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COVID-19: Applying Lessons Learned
to the New Workplace
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What We’ll Cover
1. Results from national COVID-19 survey
2. Employee engagement – what it is and why
it matters
3. Maintaining engagement during a
pandemic – and beyond
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CPS HR Consulting
▪ Independent, self-supporting government agency
▪ Mission – promote excellence in public sector
▪ Full range of HR solutions for government
▪ 1,200 clients
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▪ 28 questions
▪ “Essential” and “remote” employees (self-
identified) answered somewhat different
questions
▪ Survey administered Apr 21 – June 12
▪ 19,550 employees responded
▪ 87% local government, 10% state
Background
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Results – Highlights
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Essential or Remote?
52%
52%46%
2%
Essential Remote Furloughed
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Overall, How Are You Doing?
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Agree Disagree Neither
Org Has Done Good Job Adapting to COVID-19
80%
11%9%
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Most Useful Communication
77%
31%23% 21% 19%
4%
10% 4%
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Essential Employees
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Yes No Unsure
Expect to be Essential?
15%
15%
70%
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Yes No Unsure
Have the Equipment I Need
18%
13%
69%
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Yes No Unsure
Can Maintain Physical Distance
72%
10%
18%
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Remote Employees
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24%
76%
Yes No
Worked Remotely Before COVID-19
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Yes No Unsure
Have Tools/Technology I Need
88%
6%6%
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Work remotely
part-time
Work remotely
full-time
Go back to
work site
Can't work
remotely
28%
3%
When I Can Return to Work
57%
9%
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Remote v. Essential
Employees
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Positive Negative Neither
Essential Remote
How Do You Feel About Your Designation?
65%
86%
11% 6%24%
8%
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Essential Remote
74%89%
Organization Has Done a Good Job Adapting to COVID-19 Changes
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68%
70%
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%
82%
84%
86%
Essential Remote
75%
86%
I Understand Our COVID-19 Policies
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Recent Communications Have Been Helpful
82% 81% 82%
68% 70%72%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
From Leaders From Mgr/Supv From Team
Remote Essential
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14%
42%44%
11%
35%
54%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Decreased Increased Remained the same
Essential Remote
My Workload Has …
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▪ High degree of stress/anxiety
▪ Employers generally adapted to changes well
▪ Communication helpful – email best but other media useful
▪ 31% of essential workers – not agree they have needed
equipment
▪ 88% of remote workers have tools they need (technology)
▪ 85% of newly remote workers want to continue
▪ Essential workers less satisfied
Some Observations
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▪ Use variety of communication approaches
▪ Communicate – in advance – which employees are essential
▪ Provide employees with wellness and mental health support
▪ Monitor workloads – minimize burnout, ensure productivity
▪ Because employees’ demands to work remotely will persist:
• Help managers and supervisors manage results and outcomes
• Redesign jobs to adapt them to remote work
• Give employees working remotely flexibility
• Provide tools and resources remote workers need
Recommendations
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▪ Provide essential employees with information and
tools they need
▪ Guard against creating two classes of employees –
remote and essential
▪ View demand for remote work as opportunity to
expand search for talent
▪ Systematically ask employees for feedback
More Recommendations
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Maintaining Engagement During a Pandemic
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What is Employee Engagement?
Heightened connection
Personal meaning:
• Pride
• Organization values me
“Discretionary effort”
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In Public Sector, Engagement Links to:
▪ Strategic goal achievement
▪ Innovation
▪ Performance
▪ Customer service
▪ Retention
▪ Collaboration and teamwork
▪ Attendance
▪ Life satisfaction
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Engagement Value Chain
Improved engagement
Better performance
Higher customer
satisfaction
More trust in government
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How Engaged is the U.S. Workforce?
36 33 35 34 32
39 42 42 42 41
25 25 23 24 27
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Private Sector Govt Overall Federal Govt State Govt Local Govt
Fully Engaged Somewhat Engaged Not Engaged
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Roadmap to Improved Engagement
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Keys to Maintaining Engagement During a
Pandemic
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Keys to Maintaining Engagement During Pandemic
1. Provide strong and visible leadership
2. Communicate, communicate, communicate
3. Don’t neglect training and development
4. Focus on the mission and the work
5. Appreciate and recognize
6. Set expectations and provide tools
7. Ask for feedback
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◆ #1
1. Provide Strong and Visible Leadership
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2. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
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COVID-19 FAQs▪ What does this extended closure mean to
me as an employee?
▪ I am essential, but do not want to come to work because I’m fearful of catching COVID-19. What are my options?
▪ Should I wear a face covering?
▪ Is the County going to provide any
additional leave to assist with the impacts COVID-19 is having on my job?
▪ Are there special considerations for older adults and those who have elevated risk?
▪ Can I use sick leave to care for an ill family member?
▪ What if I am placed under a government-mandated quarantine?
▪ What should employees do who return from high risk areas or are exposed to COVID-19?
▪ What should I do if I suspect a coworker has flu-like symptoms?
▪ What do I do if I believe I was exposed to
COVID-19 while at work?
▪ My child’s school is closed and I have no child care – what are my options?
▪ Should I cancel my work-related travel?
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Communication Plan Template
DateTargeted
Audience
Message/
Objective
Method/
MediaWho Delivers Status
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3. Don’t Neglect Training and Development
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Building Engagement – New Employee Onboarding
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4. Focus on the Mission and the Work
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Connecting with Clients
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“I help send men to the moon”
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5. Recognize and Appreciate
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Recognition “Without Spending a Dime”
▪ Recognize employee achievements at staff meeting
▪ Surprise employee with Post-it note of thanks
▪ Put thank-you note on department bulletin board
▪ Compliment employee within earshot of others (and word will
spread)
▪ Mail handwritten note to employee’s home
▪ Send department-wide email praising employee or team
▪ Start meetings by recognizing employees, and ask employees to
recognize each other
▪ Pull employee aside and ask for his/her opinion
U of WI Hospital and Clinics
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6. Set Expectations and Provide Tools
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Planning Worksheet
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One City’s Approach▪ Employee website to encourage participation and interaction
▪ Blog-like articles to support remote work and supervision
▪ Wellness articles and information
▪ Virtual counseling
▪ Onsite wellness activities
▪ Volunteer activities for community partners to keep employees in paid status
▪ Bi-weekly virtual supervisors’ meetings
▪ Survey of both those working or telecommuting on resource and training needs
▪ Micro trainings and other resources – remote work and remote supervision
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Managers’ ToolkitManaging Remote/Teleworkers – Managing remotely can be complicated. Add a
dash of national emergency, and it becomes even more challenging.
Articles – A few of the best articles for navigating and leading through this difficult time.
• Leading Remotely: What Managers Need to Keep Teams Engaged (Gallup)
• Top 15 Tips To Effectively Manage Remote Employees (Forbes)
• Keeping a Remote Workforce Engaged (PA Times)
• A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers (Harvard Business Review)
• 15 Questions About Remote Work, Answered (Harvard Business Review)
Webinar• Six Keys to Maintaining the Engagement of a Remote Workforce
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7. Ask for Feedback
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Keys to Maintaining Engagement
1. Provide strong and visible leadership
2. Communicate, communicate, communicate
3. Don’t neglect training and development
4. Focus on the mission and the work
5. Appreciate and recognize
6. Set expectations and provide tools
7. Ask for feedback
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Bob Lavigna
608-395-8472
www.cpshr.us