Root Learning Launches "Strategic Engagement Index".Root Learning and Employee Motivation & Performance Assessment, Inc. Team to Evaluate and Improve Strategy Execution for Customers MAUMEE, Ohio ? Maumee is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo along the Maumee River. The population was 15,237 at the 2000 census. Maumee was also declared an All-America City by the National Civic League in June of 2006. & CHELSEA, Mich. -- Root Learning, Inc., a strategic learning company that engages and connects people to create results, today announced that it has partnered with Employee Motivation & Performance Assessment, Inc. (EMPA), a research firm in Chelsea, Mich. specializing in workplace assessments, to offer the Strategic Engagement Index (SEI), a survey that quantifies employee's personal commitment to company strategy. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry research, 70 percent of change initiatives fail due to people issues - these include a lack of teamwork, hesitancy hes·i·tan·cy n. An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream. to take initiative or inability to lead. The Strategic Engagement Index is Root's solution for measuring an organization's ability to align its people toward the execution of its strategies. "Root's SEI is a tool for customers to measure employee engagement," said Jim Haudan, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Root Learning. "Many times, the way employees view company strategy can affect corporate outcomes such as profitability and other business objectives; we needed to quantify that. In partnering with an industry leader to develop SEI, we have access to EMPA's connection to the University of Michigan library The University of Michigan University Library in Ann Arbor, is one of the largest university library systems in the United States. It is in fact 19 separate libraries in 11 buildings, which, taken together, hold over 8 million volumes and serve more than 3 million patrons on-site and various databases. Also, EMPA in cooperation with the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , conducts an analysis of working conditions at 1,000 of the nation's largest firms each year." SEI differs from other surveys in its approach: It focuses on observable behaviors that drive strategy, rather than using an opinion-based approach that measures employee satisfaction. The behaviors SEI measures -motivation, commitment and engagement - relate directly to strategic goals while assessing the strengths and weaknesses of executives, managers, or individual contributors. "SEI is unique because it is strategy-focused and can help organizations pinpoint where they can improve to reach business objectives," said Palmer Morrel-Samuels of EMPA. "This isn't a satisfaction survey - it's the first industry tool to help businesses focus on engagement in a tangible way." The following questions are among ones that can be answered for corporations using the SEI: * How poised is your organization to execute its strategies? * Do the leaders share a consistent view of the organizations strategic direction? * To what extent are managers reviewing progress with their teams relative to company objectives? * How effectively and consistently are managers engaging employees across their organization? * To what extent does the front line actively seek information on the marketplace and organizational strategies? Additionally, the EMPA's National Benchmark Study (NBS (National Bureau of Standards) See NIST. NBS - National Bureau of Standards: part of the US Department of Commerce, now NIST. ), a national survey of working conditions at 1000 of the nation's largest companies will be available to companies using Root Learning's SEI. About Root Learning Root Learning is a strategic learning company that engages and connects people to create results. Root Learning has helped more than 400 companies worldwide to address complex business challenges by combining consulting, learning and communication disciplines into a unique creative problem-solving approach. Headquartered in Maumee, Ohio, Root Learning has satellite locations in Chicago and London. For more about Root Learning, visit www.RootLearning.com. About Employee Motivation & Performance Assessment, Inc. Employee Motivation and Performance Assessment, Inc. (EMPA) designs, administers, and analyzes customized assessments and surveys for large businesses and government agencies. Using hierarchical modeling In a hierarchical data model, data are organized into a tree-like structure. The structure allows repeating information using parent/child relationships: each parent can have many children but each child only has one parent. and multivariate The use of multiple variables in a forecasting model. inferential statistics inferential statistics see inferential statistics. , the company provides clients with a Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard A performance metric used in strategic management to identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes. The balanced scorecard attempts to measure and provide feedback to organizations in order to assist in implementing Analysis Table [c] that measures the links between "soft" features of the corporate culture - leadership, teamwork, motivation, etc. - and "hard" metrics - revenue, defect rate, profit, staff attrition, etc.Coenabling customers to bridge the gap between people and profits. EMPA is based in Chelsea, Mich. |
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