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Google tells staff it will ask them for feedback weekly as it reboots its famous 'Googlegeist' survey

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Google will start soliciting feedback from staff on a weekly basis as it reboots the company's internal survey.

The "Googlegeist" survey, which was distributed annually, has long served as a way for staff to anonymously share how they feel about leadership, compensation, and their teams.

In an all-hands meeting on Thursday, Google's chief people officer, Fiona Cicconi, told staff the new Googlegeist would be sent more frequently, with employees receiving two questions every Tuesday, according to a person who attended the meeting.

A report of the company-wide results will be released in December, she said. All feedback submitted by staff will be confidential.

A Google spokesperson declined to comment.

Insider previously reported that Google intended to make the survey more regular.

The Googlegeist reboot comes amid a culture shift at the company, following January's layoffs and a sharpened focus on artificial intelligence. 

In a previous all-hands in May, Cicconi said leaders were thinking of ways to "act faster on pressure data with more relevant feedback."

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