What+do+you+want+to+change+in+our+workplace?

=Strategy engagement with staff - notes from group discussions at the end of May 2012=

Wordle tagcloud:


 * Communication**
 * Communication
 * Communication and internal PR style
 * Internal communication should be enhanced
 * Transparency in communication between management and staff
 * Stronger cross regional communication and cooperation
 * Stronger internal communication mechanisms and communication __culture__
 * Communication in decision making
 * Less untargeted email
 * Flow of information


 * Organization structure**
 * Lighter, faster, more nimble organization
 * Organizational structure


 * Management**
 * Staff cohesion issues between NRS and IRS
 * Reduce the boxes - hierarchies creates divide (IRS, NRS), regional exchange
 * Uniform rules and regulations for IRS and NRS
 * Overcome constraints of staff relations with management
 * Staff representation
 * Staff-management relations
 * NRS-IRS divide


 * Organization culture**
 * Need for collective identity and responsibility
 * Clearer and well disseminated organization values
 * Continuous engagement and better communication of overall strategy
 * Leadership and direction
 * Organization culture from top-bottom to have a one staff system
 * Increase ownership amongst staff
 * Overcome barriers to being creative


 * Our staff**
 * 50% women directors
 * Gender imbalance in some departments
 * High staff turnover, especially among research staff
 * Clarify better the roles/duties of staff.
 * Build in-house skills and knowledge and use fewer consultants
 * Clarify career paths for staff.
 * Junior scientific staff to be allowed room to enhance their careers
 * A more deliberate career development plan
 * Absence of succession planning – opportunities for promotion
 * Improve overall job satisfaction by staff; appreciate them
 * HR policies and involvement
 * Staff motivation
 * Staff salaries are in the 80% quartile
 * More attractive salary and benefit package
 * Remuneration
 * Better reward mechanisms to keep staff motivated
 * Staff recognition
 * Work life balance


 * Efficiency and effectiveness**
 * Move from manual systems to more automated ones
 * Reduce administrative burden on senior researchers
 * Reduce administration and bureaucracy for more senior research managers
 * Make systems less cumbersome, slow, time and energy-consuming
 * Make sure support services do provide support
 * More responsive support services (HR and finance)