City Employees - Your Voice Matters
We believe that employees generously share their talents and perform at their best when they work in a supportive, collaborative, and uplifting work environment.
To help us understand what is working well and what could be changed or improved, we are embarking on a quest to measure, improve, and be the most engaged city in the country!
We listened
We presented the Involve & Evolve Employee Engagement Survey to you. The survey was conducted by the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement, a division of CPS HR Consulting, an independent government agency. We promised to share the results with everyone. Here's what we discovered.
- Overall Survey Response Rate: 34% or approximately 7,000 employees
- Fully Engaged Score for City Employees: 26%
- Somewhat Engaged Score: 49%
- Not Engaged: 25%
We're learning
Highest-Scoring Questions (Positive above 80%)
- I like the kind of work I do – 89.4%
- I know what is expected of me on the job – 88.6%
- I understand my rights and responsibilities 85.2%
- I can manage the pressure of my work very well – 83.4%
- My job makes good use of my skills and abilities – 80.3%
Areas We’re Doing Well
- I feel like I belong here
- The City values diversity, equity, and inclusion
- I feel I can make a difference by working here
- I am satisfied with my employment conditions (e.g.,vacation or leave options, flexible work arrangements)
Lowest-Scoring Questions (Negative below 35%)
- When changes are made in the City, they are usually for the better – 31.8%
- I believe that Executive Leaders in the City will take action on the results from the survey – 32.8%
- Executive Leaders value ideas from employees - 34.7%
Areas We Need to Improve
- I trust the City to treat everyone fairly
- All employees have an opportunity to succeed here
- I believe the City is truly committed to care about the health and safety of employees
- The City is successful at accomplishing its priorities
- The City’s Wellness benefits (Win for Life, Onsite Programs) have improved my physical and/or mental health
- I feel valued for the work I do
We are taking action
- CPS HR presented results to Executive Leaders and IE Champions at the Learn & Plan Summit on Nov 28-29
- Summit attendees focused on reviewing survey results and working on action plans to address opportunities for improvement in their department
What's next
- CPS HR and the Office of Talent & Organizational Development’s (OT & OD) OD Team will meet with each department to provide assistance with action planning January – March 2024
- Department Champions and action planning teams will share survey results for your department within the first quarter of 2024.
- Be open to opportunities that may come your way to get involved to help us evolve. #Work-Life Transformation
