{"id":47018,"date":"2017-10-05T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T20:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=47018"},"modified":"2017-10-05T16:22:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T20:22:48","slug":"results-and-feedback-now-in-from-faculty-and-staff-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/10\/results-and-feedback-now-in-from-faculty-and-staff-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Results and feedback now in from faculty and staff survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

People feel pretty good about working at Brock University, judging by the initial round of a new employee survey.<\/p>\n

In fact, last spring\u2019s opening round of a new employee engagement survey found that 89 per cent of respondents said they\u2019re proud to tell people that they\u2019re associated with Brock University. Overall, an average of 82 per cent of respondents indicated a favourable work experience, as demonstrated by the chart at the end of this story.<\/p>\n

Results from the first survey were reviewed with University leadership earlier this month, and the Brock community can expect to hear more details in the coming weeks as the results are communicated more broadly to staff and faculty.<\/p>\n

The engagement survey will be done twice a year, each one going to about half of Brock\u2019s employees, involving a different mix of people each time. Full-time staff are being invited this year, with contract employees to be added in future surveys. Brock leadership wants the practice to help define a new era of dialogue, in which the Brock community gets regular opportunities to provide candid feedback.<\/p>\n

Brock\u2019s Human Resources and Institutional Analysis departments are currently preparing a fresh round of surveys in October that will seek faculty and staff perceptions on issues like relationships with their boss, relationships with co-workers, whether they have the resources needed to do a good job and if they feel connected to the mission of the University.<\/p>\n

It was heartening to see the buy-in for the inaugural survey last spring, said Brian Hutchings, Vice-President of Administration. Nearly 800 questionnaires went out, and Hutchings says the 60-per-cent response rate was a strong return when compared to similar surveys at other North American workplaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost positive responses came when people were asked about applying variety of skills and knowledge to doing their jobs,\u201d said Hutchings. \u201cThey feel they are engaged in full, rich jobs that involve variety and problem-solving.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was also a strong positive response to the survey statement, \u2018I know what\u2019s expected of me in my job.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s good,\u201d said Neil Culp, Director of Organizational Development and Effectiveness, \u201cand it\u2019s not necessarily a response that employers should presume is always out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Culp said the May results also revealed several topics with results significantly lower than most others, including:<\/p>\n