI in Action

One Platform. 200 People Retained.

A regional healthcare system with 10,000 employees set a concrete goal: reduce voluntary turnover by 2% and retain 120 nurses. Their challenge was structural — no early warning signals, no way to act on emerging retention risks before employees had already decided to leave.

With Metrics HQ®, cross-program data connected patterns across onboarding, engagement, and exit data that had previously been invisible. The unified view surfaced the specific drivers of nursing departures: scheduling practices, inadequate training pathways, and leadership gaps at the unit level. Targeted improvements across all three areas drove results that exceeded the original goal.

In the first program year, 200 employees were retained — including 90 nurses. Voluntary turnover fell from 10% to 8%, representing $15M in annual avoided turnover costs.

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Employees Retained

200 employees retained in year one, including 90 nurses, through targeted scheduling, training, and leadership improvements.

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Turnover Reduction

Voluntary turnover dropped from 10% to 8% — exactly the goal set before program launch.

$15M

Annual Cost Savings

$15M in annual avoided turnover costs from the 2-point reduction across the full 10,000-employee workforce.

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Root Causes Identified

Scheduling, training, and leadership gaps — visible only because exit, onboarding, and pulse data connected in one platform.

FAQ

Common Questions About Metrics HQ®

Metrics HQ® is a fully managed workforce intelligence platform, not a self-service survey tool. The difference is that HSD Metrics provides the expert team, the methodology, and the advisory layer that turns listening data into leadership decisions. You don't just get software. You get a partner.
Every Metrics HQ® engagement begins with a listening strategy assessment where your Account Team reviews your goals, current programs, and workforce data gaps. From there, we design and deploy a coordinated listening program across your employee lifecycle, managed end-to-end by HSD Metrics. All results flow into a unified dashboard, and your Account Team meets with you regularly to review trends and recommend actions.
Your dedicated advisor serves as a strategic partner, not just a reporting contact. They review your data with you on a regular cadence, identify patterns across listening programs, connect findings to your retention goals, and recommend specific actions. They bring institutional knowledge from decades of workforce data across industries, and they're available to support internal presentations, board reporting, and leadership conversations.
The real value of Metrics HQ® isn't the programs themselves — it's the connection between them. A connected listening strategy is more effective than a collection of one-off surveys that each hsd-check a box. When your onboarding data, engagement data, and exit data are all in one place, patterns emerge that no individual program could surface. That's what drives retention improvements, not the surveys in isolation.
Metrics HQ® is designed for enterprise and mid-market organizations. It's best suited for employers in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and professional services who are managing complex workforce listening needs across multiple locations, departments, or employee populations.
No. We conduct listening strategy assessments for all new Metrics HQ® clients — even current HSD Metrics clients. Every engagement starts with a fresh look at your goals, gaps, and current programs to make sure the strategy we design is right for where you are today.
Most Metrics HQ® clients are live within 30 days of contract signing. The exact timeline depends on the number of programs included, HRIS integration complexity, and survey customization scope — your Account Team will walk you through a deployment plan during onboarding.
Yes. We integrate with Workday, ADP, Ceridian Dayforce, UKG, SAP SuccessFactors, and other major platforms. Integration enables automatic roster syncing and employee lifecycle triggers across your active programs without manual HR effort.
Metrics HQ® supports more than 40 languages, ensuring that employees in multilingual or global workforces can complete surveys in their native language.
Schedule a free consultation with an HSD Metrics advisor. We'll start with a listening strategy assessment to understand your current programs, gaps, and workforce goals — and walk you through what a Metrics HQ® engagement would look like for your organization. No commitment required.

Stop Managing Listening Programs in Silos

Schedule a free consultation. We'll assess your current listening strategy and show you what Metrics HQ® would look like for your organization.