CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO
by evaluating organizational effectiveness, particularly in the areas of research, technology, and strategic expansion
Employee engagement is a measurement of an employee’s emotional commitment to an organization; it takes into account the amount of discretionary effort an employee expends on behalf of the organization.
Engagement is about the culture that we want. It is the exceptional experience we want to provide to our students, patients, staff, faculty, colleagues and community. Active engagement gets us there.
When employee goals are aligned with the organization’s strategic goals, and when employees work towards a standard of job performance excellence, and employees are engaged, the organization is able to create an exceptional experience for clients, community and the employees themselves.
Engaged employees are proven to be more productive, are absent less often, have fewer safety incidents and fewer patient safety incidents, among other benefits. Here are just some of the ways that engagement matters.
41% less
absenteeism
70% fewer
safety incidents
58% fewer patient
safety incidents
17% higher
productivity
10% higher
customer metrics
Lower Levels
of stress
Lower Levels
of anxiety and
depression
Lower Levels of
bad cholesterol
Engagement is the responsibility of every employee in an organization. Here is how responsibility for engagement breaks down, and some steps you can take to ensure engagement not only within yourself, but within your team(s).
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UCI staff engagement is measured every other year through the Staff Engagement Survey, administered by our vendor, Gallup.
Please contact any of the following engagement team experts for assistance with your engagement needs.
Dyan Hall, Engagement Lead, Campus
dyhall@uci.edu
Lira Islam, Engagement Coordinator, Campus
lirai1@uci.edu
Kelly Shedd, Engagement Lead, UCI Health
kshedd@hs.uci.edu
Janet Quan, Sr. Director, Engagement
janetq1@hs.uci.edu
Goals for UCI’s staff are addressed in the Chancellor’s Strategic Plan in Pillar 4 – New Paths for our Brilliant Future. Pillar 4 can be summarized as the four categories shown below, with category two specifically speaking to staff engagement. Chancellor Gillman has given staff a seat at the proverbial table, elevating the importance of staff at UCI for the first time ever. Please read on to learn how the Empowered to Make a Difference engagement campaign is improving the workplace for staff.
by evaluating organizational effectiveness, particularly in the areas of research, technology, and strategic expansion
by empowering them to be part of the solution
within staff, system and process frameworks
by implementing smart solutions
UCI’s engagement campaign, Empowered to Make a Difference, is designed to do exactly that. Through numerous programs and initiatives, our employees are provided with opportunities to express their opinions and ideas.
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