We value your voice: 2019 Values in Practice employee engagement survey

July 08, 2019

Update: Aug. 6, 2019

The final response rate numbers are in...

Many thanks to over 8,500 VIPs who participated by sharing their voice in the July Values in Practice employee engagement survey!

The engagement results dashboard will open next Monday, Aug. 12, and managers will receive an email containing access information. Glint will supply roll-up reports by work group available in the dashboard, and to maintain confidentiality, reports will only be provided for groups with more than five responses. If your group has fewer than five people or there are not at least five respondents, the group’s data will roll up into the next level of the organization, and you will receive a guide for managing engagement in small teams.

Platform enhancements:

Timely feedback with a real-time dashboard
Enhanced reporting with ability to create and track action plans with curated recommendations and coaching resources
Integration of actionable goals into the performance management process
Consistent quarterly pulse surveys to ensure we're making meaningful progress

The Organizational Development & Training team looks forward to working with managers on action plans.

Remember, more surveys are coming! Quarterly "pulse" surveys will be communicated as they approach.

And now, for the final response rates:

See final response rate reports for: Clinical Departments (63% overall), Centers (56% overall), Basic Science Departments (52% overall), and all other departments (63% overall).

Update: July 25, 2019

More than half of employees have taken the 2019 VIP Survey!

Tomorrow is the last day to take the 2019 survey. Have you taken it yet? More than half of employees have!

Where do other groups stand? See response rate reports for: Clinical Departments (54% overall), Centers (49% overall), Basic Science Departments (42% overall), and all other departments (54% overall).

Update: July 23, 2019

Who is the newest member of the VIP Survey Response Rate Leaderboard?

Health System Nursing has joined the groups with the most VIP Survey participation! There's less than a week left to see if your group can join the leaderboard. Remember, the survey only takes 5-7 minutes to complete, and the availability window ends Friday, July 26.

Where do other groups stand? See response rate reports for: Clinical Departments (48% overall), Centers (41% overall), Basic Science Departments (38% overall), and all other departments (47% overall).

The Employee Advisory Council is still traveling throughout campus to spread the word.

Employee Advisory Council members Danna Hightower, Ebony Coleman-Glenn, and Marion Hamilton brought the traveling information station to Zale Lipshy University Hospital, to let all employees know their voice is vital.

Update: July 18, 2019

Welcome the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology and the O'Donnell Brain Institute to the Response Rate Leaderboard!

Download response rate reports for: Clinical Departments (37% overall), Centers (32% overall), Basic Science Departments (29% overall), and all other departments (32% overall).

The Employee Advisory Council continues to spread awareness and answer all your questions about the survey.

Public Safety Officer Angela Scruggs, UH Imaging Senior Administrative Assistant Lesli Mays, and Public Safety Officer Quentin Booker host an informational table at the Bass Center with candy, stickers, and information about the survey.

On Monday, July 15, Glint emailed all regular, nonfaculty employees on behalf of UT Southwestern. (To find the email in your inbox, search for the subject line: "UT Southwestern wants your feedback – July Engagement Survey – Due 7/26.") Simply click the "Get Started" button in the email to begin your survey. Check your spam folder if you did not see your survey in your inbox. If you have any questions, please read the FAQ and/or EmployeeEngagement@UTSouthwestern.edu the survey team.

Update: July 16, 2019

After just one day of the VIP employee engagement survey, six groups have more than 30% participation – where's yours?

Download response rate reports for: Clinical Departments (19% overall), Centers (18% overall), Basic Science Departments (15% overall), and all other departments (15% overall).

Just one day after the survey launch, 16% of UT Southwestern employees have participated! If you haven't taken the survey yet, there's still plenty of time. Save the email invitation from Glint, and when you can, take 5-7 minutes to make your voice heard. You can take the survey anywhere you're able to access your UT Southwestern email – even on your phone over your lunch break.

Teams across campus are getting involved in administering the survey. Human Resources team members Dora Trevino and Margarita Garcia helped test the survey in Spanish (the survey is also available in Chinese).

Public Safety Officer Quentin Booker and Animal Care Supervisor Monya Mathis (not pictured) manned the Employee Advisory Council table on South Campus to encourage employees to take the survey – and handed out a little candy.

Original post: July 8, 2019

We value your voice

The UT Southwestern Values in Practice (VIP) employee engagement survey will launch on Monday, July 15.

The new engagement survey is called Values in Practice (VIP) because we want your feedback on how well we are living out the UT Southwestern values – excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion – in everyday practice. Our partnership with Glint, an engagement consulting firm, provides a robust way to more continuously listen to your feedback through quarterly pulse surveys, so we can make UT Southwestern the best possible place to work.

We value your voice, so please participate

On Monday, July 15, Glint will email all regular, nonfaculty employees on behalf of UT Southwestern. (The subject line will say UT Southwestern wants your feedback – July Engagement Survey – Due 7/26.) Simply click the Get Started button in the email to begin your survey.

Important survey features:

Responses are completely confidential (while UTSW has visibility to overall response rates, there is absolutely no individual information regarding who has responded and who has not).
Take 5-7 minutes to complete.
Available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
Questions mapped to the UTSW core values.
Can be accessed via computer, phone, and select kiosks set up at the Facilities Management Building and CUH Hospital Services department locations.
Benchmarked to other academic medical centers.

Please complete the survey! Your voice is essential to continuing to make UTSW a great place to work and build a career.

If you have any questions, please read the FAQ and/or EmployeeEngagement@UTSouthwestern.edu the survey team.

Taking action based on your feedback

Within only weeks of the survey closing on July 26, Glint will supply roll-up reports by work group available in the Glint dashboard for managers (mid-August). To maintain confidentiality, reports will only be provided for groups with more than five responses. If your group has fewer than five people or there are not at least five respondents, the group’s data will roll up into the next level of the organization.

Platform enhancements:

Timely feedback with a real-time dashboard
Enhanced reporting with ability to create and track action plans with curated recommendations and coaching resources
Integration of actionable goals into the performance management process
Consistent quarterly pulse surveys to ensure we're making meaningful progress

We will update this page periodically with overall survey response rates, along with information for managers, including dashboard training schedule (Aug. 12-15), action planning guide, resources for small teams, and much more – all to successfully empower leaders to drive increased engagement in their unique areas.