Employee Climate Survey

The results of the 2009 Employee Climate Survey have been received and we will begin the process of reviewing the data and recommendations and determining what we need to do to maintain what seems to be working while improving areas that should be improved.

Overall, the results show a modest improvement in the climate since two years ago. Eight questions showed positive movement and two negative.

As was true two years ago, results will be posted to the "S" drive once administration has had time to preview the findings. NOTE: the results will be published in uncensored and complete form. Employees may review the 2007 results by accessing the S drive and going to the folder labeled "Employee Climate Survey 2007." The 2007 study was done as a "benchmark" so we could measure progress or regression with future surveys.

The 2009 results will be shared in the following ways:

• President and VPs review and discuss beginning on September 30
• Leadership Team of all administrators and managers reviews and discusses beginning with special meeting on October 5
• President's Council reviews and discusses beginning with October 19 meeting
• A summary presentation and publication of all results will occur at the College Council meeting of October 23
• A copy of all results will be placed in S drive under folder "Employee Climate Survey 2009" - October 23
• Open Forum discussions of results and suggestions for action steps will be arranged for later this fall semester

I appreciate the honesty that those who chose to participate demonstrated in completing the survey this year. We will follow up over the course of the year with action steps and changes in plans directly resulting from our discussions of the survey data. These actions, plans and snapshots of the data will be the subject of regular Germane newsletter articles, in emails where appropriate, and through this blog. I will expect that all administrators and managers will look for implications in their own areas and ways that they can use the data.

Germanna is a very positive place with a great mission. However, as is true with any organization and especially in stressful times, we can and we will get better.

David Sam