Seeking to learn more about employee engagement and satisfaction, including what makes a contented department tick, the University is embarking on a new era of dialogue intended to take the Brock community\u2019s pulse in terms of personal fulfillment and job interaction.<\/p>\n
Later this week, Brock\u2019s Human Resources department will ask a randomly-chosen group of full-time faculty and staff to share their thoughts on a range of workplace themes.<\/p>\n
In a 10-minute questionnaire, respondents can weigh in on topics such as their relationship with their boss, relationships with co-workers, whether they have the resources they need to do good work and if they feel connected to the mission of the University.<\/p>\n
This dialogue will be done twice a year, each spring and fall, and involve a different collection of participants each time. The goal is to ensure that every employee gets consulted once every year.<\/p>\n
Tom Dunk, Provost and Vice-President Academic, noted that Brock was named last fall as one of Hamilton-Niagara\u2019s top employers, but \u201cwe\u2019re always looking at how we can continue to move forward, and surveys are an effective way to get legitimate feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstanding where people have concerns gives us a chance to respond, and to support employees who need it,\u201d said Dunk. \u201cEmployee engagement is a measure of someone\u2019s connection to Brock, their level of motivation and satisfaction in their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grant Armstrong, Brock\u2019s Associate Vice-President, Human Resources, says employee surveys are \u201ca way to get people\u2019s feedback on a large scale when there isn\u2019t a way to have the one-on-one conversations you would love to have on a regular basis. This is especially important in workplaces that have experienced significant growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have told me Brock is a great place to work, but Brock has become a big operation, and it\u2019s hard to have those hallway conversations with everyone,\u201d said Armstrong. \u201cIt\u2019s important for every employee to have a clear method for giving feedback, just as it\u2019s important for the administration to understand how people are feeling about their jobs and about their relationship with the University.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brock\u2019s survey is based on successful approaches used at other North American workplaces. Employees respond to questions or statements by using a four-point scale (from strongly-agree to strongly-disagree). There will also be opportunities for people to add comments if they wish.<\/p>\n
Responses will be collated by select HR staff and by Brock\u2019s Institutional Analysis department, who will look for themes indicating staff concerns or positive feedback. Summaries of the results will be shared with deans or division heads, unions representing Brock staff and with the Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n
Neil Culp, Director of Organizational Development, said individuals\u2019 anonymity is protected by having people use a web link that accesses a separate template containing the questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cProtecting peoples\u2019 confidentiality is a very important concern,\u201d said Culp. \u201cWe take that very seriously, and are putting appropriate measures into place to protect individual responses.\u201d<\/p>\n
Culp said this kind of feedback tool is not common at universities, but is increasingly used in other types of workplaces. The idea is to do short but regular inquiries that produce quick analysis and enable employers to respond to concerns in a timely manner.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe quality of the response will depend on the quality of the data we get back. If you get an email inviting you to take the survey, please take a few minutes to complete it, and help the University become a better employer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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