Morale

Question 1

MORALE

Answer 1

STEPS TO INCREASE MORALE IN THE WORKPLACE:
Inquire through:
Lts, Sgts and officers
Personnel evaluations
Evaluate conditions
Personal observations

Inquire from sergeants:
Chain of command effective?
Are Staff meetings held? Are they effective?
Does management keep staff informed?
Sgts adhere to MOU and POBR?
Is there integrity and fairness to all?

Inquire from officers
Is there integrity and fairness to all?
Do employees feel important to the operation?
Are employees kept informed about critical issues?
Do supervisors interact with them consistently and fairly?
Are policies and procedures applied to all equitably?
Do employees feel the “open door policy” is realistic?
Is command staff personally responsive to personal/family issues?
Work with Area Rep/Strategic Plan to Invest in our People, access our culture to increase pride/passion in public service/Anonymous survey every 2 years

Other issues:
Are over and under achievers receiving same level of praise on their evaluations?
When corrective measures are required, are they handled at the lowest level?
Are staffing levels and beat assignments appropriately determined?
Is the office neat and clean? Is the lighting adequate?
CHP 34 inspections, Important of accountability and 4 reasons – Organizational/professional values
SP4- Invest in our People-Assess our culture to increase pride & passion in public service, anonymous survey every 2 years.