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An additional source of staff feedback could also include the feedback received during exit interviews from prior staff members to identify their reasons for leaving. When doing the analysis and applying weightings, lower weights should be applied to data from prior staff in order to arrive at the best solutions and proposals for current staff; while remaining inclusive of the concerns raised by past employees.
Management will play a dual role, they will provide input and comments as stated above as staff members and provide input to a separate evaluation that identifies and investigates the current company status and it's viability to move towards any proposed change.
Based on their organizational structure, client's requirements, financial status, etc the company's ability and willingness to embrace far reaching change and move towards empowering staff must be evaluated as this could prove a serious roadblock to the project.
It is essential that management buy in is clearly defined, documented and understood in order to evaluate the areas that can be accommodated and those that are non negotiable. This information must be made public as total transparency is vital to its success.
Employee control, as defined by the American Psychological Ass, http://www.psychologymatters.org/karasek.html, states ‘Employee control over work can reduce stress and enhance motivation and growth. Several key findings have prompted employers to search for ways to give workers a greater sense of control, to improve health, productivity and morale.'
The success criteria for this project will be the provision of a structured proposal to company management outlining the way forward to empower staff and increase employee control within the parameters of the company requirements and limitations.
The proposal to include, but not be limited to, the following
Summary of staff feedback, prioritized and given results weightings in order to identify and make recommendations on matters that staff have stated would improve their work experience and enhance their level of employee control.
Summary of company constraints and areas that can be addressed and improved including the ‘desire' for change from management. It must be stated that is management are opposed to the move towards flexible working and employee empowerment, the project will fail. The study could reveal that the company should not embark on the project, if this is the case; the reasons to be stated and evaluated as to why barriers exist that are insurmountable to implementing the change.
Investigation and analysis of areas that have arisen that are possibly contentious.
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