2008 'Your Say' Survey Results
The summary report for Macquarie University's 2008 'Your Say' Survey is now available on the HR website at www.hr.mq.edu.au. This report was produced by the Voice Project, the organisation who developed and conducted the survey.
This is the second time the university has conducted the 'Your Say' survey. The results are based on a core set of questions used in many Australian universities and tailored questions specific to Macquarie University.
Our response rate was 67%.
The top three areas of improvement in management practices from 2006 to 2008 were:
1. Awareness of the university's vision (30% increase from 40% to 70%),
2. Awareness of the university's overall strategy (28% increase from 33% to 61%), and
3. Improvement in the way the university is run over the last 12 months (15% increase from 26% to 41%).
The three management practices which scored the lowest in the survey were:
1. Communication across all sections of the university (15%),
2. Sharing of information and knowledge across the university (20%),
2. Handling change in the university (20%),
3. Efficiency and design of the university's policies and procedures (21%)
Please click on the HR link at www.mq.edu.au/director-hr/ for more survey results including:
- top 10 items
- top 10 % increases
- bottom 10 items
- bottom 10 % increases
- a selection of open comments - best and worst things about working at the university, perceptions of the academic restructure.
- Next Steps
You can also find the Vice Chancellor's presentation of the Your Say results on his website, located at www.vc.mq.edu.au/town-hall/index.php .
More detailed presentations of Faculty and Office results are currently being delivered to Executive Deans, Heads of Office and managers of administrative departments. Action planning to identify and work on areas for improvement are also taking place.
For further enquires regarding the 2008 'Your Say' survey please call Margo Droulers, Senior Organisation Development Consultant in Human Resources on x9788.
This message was sent by Tim Sprague, Director of Human Resources.
Contact: Margo Droulers
Phone: x9788
Publish Date: 11 Aug 2008
