Taking the pulse of Harvard
Harvard will launch a University-wide staff survey this week to hear from employees about a range of important workplace topics. The quick, confidential survey follows similar efforts in 2006 and 2008 and will provide feedback to University leaders as they consider how best to create and sustain an engaging, rewarding work experience at Harvard. Each staff member will receive an email invitation to the survey on Nov. 15 and will have until Nov. 30 to complete it. Staff members who do not have Harvard email addresses will get a paper survey. Those who complete the survey can enter a raffle to win an iPad2. The questions are designed to measure employee engagement — whether Harvard staffers would recommend the University as a good place to work, for example, or how inspired they feel to go “above and beyond.” The survey will help leaders and managers to figure out how to continue attracting and retaining...