Priority 3

Employee Engagement

Foster an institutional culture that promotes diversity and inclusion, a commitment to KCKCC and employee success

GOAL 1 | Improve employee equity to create a one team culture

Initiatives

1
Identify and update college-wide policies, procedures and processes to be consistent across all employee groups
2
Develop and implement a comprehensive college-wide compensation plan
3
Initiate a college-wide employee recognition program
4
Improve College-wide communication

GOAL 2 | Improve college-wide communication

Initiatives

1
Assess current internal communication opportunities and develop a comprehensive internal communication strategy
2
Continue open forums to obtain employee feedback and respond to employees questions
3
Continue to enhance the employee suggestion and idea program
4
Establish purpose/function/charters for all committees/groups

GOAL 3 | Attract and retain a high-performing diverse workforce that reflects the internal and external communities we serve

Initiatives

1
Re-shape and optimize the recruitment and selection process to attract diverse highly qualified talent
2
Develop a new faculty and staff performance appraisal process that appropriately assesses performance and rewards employees for achievements towards excellence
3
Create and implement professional development programs and opportunities to support employee excellence
4
Develop a succession planning process to include identifying critical positions, training, and career development opportunities

GOAL 4 | Increase employee satisfaction to align with the national norm for peer institutions

Initiatives

1
Create an employee engagement task force that focuses on specific employee engagement strategies and outcomes
2
Develop and implement assessment tools to measure employee engagement and satisfaction outcomes
3
Implement focus group sessions to further assess and measure survey outcomes
4
Implement a supervisor training program that focuses on developing supervisors in their efforts to enhance the employee experience