Many culture (or engagement) initiatives have little impact because they are focused on a one-time event or perhaps a series of educational or awareness activities that often lack focus. At the time, it feels like the right thing to do and of course, they typically further interpersonal understanding and internal communication, however, things largely very soon revert back to "the way we were".
Improving productivity, pro-activity and performance (3P's) should be the focus and the result of an effective effort should be easily measured. Bottom line (outcome metrics) results should be evident but focusing on more timely causal metrics and observations are key to managing and actually achieving the improvement in these 3 P's. We believe you'll agree that to achieve significant improvement in the 3P's, through a focus on improving engagement or the culture, it requires understanding the components that make up engagement and culture. There is only one system that I know of, that is proven to measure these traits.
The Harrison Assessment system is the leading system for predicting success for hiring, promotions and talent planning and is rapidly becoming a most valuable tool for improving culture with accompanying improvements in productivity, pro-activity (engagement, attitude, enthusiasm, whatever you call it!) and performance. The added opportunity with the Harrison and culture or engagement or work environment improvement programs(whatever you choose to call it) is that it uniquely provide the validated information on the underlying traits that make up the culture and the level of engagement seen.
By providing accurate data on motivations, natural tendencies, task and work environment preferences as well as the job specific implications of these, we provide what is really the missing piece of the puzzle for engagement and culture initiatives. Without the understanding of these, you cannot make sound decisions or take actions with predictable success. Without the ability to measure this, as well, for new employees, you cannot maintain your success.
A mini case study is attached below! Please let me know if you have any questions.
One of the most difficult challenges managers face is choosing the right people and understanding how to get them to perform at their best. During the last 12 years of our experience, we have found no other tool except the Harrison Assessment that enables this kind of capability with incredible accuracy and insight.
