Workplace Culture
Not tipping in one direction or another, this is the thing that helps employees spend as much of their energy in their personal lives as they do in their jobs.
Work-Life Balance
It's the type of award you get for how long you've been at L&I. But, don't forget to travel around the state to each of these.
Years of Service Location
It's usually a digital or physical display that ranks top competitors, players, or teams by score or performance. Do you think your name would be at the top?
Leaderboard
We make our surveys this so employees won't worry that they'll be identified.
Anonymous
This is the thing you stand on when you really need to make a change fast! Watch your feet though, it's getting hot!
Burning platform.
Giving employees this this allows employees to take ownership over the way they go about doing their work. You give them the desired outcome but let them decide how to get there. It's a foundational human need, along with others like connection and competence.
Autonomy
We have six of these in L&I's strategic direction, including Customer Focus and Learning and Growth. They might come in handy as we make an argument like this for why our services can be helpful for meeting your needs.
Core Values Proposition
Oh no! I hope I didn't give this kind of information. I tried to give honest information that is true to what we're trying to accomplish and convey! Intent vs impact?
Misleading
It's important to celebrate these every now and again! We're always doing important work that makes a difference for our mission!
Accomplishments
This is the hypothetical "refreshing location" where the real work happens when employees go on break and talk. Don't forget to fill up your bottle while you're at it though! We should drink half of our weight in water each day.
Water cooler
This is what happens when employees feel positively energized about their work! And we're not talking about Beyonce's hit song "Put a ring on it."
Engagement
If you ask "why" five times you might be engaging in this kind of Lean Six Sigma analysis to understand a problem. But don't take too long or you'll suffer from this rhyming syndrome and never get anything done.
Root Cause Analysis Paralysis
Let me do this for my case! I'll argue my position and hopefully you'll understand.
Plead
In addition to Specific, Measurable, Relevant, and Time-Bound, our SMART goals need to be this. Setting an impossible goal will inhibit small wins!
Achievable
No one told me that this was going to be part of my role. I've spent all day trying to bring everyone together as they go in a thousand different directions! And I'm not even a veterinarian!
Herding Cats
You might have to dig to the center of the workplace apple to find these most important elements that include OneL&I and Respect. They are the heart of L&I's culture!
Core Values
Don't forget to check out this kind of data when the Workforce Culture Dashboard is published once a year. If the response rate isn't as high as you hoped though, it might be because of this hypothesized reason. It takes a lot of energy to fill out surveys. Right?
Employee Survey Fatigue
Leaders can benefit from developing one of these and sharing it with their staff. It is a personal framework that includes their own beliefs about leadership, values, and principles that guide how they lead. But don't worry, studying up on Aristotle isn't necessary.
Leadership Philosophy
A good change leader helps ensure that this actually happens! Our products and services aren't helpful if no one actually uses them! And we're not talking about the cute little kitten at the local cat cafe.
Adoption
This sweet treat is within reach! Focus on it instead of the hard stuff when taking action!
Low-hanging fruit
Burnout
This is the high-level document that leadership creates so they know where their division is headed and how they are going to get there. But don't forget to add this more specific plan full of verbs that says what you're actually going to do.
Strategic Plan of Action
In addition to removing barriers and providing resources, a project sponsor often plays this peppy role!
Cheerleader
We want to make sure that our data is this. No one wants a bunch of errors!
Accurate
I have a lot to say right now, and I'm sorry in advance. This is an action I'm about to take where I tell you everything that is on my mind! It's all in my head for now, but not for long! And don't get confused, it isn't a physical place you go to drop off your thoughts and your recycling.
Brain Dump