Reference: 2026 Question Library Updates

Workday Peakon is transitioning to a Flexible Listening Question model which provides greater simplicity and flexibility to our question model through a number of enhancements. The question library content is updated based on Workday’s latest research focused on expanding and restructuring the core question sets (Example: Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, and Health & Wellbeing), moving towards greater flexibility for our product, where questions are used more freely and flexibly.

As part of the flexible listening question model, the core question sets now consists of 23 drivers, made up of 90 high-performing questions optimized for predictive power and better aligned to theory and measurement standards. You can read more about our question development and validation here.

For customers who had their Workday Peakon production instances created from the 31st March 2026 onwards, you will use the flexible listening question model and therefore have access to this updated question library, unless you opted out.

For customers who had their Workday Peakon production instance created before the 31st March 2026, you will continue to use the existing Workday Peakon Question model with the current question library, until we make it possible for you to upgrade to the flexible listening question model in the 26R2 and 27R1 release cycles.

For customers who are not yet upgraded to the Flexible listening question model, the question library updates will result in the below changes to the existing question library when you upgrade:

The psychology and data science teams re-validated the library, resulting in 23 high-performing driver categories.

Driver Action	Impacted Categories	Specific Reorganization Details
Merged	Reward & Recognition	The independent Reward and Recognition drivers were removed and merged into one combined category containing 5 questions.
Removed	Workload	The Workload driver was removed as a standalone category. Its high-performing question was moved to Goal-setting .
Removed	Organizational Support	This category was removed. 2 questions were moved to Health & Wellbeing , and 2 questions were deprecated.
Expanded	Goal-setting	This category now contains 4 questions, adopting the question from the former Workload driver plus a new question.
Reduced	Organizational Fit	This category was reduced to 3 questions. 1 question was moved to Mental Wellbeing and another to Physical Wellbeing .
Net New	Collaboration , Communication and Flexible Working	These 3 new driver groupings were established to address modern workforce trends.
Renamed	Diverse Workplace and Well-being Satisfaction	These categories were updated with new names ( Inclusive Workplace and Well-being Satisfaction ) to better reflect their core concepts.

Question	Question Title	Driver	Question Set
My team collaborates effectively with other teams.	Cross-collaboration	Collaboration	Engagement
In my team, we discuss ways to learn and improve on our mistakes.	Learning from mistakes	Collaboration	Engagement
In my team, we seek out a variety of perspectives and ideas to solve problems.	Multiple perspectives	Collaboration	Engagement
My manager communicates important information in a timely way.	Timely communication	Communication	Engagement
Senior leaders communicate openly and honestly.	Leadership honestly	Communication	Engagement
Senior leaders effectively communicate how our work helps meet customer needs.	Meeting customer needs	Communication	Engagement
[Company] is committed to striving for high levels of customer satisfaction.	Customer satisfaction	Goal-setting	Engagement
I am proud of the work that I do.	Pride in work	Employee engagement	Engagement
I often feel energized by the work I do.	Feeling energized	Employee engagement	Engagement
I am able to find time to focus on my work without distractions or interruptions.	Finding focus	Employee engagement	Engagement
I am confident in my ability to achieve my goals at work.	Self-confidence	Accomplishment	Engagement
The systems and processes I use help me effectively accomplish my work.	Effective systems	Environment	Engagement
The tools and technology provided help me to be productive at work.	Effective tools	Environment	Engagement
Learning and development resources are available to help me grow and improve.	Learning resources	Growth	Engagement
I am encouraged to try new ways of doing things.	Trying new things	Growth	Engagement
I believe that effective action will be taken as a result of employee feedback.	Belief in action	Management support	Engagement
One-on-one conversations with my manager are useful.	One to ones	Management support	Engagement
My manager supports my participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at work.	Inclusive culture	Management support	Engagement
I feel comfortable sharing my opinions and ideas, even when they differ from others'.	Safe sharing environment	Freedom of opinions	Engagement
The future of my profession feels secure at [Company].	Job security	Strategy	Engagement
I feel that my skill set will continue to be valuable to [Company] in the future.	Demand for skills	Management support	Engagement
When requested, reasonable adjustments are made for me at [Company] to help support me in my role.	Reasonable adjustments	Inclusiveness	Engagement
I know how to report unfair or biased treatment at [Company].	Reporting biased treatment	Non-discrimination	Diversity and inclusion
Flexible work policies are well-communicated.	Flexible work policy	Flexible working	Diversity and inclusion
My manager supports a flexible work arrangement for my team.	Flexible work support	Flexible working	Health and wellbeing
My team collaborates effectively in a hybrid (remote and in-office) work arrangement.	Hybrid collaboration	Flexible working	Health and wellbeing

Question	Sub-driver	Driver	Question Set
There are places at my work where colleagues can meet informally and relax.	Informal space	Environment	Engagement
Recruitment processes at [company] attract and select a diverse workforce (for example, in terms of gender, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic status).	Diversity recruitment	Diversity	Diversity and inclusion
[company] provides enough support for my mental and physical wellbeing for me to carry out my work.	Productivity	Health and wellbeing	Health and wellbeing
[company] supports employees in looking after their mental health.	Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing	Health and wellbeing
Any competing demands in my role are easily manageable.	Competing demands	Mental wellbeing	Health and wellbeing
Senior leaders at [company] show that employee wellbeing is important to them.	Role-modelling	Organisational support	Health and wellbeing
My physical work environment helps support my health.	Physical environment	Physical wellbeing	Health and wellbeing
My co-workers provide me with personal support when I need it.	Co-worker support	Social wellbeing	Health and wellbeing
[Company] would provide me with support to manage my personal finances, if I needed it.	Financial support	Organizational support	Health and wellbeing