Technique 1.1 What Kind of Organisations do you Work for?
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Answering the following questions will help determine how your organisation is perceived and identify areas for improvement
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1. Do staff have control over their own budgets? |
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2. Do people choose where and with whom they work? |
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3. Do people choose what they do during the workday? |
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4. Are personal and organisational goals in alignment? |
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5. Is there an active "social club" at work? |
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6. Do staff know each other in a meaningful way? |
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7. Do staff members socialize together after work hours? |
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8. Are staff members encouraged to participate in community activities outside work hours? |
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9. Is staff members' privacy respected? |
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10. Does the organisation have a vision? If yes, were all staff involved in developing the vision? If yes, do all staff understand the vision? If yes, are all organisational activities aligned with the vision? |
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11. Are staff actively involved in decision‐making? |
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12. Do staff have access to information they need to do the job? |
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13. Are supervisors, managers, etc consultative? |
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14. Do supervisors, managers, etc treat staff in a valued way? |
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15. Are staff involved in the evaluation their supervisors & managers? |
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16. Are the policies & procedures of the organisations staff‐ friendly? |
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17. Does your organisation strive for excellence? |
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18. Is your organisation customer‐focussed? |
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19. Is there unnecessary paperwork, report writing, etc? |
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20. Do staff have opportunities to improve skills, expertise, etc? |
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21. Do you enjoy coming to work? |
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22. Are you proud of your organisation? |
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The more no/negative answers the more dysfunctional the organisation is
(source: David Pitonyak, 2007)