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Demo Inc Survey Results. Overview of Findings The ODD Consulting Company Ltd. Survey Overview. Summary. High response rate of employees (94%) indicates a strong interest of employees in sharing their views and wanting to see improvements
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Demo Inc Survey Results Overview of Findings The ODD Consulting Company Ltd.
Summary • High response rate of employees (94%) indicates a strong interest of employees in sharing their views and wanting to see improvements • A high level of consensus in answering the survey is positive as it indicates staff across Demo Inc view the company in a similar way
The ODP Survey Model Six Common Factors to all Organisations
Goals • Employees do not believe that goals are clear and perceive poor linkage to the overall aims • Only 40% agree or strongly agree that they understand the organisation’s mission • Employees do not believe that there is a common understanding of the mission, or that the organisation pulls together • On the positive side, employees do believe in the organisation and its products
Structure • People perceive that the structure of Demo Inc is hierarchical, though there is some evidence of team working • In many cases specialists work together and over 40% believe they report to more than 1 manager • The functional nature of the organisation contradicts the impact of having departmental goals dominate
Relationships • Relationships between people who need to work together are not good in Demo Inc. • People do not believe their personal sense of value is reinforced • Inter-unit relationships are perceived as poor, with little evidence of mechanisms to deal with inter-departmental conflict, making collaboration difficult • Training and tools are not seen as adequately supporting performance
Climate • Climate is suffering with levels of morale and motivation falling to dangerously low levels • Only 53% of employees agree or strongly agree that they get a sense of personal accomplishment from their work or that their immediate future lies with the organisation • Performance standards are seen as inconsistent • Terms and conditions are generally seen as fair
Leadership • Managers are not perceived as setting and amending goals or managing conflict • While many perceive that managers encourage new ways of working, less than a third agree or strongly agree that managers are aware of the core problems • Only 11% agree or strongly agree that managers and employees have the same view of the organisation
Process • Because of these findings, processes that integrate and monitor are not perceived in a positive light • Many do not see meetings as productive • Processes are not seen as efficient or easy to change • People do believe that they find solutions to challenging problems and that new technology is seen as important in improving effectiveness
Summary of Findings • Employees perceive that there are unclear goals, with poor linkage to overall aims resulting in differing priorities and perceptions of what is important • Inter-unit relationships are suffering, primarily because of the issues with goals • Conflict is increasing making collaborative effort more difficult • The situation is compounded due to the functional nature of the organisation and the failure of leadership to manage conflict effectively
Summary of Findings cont.. • Climate is suffering with levels of morale and motivation falling to low levels • There are indications of high turnover • Leadership is not performing in the critical areas of goal setting and managing conflict • Because of these findings processes that integrate and monitor are not perceived in a positive light
Recommendations • Implement a clear set of corporate goals and cascade down through department, team and individual level • Introduce an effective performance management system clearly linked to the corporate goals • Relentlessly communicate the goals and action taken • Note: • Achievement of these actions requires behavioural changes of leadership • Only after these steps have been taken should Demo Inc move to address other issues identified
Affecting ChangeExpected Results if Action Taken • Leadership will be seen to provide clarity and direction • Leaders will be perceived to be listening • Leaders will become a united team • Leadership decisions will gain more support • Relationships will improve • Climate will improve