1 BCTS People Practices Provincial Engineering Meeting Feb 2009

2 Parts of the PPSP  Versatility: learn, innovate, lead ourselves Leadership Innovation  Culture: share common attitudes, recognize each other, be accountable for our performance, be engaged, practice wellness in the workplace Recognition and Rewards Accountability Engagement Wellness  Endurance: over time, deliver exceptional results, bounce back stronger than ever when hit by setbacks. Key to this is workforce planning and relationships Workforce Planning, Recruitment and Retention Relationship-Building

3 07/08 Priorities – The Task Teams  Workload  Leadership  Accountability  Rewards and Recognition  Recruitment and Retention

4 What We Decided To Do in 2008  Items that the WES identified  Quick wins vs longer term investment  Initiatives that could show tangible progress to staff  Impacts the most staff  What HR was not addressing elsewhere

5 Shortlist  Stress and Workload Supervisor Task Team established Supervisor Development Program Business Process Optimization Initiative IT change management process improvement Accountability Definition of Accountability for BCTS Leadership Definition of Leadership for BCTS BCTS Leadership Accord Peer nominated ADM Leadership award  Rewards and Recognition  Rewards and Recognition Champions  Recognition Framework  Recruitment and Retention Career/Job Fair Strategy Exit Interviews Isolated and hard-to recruit strategy Orientation package

6 Coming Soon! Supervisor Development Program  WHO? Supervisors and managers across BCTS are eligible  WHAT? 3 Components:  Assessment (360 degree),  Training (curriculum based on PSA Learning Services courses),  Post-Training Follow up (corporate mentorship program and online supervisor toolkit)  WHEN? Rollout Late March 2009, with courses to begin April 1

7 Coming Soon! Peer-Nominated ADM Awards  WHY? Recognition and leadership task team recommendation to improve recognition – confirmed in recent WES results; Intended to increase profile of BCTS work/high performers across the province.  WHAT? Annual, Peer-nominated Administered by employee committee (with support from HQ) Awarded to up to 10 BCTS employees/team efforts publicly by ADM for leadership and innovation  WHEN? Rollout of marketing and communication this winter, with awards in April

Business Process Optimization Project  Province wide CI initiative  Approach: Initiated in a single BA referred to all BA’s for input Vetted through WG  Benefits: Develop consistency between BA’s Identify minimum requirements Share best practices Improve ability to manage by data  Roles 8

9 What can YOU do?  Who owns the People Practices plan and initiatives?  Whose responsibility is it to ensure it meets your needs?  How can you make this meaningful in your business area?