Factors Influencing our Success Environmental Factors Human People
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Factors Influencing our Success Environmental Factors Human “People” Factors • • Government Priorities Funding Sources Infrastructure: – Financial – Information Systems – Space – Facilities Leadership Attracting and Retaining Talent Workplace Culture Engagement of Faculty & Staff
Workplace Culture & Engagement • Focus on “People Factors”: – Do we have the right “people” conditions and environment to achieve Work Unit/Department, Faculty/Division and Western’s Priorities? • If we do, great. . . Let’s recognize and grow our strengths; if we have gaps, how can we make improvements?
Culture: shared set of beliefs & values, reinforced by symbols & structure , manifested in the way people think and act ( 1) Engagement: emotional & intellectual commitment to work, organization & its success; willingness to devote discretionary effort, people find meaning in their work (2) Do we have workplaces where people. . . • feel encouraged to introduce new ideas, innovate & take risks? • are excited & committed to their work? 1. Best Practices --- Employee Retention, “Organizational Culture and Retention” (2000) 2. The Conference Board of Canada. “Employee Engagement: Review of Current Research and Its Implications” ( 2006)
Workplace Culture & Engagement Matter Impact: • • individual and organizational performance recruitment & retention teamwork/collaboration individual well-being Source: K. Cameron & R. Quinn. Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture. (1999).
WE Speak: Faculty & Staff Survey 2012 Purpose • We want Western to be a great place to work • Purpose… – Give every faculty & staff an opportunity to express views about their day-to-day work experience at Western – Identify what is working well, and where there is an opportunity for improvement – Inform the strategic plan as it undergoes renewal – Encourage dialogue and action planning to improve the work experience within a work Unit/Department, Faculty/Division, or Western-wide – Provide a benchmark to measure our progress over time
Confidential Survey Administered by Metrics@Work • Metrics Work - located in St. Catharines, Ontario • Previously operated out of Brock University. • Academic leader of the Survey Service - Dr. John Yardley • Conducted many public and some higher education engagement surveys. For example Sick Kids, Wilfred Laurier, currently working with York University • Western can benchmark against some of the measures used in WE SPEAK: Faculty & Staff Survey 2012
WE SPEAK: Faculty & Staff Survey 2012 • Participation is voluntary • The survey is confidential • The scale is 7 points from strongly agree to strongly disagree • Three open-ended questions • Both web-based and paper option • Takes 20 -30 minutes to complete
Survey Reports – March 2013 • Protect anonymity and confidentiality • No reports produced for group with 7 or less people • Report provided to leader and next level up leader Western-Wide President/Vice President Faculty/Division Vice Presidents/ Vice Provosts/Deans/AVP Department/School Chair/Directors
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