The Workplace Innovation Diagnostic® Guide

TheWorkplace InnovationDiagnostic® Guide

UnleashingEngagement

ProfessorPeterTotterdill

RosemaryExton

UNLEASHINGENGAGEMENT

Thankyoufortheopportunityto demonstratehowtheWorkplace InnovationDiagnostic®canhelpyou unleashemployeeengagementin innovationandimprovement,enhance productivityandperformance,and createanevenbetterplacetowork.

AboutWorkplaceInnovation

Organisationsthatsystematicallyadoptevidence-basedworkplace practicesgain20-60%improvementsacrossawiderangeof businessindicators,fromproductivityandinnovationtoemployee healthandwell-being,comparedwiththoseorganisedonmore traditionallines.

Workplaceinnovationistheintroductionof empoweringworkplacepracticesthatenable peopleateveryleveloftheorganisationtouse anddeveloptheirfullrangeofknowledge,skills, experienceandcreativity,leadingtosignificantly enhancedbusinessperformanceandqualityof workinglives.

Ourteamhelpedcreateworkplaceinnovationas aconceptanditisnowspreadinginternationally. WorkplaceinnovationispartoftheEU’s economicstrategy,andithasbeenadoptedby severalnationalgovernmentsasameansof achievinggrowthandprosperity,aswellasby businessesalloverEurope.

WhatistheWorkplace InnovationDiagnostic®?

Unliketraditionalengagementsurveys,the WorkplaceInnovationDiagnostic®providesindepthunderstandingofwherechangeisneeded toenhancebusinessperformance,innovation, andemployeeengagementandwellbeing.The focusisonworkplacepracticesthatenable peopleateveryleveltouseanddeveloptheir fullrangeofskills,knowledge,experienceand creativity,leadingtowin-winoutcomesforthe organisationanditsemployees.Itcanbeused acrossthewholecompany,atdepartmentor divisionlevel,orinindividualteamsof10or morepeople

TheWorkplaceInnovationDiagnostic®isbased onanextensivebodyofresearch,embracing organisationsfromdiversesectors,size categoriesandlocations.Ittakestheformof anemployeesurveywhichasksemployees andmanagerstoidentifytheirownday-to-day experiencesofspecificworkplacepractices stronglyassociatedwithhighperformance, innovationcapacity,andemployeehealthand engagement Thesepracticesaregroupedunder four‘Elements’:

Jobs,TeamsandTechnology

OrganisationalStructures,Managementand Processes

EmployeeDrivenImprovementand Innovation

LeadershipandEmployeeVoice.

EachoftheseElementsisbrokendownintoa numberofThemes–clearlydefinedbundlesof workplacepractices(‘Processes’)thatareeasily identifiableineveryworkplacesetting,and whichcanbetargetedforimprovementor changewhereverindicatedbytheDiagnostic results

Afurthersectionassessesemployee engagement,healthandwellbeing.Theresults fromthesesectionscanbecorrelatedwith thosefromthe‘Element’questions,makingit possibletoidentifytheparticularpracticesthat eithercontributeto,orundermine,engagement andwell-beingatworkforeachgroupof employees Anoptionalfinalsectionenables theclienttoaddupto10customquestions

Participantsarealsogiventheopportunityto addopencommentsineachsection

Peoplecanaccessthesurveyeasilyontheir desktop,laptop,tabletormobilephone,taking onlyabout15minutestocomplete.Thesurvey canbetranslatedintolanguagesotherthan Englishonrequest.

Andourteamisavailabletosupportyouat everystep...

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Results

Resultsforeachsectionofthequestionnaire, shownasred,amberorgreenscores,indicate wherechangeisneededintheorganisationand thepreciseworkplacepractices(byElement, ThemesandProcesses)thatshouldbetargeted Anoverviewreportsummarisestheresultsin aneasily-digestedformatandissuitablefor widerdistributionintheorganisation–enabling engagementinchangeateverylevel.

In-depthreportsbreakdowntheresultsby country,company,department,team,professional grouporothervariablesprovidedbyyou Users cangeneratecustomisedreportsfromtheirown dashboard,enablingthedatatobebrokendownas required.

AnExecutiveOverviewreportprovidesahigh-level summaryoftheDiagnosticscoresinanaccessible formatforsharingacrosstheorganisationand customisedforspecificgroups Interpretationof resultsisprovidedforeachsection,includingwhy theyareimportantandindicatingsuggestionsfor improvement.

