Issue - meetings

The Head of Organisational Development presented the report, updating Members on the Organisational Development approach agreed by the Committee in July 2019. The key outcome of the approach would be Employee Engagement and the Council would benefit from employees that:

·         Were more customer focused

·         Were more creative

·         Took less time off sick

·         Put in greater effort

·         Would do their best and be motivated

The approach would help to shape the culture of the Council, develop its future leaders, with the best people skilled to deliver the objectives set out in the new Reigate and Banstead 2020-25 Corporate Plan. The approach would now be known as the Great People Programme which would be delivered in three phases.

      i.        Benchmarking and baseline tools had been researched and a preferred supplier had been identified with the aim that initial research would be undertaken by the end of the financial year.

    ii.        Re-visioning work with all staff to review the Council’s vision, values and behaviours.

   iii.        Talent acquisition, to review the Council’s recruitment and resourcing approach.

In response to Members observations, Officers:

·         Clarified that the baseline data would help officers to understand how frequently thereafter the survey should be undertaken.

·         Explained that improving employee engagement was a long-term ambition and would be an ongoing conversation.

·         Undertook to provide more data about the take up of apprenticeship schemes.

·         Undertook to clarify whether the survey would be funded from the Corporate Plan Delivery Fund or from another budget.

RESOLVED: that the progress on the approach to Organisational Development (Great People Work) be supported.