Climate Assessments
Six Seconds publishes two statistically validated climate assessments, OVS for organizations and ASC for schools.
These climate measures are web-enabled, statistically reliable, rapid, and cost-effective. They can be used for needs assessment, strategic planning, to measure training/development effectiveness, and to gain buy-in for organizational change.
OVS
Organizational Vital Signs, OVS, is a web-enabled research tool to measure and improve organizational climate.
OVS creates a snapshot of the current organizational climate - an overview of the employee's relationship with the organization. The climate is the context in which employees work each day; our research shows it strongly influences how they do their jobs.
The survey addresses six aspects of the organizational climate:
Accountability: To what extent do people in the organization see themselves and others following through on commitments? Are they motivated and do they take responsibility?
Collaboration: How well do people communicate with one another and share information? Do they work and solve problems together?
Leadership: What level of commitment do employees have to their leaders? How do they perceive their leaders and leadership throughout the organization?
Alignment: To what extent are people involved in their organization's stated mission and the execution thereof? Do they feel a sense of belonging to the organization?
Adaptability: Are people seeking change? Are they ready to adapt?
Trust: Do people have a sense of faith and belief in the organization and its leaders? Are people squandering time watching their backs - instead of doing their best?
These factors are likely to have a major bottom-line impact on your organization. Our research shows the survey predicts:
- 46% of Customer Service
- 28% of Performance
- 45% of Retention
In other words: Improving the climate is likely to offer significant benefits to your ability to meet your mission and achieve your financial success.
See more details about the OVS
Read a brief article on organizational climate & performance from ASTD magazine
Download a brochure about OVS
or contact us.
ASC
The Assessment of School Climate (ASC) is a statistically reliable research process designed to examine the climate of a school/district and identify areas both supporting and interfering with academic and emotional growth. The school/district climate (or connectedness) influences critical constituent behaviors such as communication, problem solving, and accountability - factors that affect students/parents/employees change and adherence to the mission.
The survey addresses four aspects of the school climate:
Empathy: How accurately do people listen to one another? Can people perceive the pain/joy others are experiencing? If so, is either an appropriate verbal or action response given to demonstrate empathetic understanding? How well do people pay attention to the message delivered through body language?
Accountability: To what extent do people in the organization see themselves and others following through on commitments? Are they motivated and do they take responsibility? Do they consider the consequences of the decisions made? Do they recognize their ability to influence and/or control? Do they accept ownership for actions/decisions in which they participated? Do they demonstrate endurance? Can they be cheerleaders for themselves?
Respect: Do people appreciate the value of each individual? Do people acknowledge the contributions of individuals? Do people esteem differences? Do people solicit others' opinions/expertise? Is respect observed at all levels? Are personal/professional boundaries recognized/respected?
Trust: Do people have a sense of faith and belief in the organization and its leaders? Do individuals squander time watching their backs - instead of doing their best? Do people have assurance that others will follow through on agreements? Are people willing to delegate various responsibilities? Is there demonstrable integrity? Are there specific principles created/followed by all? (The Trust factor is composed of questions selected from the other three areas.)
The ASC can effectively be used to create buy-in for re-examination of mission/goals/objectives, for refinement of purpose, for changes/growth, plus the opportunity to focus on developmental efforts/benchmarks and to measure improvements. The survey quickly provides a snapshot of perceptions, presented in a series of graphs such as the one below. In the ASC report a narrative description explains each graph and provides considerations for action.
See more details about ASC, or please contact us.
