Create a short-term task group with the mandate to undertake improvements to support employee and organizational effectiveness
Create a People Plan Implementation Council to ensure active and ongoing implementation of action items
Seek advice from the operational effectiveness task group on processes and structures for prioritization of institutional initiatives
Engage members of the organizational effectiveness task group in supporting department leads (through dialogue and materials)
Improve organizational effectiveness with protocols and processes
Articulate how to encourage innovation, entrepreneurial approaches, and risk tolerance, establish institutional commitments that support a learning culture
Direct managers and supervisors to report annually on effectiveness actions underway as a component of their annual performance review and development process
Establish protocols where relevant members of regional campuses receive updates on changes to policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures
Expand student experiential learning and employment opportunities in ancillary services, academic and administrative areas, and elsewhere within the University
Enhance institutional employee-related policies and guidelines, such as the Standards of Conduct for Employees
Success Highlights
Expedited process changes and development of guides, training manuals, online support, and information for new employees during COVID
Tactics to address institutional efficiency and effectiveness surfaced in employee experience survey action planning
Deployment of MS Teams
IT Nelvana project to create a four-year leasing cycle for IT hardware
HRIS deployment creating some administrative efficiencies for appointment creators
