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Create Workplaces Where People and Performance Thrive

Engage, retain, and empower teams with research-backed employee experience strategy

Strong employee experiences don’t happen by chance. They are intentionally designed, measured, and evolved to match what people need to do their best work.

For over 20 years, we’ve helped organisations across Africa and beyond create workplaces that attract top talent, keep them engaged, and drive high performance.

From journey mapping to culture alignment to leadership enablement, our EX services align your people strategy with your business goals.

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    Evidence-led, human-centred approach that links engagement to results.
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    Frameworks and toolkits to embed lasting cultural and operational change.
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    Actionable insight that helps leaders make confident, timely decisions.
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Employee Experience Services by Interact RDT

When Employee Experience Falters, Performance and Retention Suffer

Employee experience is not just an HR issue — it’s a business performance driver. When the work environment and culture are out of sync with people’s needs, results decline.

You hire talented people and invest in them, yet engagement stays low, attrition rises, and productivity stalls.

Without a clear, evidence-based approach to understanding what employees need to thrive, efforts are scattered and improvements fade.

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Low Engagement

Employees show up but aren’t fully invested. Communication feels transactional rather than inspiring, and the connection to the organisation’s mission is weak.

Without a sense of purpose and belonging, discretionary effort disappears, innovation slows, and customer experience ultimately suffers.

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High Turnover

Top performers leave for environments that value their contribution and support their growth. Recruitment costs rise, and teams operate in constant catch-up mode.

Retention programs that don’t address root causes — like poor onboarding, career stagnation, or cultural disconnects — fail to stem the tide.

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Burnout and Fatigue

Workloads keep increasing while resources stay flat. Employees feel unsupported, leading to stress, disengagement, and absenteeism.

Burnout erodes trust in leadership and drives a toxic cycle where remaining employees shoulder even more burden.

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Culture Misalignment

Values on the wall don’t match behaviours on the ground. Employees experience inconsistencies between what leaders say and what the organisation rewards.

This gap undermines credibility, reduces buy-in for change initiatives, and fuels cynicism.

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Unclear Employee Needs

Feedback channels exist but are underused or ignored. Leaders lack a clear, ongoing picture of what employees value and where friction lies.

Without actionable insight, investments in tools, benefits, or training risk missing the mark.

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Fragmented Experience

Different departments own different aspects of the employee journey — from recruitment to development to exit — without coordination or shared metrics.

The result is an inconsistent experience where good intentions are lost in siloed execution.

Employee Experience Services

Engagement Audits → Voice of Employee → Journey Mapping → Culture Alignment → Performance Tracking

Our Employee Experience services combine evidence-based research, organisational design, and cultural alignment to create workplaces where people can do their best work — and want to stay.

Engage with a single service to address a critical need, or combine several for a comprehensive program that boosts engagement, retention, and performance.

Employee Experience Audit and Benchmarking

EX Audit & Benchmarking

Gain a clear, independent view of your current employee experience. We analyse touchpoints, communications, leadership behaviours, and cultural norms to identify strengths and gaps.

Our benchmarking compares your organisation against best-in-class workplaces, highlighting opportunities for both quick wins and long-term improvement.

Voice of Employee Programme

Voice of Employee (VoE) Programme

Capture the authentic voice of your people. Our VoE programmes blend surveys, interviews, focus groups, and analytics to reveal what employees think, feel, and need.

We translate this insight into clear priorities for leaders, ensuring changes are meaningful and measurable.

Employee Journey Mapping

Employee Journey Mapping

See your workplace through your employees’ eyes. We map their experience from recruitment to exit, uncovering pain points and moments of truth.

This shared view helps align HR, leadership, and line managers to design experiences that support retention, engagement, and performance.

Culture Alignment Programmes

Culture Alignment Programmes

Bridge the gap between stated values and lived behaviours. We work with leadership and teams to embed cultural practices that align with your brand and business goals.

Our approach ensures culture is not just a poster on the wall but a lived experience that attracts and retains top talent.

Leadership and Manager Enablement

Leadership and Manager Enablement

Equip leaders and managers with the skills and tools to engage, motivate, and support their teams effectively.

We design and deliver practical training and coaching that connects leadership behaviour directly to employee engagement and organisational performance.

Employee Experience Performance Tracker

EX Performance Tracker

Track engagement, sentiment, and performance indicators in near real-time. Our tracker consolidates feedback and operational data for clear, actionable reporting.

With ongoing measurement, leaders can course-correct quickly, prove ROI, and sustain improvements over time.

Common Questions About Our Employee Experience Services

About Interact RDT

At Interact RDT, we help organizations transform how they understand and serve customers. For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with top brands to improve customer experiences, unlock new value, and drive business growth through insight-led design and strategy.

We operate at the intersection of customer experience, user experience, and business innovation — delivering measurable impact across industries such as financial services, telecoms, insurance, hospitality, and retail.

Our services include:

• CX & UX Strategy – Crafting research-driven roadmaps that align brand, product, and service experiences with customer needs.

• Human-Centered Research – From ethnography to usability labs, we uncover deep insights that shape smarter decisions.

• Product & Service Innovation – Designing and testing new concepts, journeys, and interfaces to deliver value fast.

• Professional Delivery – A trusted partner known for quality work, long-term relationships, and strategic results.

With deep African market expertise and a world-class team, Interact RDT turns research into competitive advantage. For global clients, our services are not only high-impact... they’re cost-effective too.

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  • +27 11 994 9960

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Strong employee experiences drive retention, performance, and ultimately customer satisfaction. Our EX services give you the research, strategy, and enablement to build a workplace where people thrive.

This brochure outlines all six of our EX service modules, the challenges they solve, and how they fit together to create a compelling employee value proposition.

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