Winning Spirit Magazine March-April 2018 | Page 13

The senior leadership team met and were given a full briefing on the results. Here’s a quick summary of what we’ve learned. WHAT’S WORKING WELL (Top 3 Engagement Drivers): 9% Strategy 4% 87% 12% Having a good understanding of the company’s strategy and goals and how the employee’s individual role contributes to the strategy and goals. Resources 7% 81% Collaboration 5% 85% 10% Having a reasonable workload and the appropriate tools, equipment, and technology needed to do your job. Having good relationships with peers, collaborating with other functions or teams, and where diverse types of people can work well together. Kara Lawson WHERE WE COULD DO BETTER (Bottom 3 Disengagement Drivers): Training/ Development 21% 11% Autonomy/ Empowerment 68% 12% 66% 22% Compensation/ Benefits 18% 58% 24% Panel members answered questions about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Having the training to be successful in your role, a manager that coaches on how to get better at your job, and training programs for new hires. Having the opportunity to be involved in decisions that affect you, decisions are made at the appropriate level, and people take accountability for results. Respondents:  Having fair and comparable pay to people in similar roles in other organizations and having benefits/programs that add significant value. Strongly Agree, Somewhat Agree Neither Agree Nor Disagree Disagree Or Strongly Disagree Based on these findings, management teams across the Group are developing action plans for improvement. What’s Next To measure improvements and progress based on action plans, the frequency and methodology of surveying are being revised. To augment the bi-annual LHMVoices survey, quarterly Pulse Surveys will be conducted. The Pulse Survey is a fast and frequent survey approach that will provide a quick insight into the health of the Group, hence the name Pulse. The quarterly Pulse Survey will use a smaller survey (20 questions) and a smaller number of invited participants (400 responses). Receiving feedback on a quarterly basis will provide us with quicker feedback and measurement of employee engagement and satisfaction. We will continue to work hard to live by our aspirational vision to become the best company in town to work for. ◆ Strengthening Our Workforce Leadership Panel Focuses on Inclusion A fter the 2018 Who We Are presentation, leaders and others within the LHM Group were invited to a special panel to discuss the importance of inclusion and diversity in the workplace. The panel was moderated by Kara Lawson, Olympic Gold Medalist and ESPN analyst, who was joined by notable leaders in the Utah business and education community, including Barbara Snyder, vice president of student affairs at the University of Utah; Cristie Richards, executive vice president at Zions Bank; Jeanetta Williams, president of the NAACP Salt Lake City Branch; and our own Linda Luchetti, vice president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz. Lawson asked each panelist hard-hitting questions about the struggles and challenges they’ve faced in regards to inclusion throughout their careers. Afterwards, the audience was allowed to ask questions. In the end, attendees gained a new perspective on how important it is to include everyone in company culture and in individual projects. ◆ Watch the panel discussion at LHMWSM.com LHMWSM.com 11