A positive and supportive workplace nurtures a culture where people's creativity and capacity to initiate are fully engaged, enabling extraordinary contribution and satisfaction. It is a place where people feel respected, are responsible, work as a team and are recognized for the work they do. (From OWI draft framework)
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What we're hearing from you:
The following feedback comes directly from University of Manitoba employees. All feedback will be used to establish a framework and larger all-staff survey, which will in turn inform an action plan.
Best Practices
“I value the colleagues I work most closely with, and appreciate that there are many in the university community with whom I have very collegial relationships with based on mutual respect and common commitment to the purpose of the university - both faculty and support staff…”
“…Of the wonderful mind-opening experience of meeting people from other countries and cultures. We get to grow within ourselves and within the other people... I love the ‘small town, community’ aspect of this University…”
“…I work for an outstanding department which has a strong identity and positive community environment -- we feel like a family…”
What can we do better?
“…Increased visibility of U of M in community… Communicating the strengths and relevance of the University of Manitoba to the broader community on a REGULAR basis…” (capital letters original)
“… additional programs offered through the University recognized on an institutional level as a valuable contribution to the University Experience... We need to consider the community we create on our campus, and be conscious of the thousands of individuals that we have the opportunity to interact with. Students are our jobs, and the reason that we have jobs. We need to provide them with the best possible service we can….”
“More respect from faculty and administration, acknowledgement of and recognition for the work undertaken, a more open and transparent governance, a more realistic fiscal environment (i.e. planning horizons greater than one year), more opportunity for and support of continuing education and personal improvement.”
“…A greater sense that the University values what I do. It has been my observation that huge amounts of attention are paid to a select group of units and an even more select group of individuals, but units such as the Faculty of xxx where I work are largely ignored and are grossly under-resourced.?It would be nice to know that the University is actually aware of what we do as a Faculty, that it cares about it, and that it will make an effort to assist us in our endeavors….”