AI in HR

AI in Employee Experience: 12 Ways You Can Use It

Lindy Drope
Updated:
November 26, 2024

You're pulling your hair out, trying to create a stellar employee experience. Between clunky software, tedious tasks, and limited resources, it's no wonder you feel overwhelmed. 

Could AI in employee experience be a virtual cure-all for all those headaches?

In this article, we'll explore 12 ways Lindy's AI can create a frictionless employee experience for you and your team. 

We’ll cover: 

  • What do we mean by employee experience? 
  • 12 ways you can use AI to make employee experience better

Let’s get started! 

What do we mean by employee experience?

When we talk about employee experience, we basically mean how employees feel about working at your company. 

Do they love coming to work each day, or do they dread it? An amazing employee experience means your people feel engaged, empowered, and excited to be part of the team.

#1 Schedule meetings between employees

Between juggling multiple projects, administrative work, and the occasional personal obligation, connecting with coworkers can slip through the cracks. But with Lindy on the case, coordinating meetings is one less thing to worry about. 

How Lindy helps:

  • Lindy makes it easy for coworkers to find time to connect. Just tell Lindy you want to meet with a colleague and she'll look at both of your schedules to find a time that works.
  • Bye-bye to email exchanges trying to find a mutually agreeable time. Lindy handles the coordination so you can focus on the actual meeting.
  • Lindy can automatically block off time on your calendar and send a meeting invite to the other attendees. All you have to do is show up!
  • Lindy also suggests optimal times based on when people are typically available for meetings. So you're more likely to find a time that suits everyone's schedule.

#2 Get a better sense of how employees are feeling

Employee burnout is a serious issue, and catching the early signs can make a world of difference. Lindy uses AI to analyze employee interactions, providing valuable insights into morale and potential issues — empowering you to offer proactive support.

How Lindy helps:

  • Lindy analyzes the tone and sentiment of employee communications, such as emails, chats, and survey responses.

  • It looks for patterns of negative language, decreased engagement, or changes in communication style that could indicate stress or dissatisfaction.

  • Lindy can create reports that highlight overall employee sentiment, areas of concern, and specific trends to watch for.

  • It provides you with actionable insights and recommendations to address potential issues and improve employee well-being.

#3 Help employees find data or files they’re looking for

Ever spend more time searching for that one file on the shared drive than actually working? We’ve all been there. But with Lindy’s help, those wild goose chases are a thing of the past.

How Lindy helps:

  • Search function that scans all your company’s files, data, and docs. Just type in what you’re looking for, and poof, it appears. No more clicking through endless folders trying to remember what you called that file three years ago.
  • Lindy’s got AI that actually understands what you need, not just look for keyword matches. So you can search for things like “the budget report I made last month” and Lindy will find the right file, even if the file name is something generic like “Document432901.xlsx.”
  • Learns your search habits and the files you access most frequently to provide tailored recommendations. So next time you start typing “budge...” Lindy will suggest “the budget report I made last month” right away.
  • It can search not just file names but the actual contents within a document, so if you remember there was a key statistic on page 7 of some report, Lindy can pinpoint the exact file and page. No more flipping through every document that could possibly be the right one.

#4 Give employees better access to internal knowledge

With an AI like Lindy available 24/7 to field questions and provide helpful information, your employees can spend less time searching and more time working. Lindy takes the headache out of finding what you need to know so you can get on with getting work done.

How Lindy helps:

  • With Lindy, employees can quickly get up to speed on company policies, processes, and resources. Lindy has an extensive knowledge base of all things related to your organization.
  • Rather than sifting through piles of documents or scrolling endlessly in Slack, employees can simply ask Lindy for the info they need. Lindy will find the relevant policy, handbook section, how-to guide, or whatever else they’re looking for.
  • Lindy also helps ensure employees have the latest and most accurate information. No more relying on what you half-remember from that training session three years ago! Lindy is always up-to-date with the latest resources.

#5 Onboard new agents faster

Onboarding new hires can be a drain on your time and resources. Lindy streamlines the process with interactive training modules, personalized mentorship, and AI-powered assessments, ensuring new agents are well-prepared and ready to hit the ground running.

How Lindy helps:

  • Runs new hires through interactive training modules to get them up to speed on policies and procedures.
  • Pairs newbies with more experienced "buddy agents" to show them the ropes.
  • Gauges how well new agents are retaining key info and adjusts training accordingly. 
  • Provides feedback and coaching to help new agents improve. 

#6 Collaborate with AI-powered tools

Want to take the pain out of scheduling meetings and tracking action items? AI can help. Lindy's suite of collaboration tools makes it easy to revamp communication, stay organized, and access best practices — so you can spend less time on logistics and more time on results.

How Lindy helps:

  • Lindy instantly captures action items and automatically assigns them to the right people with due dates. She even sends helpful reminders so nothing slips through the cracks.
  • Tap into Lindy's knowledge base for step-by-step guidance. You can train its AI with thousands of real-world situations, so it’s ready with helpful recommendations and best practices for nearly any challenge.
  • After you’ve trained it, Lindy can get proactive. If you choose, it will start assigning items and even suggesting possible meeting ideas based on previous meet-ups. 

