Engaged Employees – Dynamic Governance at Residential Care Home

July 18, 2014November 6, 2019John SchinnererUncategorized

Triple Pundit has just published the second of three articles by writer Sarah Lozanova on Dynamic Governance (Sociocracy), a high employee engagement approach for both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations – “How This Residential Care Home Bumped Employee Engagement Into Overdrive.”

The article focuses on Living Well Care Home and the Ethan Allen Residence as real-world examples of the benefits for residents, families, and staff from increased employee engagement, which is built into Dynamic Governance’s approach to organizational design structures and processes. TSCG’s Sheella Mierson contributes some clarification and additional information on how sociocracy generates these benefits.

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Tim Foskett, Director, International Conscious Movement Teachers Association

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Increased Profits the First Year

Sociocracy has made a big difference in Creative Urethanes’ ability to withstand the economic downturn. We saw increased profits within the first year of using the method. Over time we have applied it to many areas of the company. As a result we have better communication throughout the company, lower employee turnover, more energy in staff members due to increased involvement, more creative ideas that help us thrive in our industry, and continuous improvement within the organization. Best for me is I have more assistance—having everyone’s help during hard economic times has lifted some weight off my shoulders.

Richard Heitfield, President, Creative Urethanes, Winchester, Virginia

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2017-06-27T16:17:51-07:00

Richard Heitfield, President, Creative Urethanes, Winchester, Virginia

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High Quality Employee Engagement

Recently, the University of Regina unveiled the results of a survey on employee engagement in its various faculties and units, the second of its kind in two years...the Institut distinguished itself not only by a high level of employee engagement, but especially by a high level of psychological safety, cooperation and individual citizenship behaviour towards their colleagues. We attribute these results largely to the Institut’s decision-making culture: dynamic governance (sociocracy). The sociocracy premise is simple. You do not change the relationships in an organization by changing the leader or the organizational chart, but rather by changing the structure of communication and decision-making.

Abdoulaye Yoh, Director of Finance, Institut français, University of Regina

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2017-06-27T16:13:21-07:00

Abdoulaye Yoh, Director of Finance, Institut français, University of Regina

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Sociocracy allowed the Institut français to develop by strengthening the commitment and cohesion of its personnel around its educational and community mission in a particularly difficult development context. Sociocracy allows a human relations management style perfectly suited to environments in deep transformation. Undoubtedly, this was the key to the success of the Institut français.

Dominique Sarny, former Director of the Institut français, University of Regina

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2017-06-27T16:07:41-07:00

Dominique Sarny, former Director of the Institut français, University of Regina

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Productive Give and Take

Sociocracy is very effective at creating a productive give-and-take between the manifold perspectives that exist in any university. The inner core of an organization can express itself more fully once the rigid categories of levels and hierarchies are abandoned in favor of a more integrated model.

Dr. Edward Clift, Dean, The School of Media Culture and Design at Woodbury University, Burbank, CA

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Dr. Edward Clift, Dean, The School of Media Culture and Design at Woodbury University, Burbank, CA

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