Good leaders will always welcome an opportunity to reflect and improve. But it’s important you don’t write leading questions that will encourage overly negative answers. So be specific about the kind of feedback you’re looking for, and be neutral. That way, you can pass on constructive feedback.
To encourage more honest and open answers, you can make the evaluation form confidential. Or if you need to know their names, you can reassure employees their responses won’t be shared. This will also help avoid any awkward internal conflicts, and will give you data you can actually work with.