Resultsaretranslatedintoanonlineactionplan template,enablinguserstocreateaclearstrategy foreffectiveandsustainablechange-withour supportwhererequired.Werecommendthat theDiagnosticisrepeatedafter9–12monthsto captureimprovementsandidentifyprioritiesfor thenextphaseofchange

Weprovidefollow-upsupport,helpingchange leadersandmanagersacquireknowledge,skills andresourcestoachievesystematic,sustainable transformation,includingin-companyfacilitation andcoaching

Jobs,Teams & Technology

Employee-driven Innovation &Improvement

Organisational Structure Management &Processes

Co-created Leadership& EmployeeVoice

Employee Engagement,Health andWellbeing

Custom Questions

HowdoestheWorkplace InnovationDiagnostic®work?

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Thissectionprovidesastep-by-stepguide toimplementingtheWorkplaceInnovation Diagnostic®inyourorganisation,basedon thefollowing:

1.IdentifywhowilltakepartintheDiagnostic survey.

2.Decidehowyouwouldliketobreakdownand reportthefindingsusingtheReport ListTemplate

3 Specifythemostappropriatemeansof enablingthesurveytoidentifylegitimate respondents-emailaddress,mobilephone numberor6-digittoken?

4 CompletetheDataInputSpreadsheet

5 Identifythethemesyouwishtoaddressfor your10customquestions,andwewill formulatetheprecisequestionsforyou toensuremaximumeffectivenessand continuity

6 BeforelaunchingtheDiagnostic,explain itspurposetointendedrespondentsand encouragethewidestpossibleparticipation

7.Sendinvitationsandinstructionsbyemailor lettertoallintendedrespondents

8 Remindparticipantstotakepartinthesurvey afteroneweek.

9 Analyseresultsandbeginactionplanning

3.1Whoshouldbeincludedinthe Diagnostic?

Points to consider when selecting the target groupfortheDiagnosticsurveyinclude:

Whether to focus on the organisation as a whole and, or an individual branch, site or department.

Whether to target areas of the business alreadyidentifiedasprioritiesforchange Whethertoincludeacontrolgroup,against whichoutcomesofsubsequentchangecan bemeasured.

3.2Howdoyouwanttoanalyseand reporttheresults?

Allreportsdifferentiatebetweensenior managersandemployees,andwecanbreak downthesurveyresultsfurtherby‘Selection Criteria’pre-definedbyyou.Thesemightinclude, forexample:

Organisationaldivisionssuchasteams, departmentsorbranches.

Professionaloroccupationalgroups. Employmentstatus(forexampletemporary/ permanentworkers)

Demographicvariablesincludinggender,age, ethnicity,lengthoftimewithcompanyand maximumeducationattainments Seniority(professionalormanagement grades).

Youwillthenneedtoidentifytherelevant ‘Categories’foreachSelectionCriterion,for examplethenamesofthedifferentdepartments withinwhichemployeescompletingthesurvey work

Toensureprivacy,wecannotreportresultswere lessthanfiveresponseshavebeenreceivedfrom agroup

Werecommendthatyoufullylistthewaysin whichyouwishthedatatobebrokendown beforecreatingtheDataInputSpreadsheet(Step 3below).Variablescannotbeaddedorchanged afterthesurveyhascommenced.

Ourteamwillbepleasedtodiscussyour requirementswithyouandtoadviseasrequired

3.3TheDataInputSpreadsheet

Youwillbeaskedtosupplydetailsofthe employeesselectedtoparticipateinthesurvey. TheseareenteredintotheDataInput Spreadsheet.

Anemailaddressormobilephonenumber shouldbeenteredforeachparticipant,and theywillusethisastheiraccesscodetothe survey Forthosewithnoemailaddress,wewill provideafileofpersonalisedlettersforyouto distribute;thiswillincludetheURL,surveyID, andanindividualaccesscodeforthemto enter Thelettersincludeaparagraphto reassureparticipantsthattheirindividual responsesremainconfidentialtoWorkplace InnovationEurope

Thespreadsheetalsoasksyoutoaddthe Categoriesintowhicheveryemployeefallsfor eachoftheSelectionCriteriaidentifiedinStep2

Pleasenotethatthepersonaldataisonlyusedto accesstheDiagnosticandforconsolidationinto reportingcategories.Itisneverusedtoidentify individuals

3.4Identifyyour10CustomQuestions

Identifythethemesyouwishtoaddressforyour 10customquestions,andwewillformulatethe precisewordingforyoutoensuremaximum robustnessandclarityofoutcomes.

