Last chance! Employee Survey closing Oct. 6
The 2017 Employee Survey is now underway so please have your say by October 6 on how we can make King County work better for you and your customers. This year, employees in all branches and departments of King County, except the Superior Court, District Court and the Sheriff’s Office, Short Term Temporary employees, interns and employees who started after August 25, 2017, are eligible to take the survey. If you haven’t received your survey invitation from 2017KCEmployeeSurvey@orcsurvey.com, please check your Junk Mail folder first, then contact KCEmployeeSurvey@kingcounty.gov if it is not there. The survey should take between 10-20 minutes… Read More
Employee development through Special Duty Assignments
At King County, Special Duty Assignments (SDA) create opportunities for employees who wish to hone their current skills and add new ones to their resume. Such is the case for one King County employee; Public Health Administrative Specialist Donna Rodgers-Yates has been with King County for more than 20 years, and in June Donna took on a SDA with King County Information Technology as a Human Resources Associate. “Opportunity for personal and professional growth prompted me to take on a SDA,” Donna said. “After gathering more information about other departments and exploring… Read More
Reminder: Mentors needed! Employees encouraged to apply
Do you have a specific job or technical skill you’d like to share? Are you passionate about King County and its success? Are you an experienced leader that understands the thrill of engaging and empowering others? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, we need you. The request for mentors has been very high, and we need a large pool of mentors to meet those requests. You don’t need to be a manager to be a mentor, just knowledge and expertise in a particular skill and an interest in sharing…. Read More
2017 Employee Survey is underway
The 2017 Employee Survey is now underway. Have your say and help us make King County work better for you and our customers. Online survey: September 18 – October 6 Paper survey: September 11 – October 6 You know your work better than anyone so let us know what’s on your mind! Speak Up. Be Heard. Make a Difference. Each employee participating in the survey will receive an email from ORC International. The email address will be 2017KCEmployeeSurvey@orcsurvey.com. The subject of the email will be “King County Employee Survey – 2017”. Please check your junk email folder and if you… Read More
Mentors needed! Employees encouraged to apply
Do you have a specific job or technical skill you’d like to share? Are you passionate about King County and its success? Are you an experienced leader that understands the thrill of engaging and empowering others? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, we need you. The request for mentors has been very high, and we need a large pool of mentors to meet those requests. You don’t need to be a manager to be a mentor, just knowledge and expertise in a particular skill and an interest in sharing…. Read More
Survey communications: Asking questions, acting on what we hear
When you ask someone for their feedback on something, you’d better have a plan for how you are going to act on that feedback. That’s exactly what King County has done with its annual employee survey. Almost 340 action plans were created to act on the issues you said were important in the 2016 survey. Two critical issues you raised were Career Opportunities and Leadership Visibility. Here are some of the ways that we acted on your responses: Career Opportunities Expanded the Bridge Fellowship program to provide leadership and development opportunities to more employees. Created an… Read More
What happens to your Employee Survey
What happens to your employee survey once you take it? Turns out, a lot. Many steps are taken to assure your confidentiality is protected, the data is analyzed in a way that points to what’s important to you – not just good or bad – and then we take steps together to act on what we learned. The 2017 King County Employee Survey will open Monday, Sept. 18, running until Friday, Oct. 6, and paper surveys will be open from Monday, Sept. 11, to Friday, Oct. 6, for employees without email. Superior Court, District… Read More
Acting on employee survey in Business Resource Center
Workgroups across King County are using the Action Plan framework to make sure that issues employees raise in the annual employee survey are being addressed. One team in the Department of Executive Services’ Business Resource Center collectively decided to look at how they can affect two key areas identified in the 2015 and 2016 surveys – balancing personal and professional lives and opportunities for growth and development. We spoke to John Miller, BRC Reporting Supervisor, to find out more about the process and what impact it had.
Launch of our Mentorship Program
Dear fellow King County employee, Over the past few years, we’ve done a lot of work to strengthen our capacity as a culturally responsive learning organization, one that develops employees and offers equitable opportunities for growth and advancement, wherever you are in your career at King County. Today I am pleased to announce the launch of our new King County Mentorship Program, designed to provide new opportunities for employees to grow and develop at King County as part of our commitment to Investing in You. Mentoring is a proven approach to employee development that… Read More
Coming soon: 2017 Employee Survey
The 2017 King County Employee Survey is starting in September for employees in participating departments, so please take this opportunity to let the County know what’s on your mind: • Online survey: September 18 – October 6 • Paper survey (except Transit): September 11 – October 6 • Transit paper survey: September 11 – 25 Almost 340 action plans were created to act on the issues you said were important in the 2016 survey. Two critical issues you raised were Career Opportunities and Leadership Visibility. Here are some of the ways that… Read More
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