#7 Manage and track team performance

As a manager, staying on top of your team's performance is key. With Lindy's help, you'll never be out of the loop. She's got the data and insights to help you stay on top of your team and make sure all those plates keep spinning. No more slipping through the cracks for this team's performance!

How Lindy helps:

  • Monitor which tasks are on track or falling behind by checking progress against project plans. No more surprises!
  • Highlight potential roadblocks, like dependencies on other teams or lack of resources. So you can make adjustments before problems arise.
  • Track key metrics and KPIs. This will give you an at-a-glance view of team performance.
  • Provide an easy way for team members to give status updates, ask questions, or flag issues. Lindy will compile updates and alerts, so you have the full picture of what’s happening.
  • Share summaries and insights to keep you up to speed without having to dig through all the details. Now you can focus your time on actually managing and supporting your team!

#8 Use intelligent routing

Lindy's intelligent routing uses AI to connect you with the right resources or experts the first time around, saving you time and frustration.

How Lindy helps: 

  • Lindy analyzes the nature of your request, identifying keywords and understanding the intent behind your question.
  • It matches your request to the most appropriate expert or resource, considering factors like expertise, availability, and preferred communication channels.
  • It easily connects you with the right person or resource, whether that's an HR specialist, a product expert, or a helpful knowledge base article.
  • Over time, Lindy learns your preferences and the types of requests you typically make, tailoring its routing for even faster and more accurate assistance.

#9 Accelerate content creation

Ever feel like you spend way too much time creating content for internal communications? We hear you. Lindy can help take some of that tedious work off your hands so you can focus on more strategic initiatives.

How Lindy helps:

  • Lindy can interview subject matter experts and transform their knowledge into blog posts, newsletter content, or multimedia in a snap. Just say “no” to drafting, editing, and revising — Lindy handles it all for you based on your brand guidelines.
  • Lindy will comb through all your documentation and craft a list of the most common questions and answers. You just review, approve, and publish.
  • Want to start an employee spotlight series? Have Lindy conduct quick video interviews with star employees and turn their stories into inspiring profiles to share across your internal channels. Your coworkers will love seeing the faces behind the names.
  • Hate writing job descriptions or career page content? (We don’t blame you.) You can let Lindy analyze your current job listings and employee profiles to generate draft descriptions that highlight what makes each role unique. You provide a few quick edits, and you’re good to go.

#10 Enhance agents' skills

Customer service is one of the pillars of any company. With AI-powered insights and personalized training modules, Lindy helps your agents continuously improve their skills and deliver stellar customer experiences.

How Lindy helps:

  • Lindy monitors your agents’ calls and chats to pinpoint specific skills that could use some work, like empathy, product knowledge, efficiency, or compliance.
  • Lindy then creates tailored lessons with examples from your own interactions. So your agents learn exactly what they need to boost that skill, stat.
  • Once your agents complete a lesson, Lindy quizzes them to make sure they’ve mastered the content. Lindy only stops pestering them when they’ve shown they can ace the quiz. Tough love, baby!
  • Lindy also suggests relevant resources for your agents to study on their own time, so they can keep honing their skills. Before you know it, you’ll have a team of customer service superstars.

#11 Manage more requests without adding headcount

Sometimes employees may feel overwhelmed by constant pings, messages, and tasks coming from all directions. It's enough to make you want to crawl under your desk and hide. 

How Lindy helps:

  • Lindy can automatically triage and prioritize requests based on urgency and importance. Say goodbye to dealing with “everything urgent!” and figuring out what actually needs your attention now.
  • It takes on tedious admin tasks like scheduling meetings, sending reminders and following up on requests that have gone stale. Now you have more time for work that really matters.
  • Looks at your workload and priorities to delegate requests to teammates with more availability. Your coworkers will thank you for sharing the love!
  • It can suggest templated responses to speed up replying. Why type the same thing over and over? Copy, paste, and send — you'll be done in a flash.
  • It analyzes your conversations and organizes requests into threads, so you have a single place to view and respond. Inbox zero, here you come!

#12 Use predictive analysis to provide proactive support

Employee burnout is a real threat, but prevention is possible. Lindy's predictive analytics spot potential issues early on, allowing you to intervene with support before problems escalate, fostering a happier and healthier workplace culture.

How Lindy helps: 

  • Lindy analyzes employee interactions (emails, chats, surveys) for signs of stress, frustration, or diminishing engagement.
  • It identifies patterns and trends that could indicate a risk of burnout, such as increased workload, negative sentiment in communication, or changes in work habits.
  • Lindy alerts managers or HR to potential issues, providing insights and recommendations for tailored support.
  • It suggests resources and interventions, like workload adjustments, additional training, or wellness programs, to help employees get back on track.

Summing up

Happy employees make for happy customers. And in today's workplace, employee experience is everything. 

So, with AI in employee experience, you’ve got the secret sauce to understand employees, streamline their job, and make your team's day easier. 

Lindy's conversational AI can step in anywhere humans are used to, from scheduling meetings to answering policy questions. Give her a spin and watch employee satisfaction soar! 

Try out Lindy for free.

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