3.5Activatingthesurvey

Beforelaunchingthesurvey,itisstronglyadvised thataseniorleaderinyourorganisationsendsa communicationtothosetakingpart,explaining thebackgroundtotheDiagnosticandthe organisation’sreasonsforundertakingit This willimprovetheparticipationrate,andasample letterthatyoucanuseinpreparingyourown communicationwillbeprovided

Experiencealsoshowsthattheresponserateis improvedsignificantlywhenlinemanagersand supervisorsarebriefedontheimportanceofthe

Diagnosticbyseniormanagers Linemanagers shouldactivelyencourageparticipation, ensuring thattimeandaccesstoacomputerarefully available Someorganisationsevenruna competition,withaprizeforthedepartmentwith thehighestcompletionrate!

Oncewereceiveyourcompleteddatasheet,we willsupplyyouwithasampleletterthatyoucan useoradapttoinviteemployeestoparticipate in thesurvey Youcanalso personalisetheemail greetingusingmail-merge throughyour distributionlistsorsendit‘blind’to ‘Dear Colleague’

Theinvitationwillcontainalink tothewebpage throughwhichparticipantswill accessthesurvey byenteringtheiremailaddress astheiraccess code

Whererequired,wecanalsosendaletterdirectly toparticipantsemphasisingtheanonymityof theirresponses.

Participantswithoutanemailaddresswillbe givenanindividuallettercontainingthelink andtheiruniqueaccesscode Wewillprovide aWordfileofletterscontainingtheinvitation andindividualaccesscodesforprintingand distributiontoanyonewithoutanemailaddress. Thesurveyshouldtakearound15minutesto complete

Ifemployeesdonotregularlyusecomputersin theirdailywork,oriftheydonothaveanemail address,theywillreceivealetterprovidedby uswhichcontainsapersonalaccesscode A computerworkstationshouldbesetupinan accessiblelocation,andtheyshouldbeprovided

withappropriateopportunitiesandsupportto completetheDiagnostic.TheDiagnosticcanalso beaccessedandcompletedonmobilephones.

Youcanmonitorthenumberofresponses receivedbycreatingaParticipantCountReport ontheDiagnosticPortal Thisreport(see illustrationbelow)showsthenumberofsurveys sent,thecurrentnumberofresponsesandthe percentagecompletionrateforeachreporting category.

TheDiagnosticwillnormallyremainopenfor 2-3weeks;werecommendthatremindersare sentoneweekafterthelaunchofthesurveyto promptanyonewhohasnotyetcompletedit

Itwillbeclosedoncewehavebothagreedthat returnsaresufficient

3.6Reportingtheresults

Reportsarecreatedbythesurveyadministrator inyourorganisationviatheDiagnosticPortal dashboardandmaybeviewedonapasswordprotectedsiteordownloadedasapdfdocument Onlineaccesstothereportswillbeprovidedto individualsidentifiedbyyou

Reportsprovideavisual,quantitative representationoftheresults,withtrafficlight indicationsofareasofstrengthandthose requiringattention.Theyprovidedirectinsights intoopportunitiesforworkplaceinnovationand improvementatorganisational,departmental, teamand/ordemographicgrouplevels

Therearefourtypesofreport:

1 TheExecutiveOverviewreport providesahigh-levelsummaryofthe DiagnosticscoresbyElementsand Themesinanaccessibleformatforsharing acrosstheorganisation Aninterpretation ofresultsisprovidedforeachTheme, includingwhyitisimportantandproviding suggestionsforimprovement.This reportcanbeproducedforthewhole organisationorcustomisedforanyofthe SelectionCriteriareportingcategories

2.TheBreakdownReportgivesdetails ofthescoresforElements,Themesand Processes,aswellasthetotalforthe wholeorganisation,andallthechosen SelectionCriteriareportingcategories. Surveyadministratorscanalsocreate customisedreportsbasedonthe

SelectionCriteriaviatheDiagnosticPortal dashboard Discrepanciesbetweensenior managerresponsesandthoseofthe employeesareshownforeachscoreat Elementlevel Notethatscoreswillnot beshownwheretherearefewerthan fiveresponsesinaspecificcategoryof employeestopreserveconfidentiality

3 TheCommentsReportshowsallthe freetextfeedbackreturnedbyparticipants intheDiagnostic,classifiedbyElement Theresultscanbedownloadedasan ExcelCSVfile.

4.TheComparisonReport(where relevant)showsthechangesinscores sinceprevioussurveysandcanbecreated forthewholeorganisationand/orforthe SelectionCriteriareportingcategories

3.7ActionPlanning

Datafromthereportwillbetranslatedintoan ActionPlantemplate.TheActionPlandisplays theDiagnosticresults,themedworkpractices andinterdependenciestosupporteffective actionplanning ItiscreatedasaGoogledocsfile andcanbesharedandeditedonlinebymultiple users,includingexpertsupportfrommembersof ourteam,inrealtimeorotherwise,wherethisis partofyourDiagnosticpackage YourDiagnostic packagemayalsoincludeanin-houseworkshop tohelpwithinterpretationofsurveyresults andtoidentifyactionplanprioritiesforyour organisation.

