SPEAKERS:CATHY BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENGAGE FOR SUCCESS

WILL DAVIES, DIRECTOR – HUMAN RESOURCES, TEACH FIRST

FACILITATOR:LAI-HAR CHEUNG, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER, NCVO

P6: HOW TO BUILD A CULTURE OF ENGAGED EMPLOYEES

Building a culture of engagementWill Davies – HR Director15th June 2015

Our Vision

Cultural SnapshotFactors Cause Effect

Cultural Factors

Passion for Vision Highly engaged employeesHigh Performance Pursuit of excellence

Supportive Low levels of challengeEntrepreneurial Process aversion

Sense of urgency

Fast pacedCapacity ChallengesWellbeing concerns

Relatively high turnoverOrganisational Momentum

Short-term focusAmbition

General Organisational

Factors

Average age of 30 Inexperienced line managersGeographical Dispersion Risk of disconnectionDiversification of activity Risk of reduction of clarity

Tough funding climateEver growing requirement for

resourcefulness

Average tenure of 3.5 yearsLoss of organisational

knowledge

Why is our culture important

At Teach First, we are passionate about what we do. United in our belief that educational disadvantage is wrong, this is what drives us to aim high and strive for excellence.

Our shared motivation has already driven us to achieve great things. Working in collaboration with our partners we have changed the lives of thousands of pupils, but there is still so much more to be done. We remain committed to working ever harder to close the gap in achievement, access and aspiration between the UK’s poorest and wealthiest children.

We are proud of our work and approach it with positivity, energy and enthusiasm. Guided by our values, we feel empowered to make and challenge decisions in order to deliver the best results. We trust our colleagues’ integrity and this gives us the freedom to work in a way that suits our individual roles. We are rewarded for the impact we make, not the hours we work. We are supported to create opportunities for personal development and lead our career progression. We all share a sense of urgency in relation to our vision and believe that together we can, and will, make change happen.

Times Top 100 Journey

TT100 Category 2011 Rank 2012 Rank 2013 Rank 2014 Rank

Overall Position 32 39 11 10

My Manager 17 17 3 3

Leadership 16 14 6 4

My Company 7 21 3 2

Personal Growth 25 51 10 1

My Team 4 12 3 1

Fair Deal 40 10 4 3

Giving Something Back 5 11 7 7

Wellbeing 83 101 34 47

My Manager – linking organisational goals to individual

objectives

Overall TF Wellbeing Dashboard

WELLBEING INDICATORS - DASHBOARD TF Overall

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Execution Alignment Employees wishing tostay at Teach First for

next 12 months

65%

70% 70%

58%

84%

70%

54%

74%

45%

66%

85%

68%

45%

84%

74%

61%

82%

66%

Target ER Ops Pgm Regions TF Overall

% Positive responses from Pulse Survey

0

1

1

2

2

3

3

3

0.6 0.8 1 0.8 0.8

# of Mission Enagement Days taken

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

1.3

5.4

2.7

0.9

2.1

Average # sick days taken (rolling 12 months)

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570

27 35158 92

317

# of training events signed up to

10%

13%

15%

18%

20%

23%

25%

28%

30%

March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

Employee Turnover

Upper Limit

TF Overall

Times Top 100 Journey

TT100 Category 2011 Rank 2012 Rank 2013 Rank 2014 Rank 2015 Rank

Overall Position 32 39 11 10 22

My Manager 17 17 3 3 8

Leadership 16 14 6 4 8

My Company 7 21 3 2 12

Personal Growth 25 51 10 1 10

My Team 4 12 3 1 3

Fair Deal 40 10 4 3 5

Giving Something Back 5 11 7 7 12

Wellbeing 83 101 34 47 57