Best Practice: How team leads can use the teamecho Newsfeed effectively

The Newsfeed in teamecho helps leaders make feedback visible. Whether it’s a concrete action or a relevant update – short posts show what’s being done with the feedback. This creates transparency, builds trust, and boosts engagement.

1. Take feedback seriously – and make it visible

When you, as a team lead, share posts in the Newsfeed, everyone benefits:

• Your team sees that their feedback is taken seriously.
• You show that you're taking responsibility and actively working with their input.
• HR gains insight into what’s already working well – and where additional support might be needed.

This builds trust, creates transparency, and increases the impact of the feedback process – a true win-win for everyone involved. 😎

What’s in it for you?

As a team lead:

• You demonstrate responsibility in handling feedback

• Your leadership becomes visible and understandable

• You promote open dialogue within your team

For your team:

• Feedback is not only collected – it’s heard

• Trust in the process increases

• Engagement and motivation go up

For HR:

• Team activities become more visible

• Great practices can be shared across the organization

• HR can better understand where support might still be needed

2. What makes a great Newsfeed post?

An effective Newsfeed post doesn’t just show what you're doing – it shows why.
Whether it’s a concrete action or an informative update, these three elements help you reach your team:

• 🟡 Enable understanding: What was the starting point?

• 🛠 Make change visible: What will be different going forward?

• 🎯 Create meaning: Why are we doing this?

This makes it clear: feedback isn’t just a formality – it’s a real part of your team’s ongoing development.

Example 1: Newsfeed post about an action

🟡 What did we see in teamecho?
Recent teamecho feedback showed that team communication was rated more critically.
Specifically, we saw declines in the categories information flow and team cohesion.

🛠 What are we doing now?
Starting next week, we’ll try something new:
Our team meetings will follow a new structure, with a fixed info block at the beginning and more room for open questions at the end.

• Responsible: Team lead

• Test period: 4 weeks

• Team involvement: We’ll ask for feedback again in the next survey

🎯 Why are we doing this?
Our goal is to improve information flow, increase transparency, and strengthen collaboration.

📅 Next check-in
We’ll check in again via teamecho in four weeks – we’re curious to hear if you’ve noticed a difference!

Example 2: Newsfeed post as an info update

Here are a few ideas of what kind of informational updates you can share in the Newsfeed:

1. 🔍 Insights from teamecho
You’ve shared lots of valuable feedback through teamecho in recent weeks – thank you!
Today we’d like to show you what has already come out of it.

2. ✅ What has already happened?
One frequent request in the comments was more transparency about ongoing projects.
From now on, you’ll find regular project updates in the intranet here: [intranet.link/projects]

3. 💡 Interesting comment from teamecho
"I didn’t even know what we’re currently working on in project X – it’d be great to hear more about that."
Comments like these help us focus on the right topics – thanks for sharing!

4. 📌 Good to know
We’re currently working on a new onboarding concept for new team members.
If you’d like to help shape it, feel free to reach out to XY.

5. 🙌 Thanks for your input!
Even if not every comment leads to a direct action, your feedback is part of our everyday work and decision-making.

3. Summary: Visibility creates impact

Whether you're sharing a concrete action or just keeping your team informed – the Newsfeed is a powerful tool to show: Your feedback makes a difference.

Even a short post can have a big impact.

👉 Tip: Don’t wait too long – give it a try and post regular updates.
It lowers the threshold and keeps your feedback culture alive.