3.8RepeatingtheDiagnostic

WerecommendthattheDiagnosticberepeated atoneormoreintervalsduringthechange process,bothasmeansofcapturing(and celebrating!)progress,andtorefocusactionson remainingpriorities Aminimumofsixmonths shouldbeconsideredbeforetheDiagnosticis repeatedtoavoid‘surveyfatigue’.

ExtractfromtheActionPlantemplate fortheJobsTheme

Indicativetimescale

Week Action

YoureceiveafullBriefingPackandInstructionsfortheDiagnostic Inhouseoronlinepre-Diagnosticbriefing(dependingonyourpackage) IdentifywhowillbeaskedtotaketheDiagnosticsurvey(Step1)and determinecategoriestobeusedinreporting(Step2) Identifythe themesyouwishtoaddressforyour10Customquestions,andwewill formulatetheprecisequestionsforyoutoensuremaximum effectivenessandcontinuity.

TheWorkplaceInnovationteamwillbeavailabletoprovideassistance byemailorphone.Pleasecontactyouraccountmanageroremailusat contact@workplaceinnovation.eu

DeadlineforreturnofyourdataontheInputSpreadsheet(Step3). Priorpublicityforsurveydistributedtoworkforcebyseniormanager

DiagnosticSurveylaunched.

Emailinvitationletters(providedbyus)containingthelinktothesurvey aresentbyyouinternally(asamendedbyyou)

Letterscontainingaccesscodes(providedbyus)aresentbyyouto employeeswithoutemailaddresses(ifrequired) Wenotifyyouwhenthesurveyhasbeenactivated

Reminderemailssentout

Diagnosticsurveyclosed

Onlinepost-Diagnosticinterpretationbriefing ResultsandreportsavailabletousersviatheDiagnosticPortal (passwordprotected).

ActionPlanningmeetingandfollowupsupport (ifincludedinyourpackage)

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FeedbackfromWorkplaceInnovation Diagnostic®users

I’vespenttoomanyhoursinmycareer strugglingwithengagementsurveys Weshouldstoppretendingthat theydeliveranychange,letalonesustainable transformation.Theyreallyaredeadontheirfeet. IseesomethinghereIhaven’tseenbeforeinmy career.Arealenergy,andastructurethatallows youtotakeasystematicapproach Thisisthe mostfocusedDiagnosticI’veseen Itidentifies whereworkplacepracticescanbeimproved, anddrivesanactionplanthatisgoingtodeliver lastingchange.

TheDiagnosticbroughtawarenessfor me Asabusinessmanagergettingmy fingeronthepulseofthebusiness,I don’tthinkIwouldhavebefore;youcanseefrom theDiagnosticscoreschangingthatIunderstand whatthegenuinepulseofthebusinessisand howitfeels Idon’tthinkIwouldhavedonethat previously,Iwouldhavejustkeptonblindly continuingthinkingeverything’sgood

Overallwegotan8%increasein oursecondDiagnosticwhichwas absolutelyfantastic,andhidden rightinthemiddletherewasa35%increasein employeevoice.Isatandcriedbecausepeople knowwearelisteningtothem.Anddon’tget mewrong,someoftheareasactuallymoved backwards,particularlywhenyoulookedatthe divisionalsplitbutwhatthatdivisionalsplittold uswasactuallythosemanagersweknowwe havegotchallengeswith,andareworkingwith them.Theirteamsarenowtellingus,weareat thefocus,theyaretellinguswhereweneedto beimproving,anditdoesn’tmatterwhetheritis anegativeornot,it’strulyvaluablebecauseitwill helpuscontinueonthatjourney

Allofasuddentherewasamethod ofmeasuringtheissueswecould seeinthecompany.Onceyoucan measureit,youcanactuallyanalyseitanddo somethingaboutit

TheDiagnosticallowedustopinpoint theareasofthebusinesswherewe neededtofocusandprioritise This focusallowedustotackletherealchallengeson site WithouttheDiagnosticthereisadanger thatwewouldhavelookedforthetraditional‘low hangingfruit’ormore‘attractive’improvement initiatives.Byfocusingonthestructuresand processesthatourteamsworkwith,weareable tofreethemfrombureaucracy Withthisnewfoundfreedomthey’reinnovatingandimproving -thatisthepowerofWorkplaceInnovation

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Sue Evans, Former HR Director, WarwickshireCountyCouncil

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David O’Byrne, Operational Excellence Lead, ArgentaDundee

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