University of Washington Human Resources

Just released, the UW Staff Demographic Baseline Report focuses on data points for select staff employment categories and includes contextual information about each unique data set. This report was created to establish a baseline that will allow for reviewing our progress year over year, and the data included provides the opportunity to accomplish workforce planning and related efforts in response to the University of Washington Diversity Blueprint.

By Josina Garnham, Training & Organizational Development Consultant How can you contribute to employee engagement? As a manager within the UW community, you are uniquely positioned to create conditions in which people feel fully engaged. In fact, recent research from Gallup (2018) found that “the quality of the manager is the single most significant factor in your organization’s long-term success. It’s you, as the manager, and the relationships you cultivate with your employees that create an inclusive and productive workplace, and Professional & Organizational Development has created tools to support you in this area. Why now? This year has brought a unique and powerful set of challenges that have impacted workforces across the globe. At a time when tension and anxiety are running high and employees may be balancing a ...

The fall 2019 Tri-Campus Institute featured: HR subject-matter experts with insights and best practices for recruitment, avoiding bias in hiring and building a better candidate pool Ujima Donalson, assistant vice president for UWHR Total Talent Management, on making performance an ongoing dialogue that motivates employees and keeps priorities aligned Special guest Dr. Thomas William Lee, professor of management at the Foster School of Business, dissecting the causes of turnover and sharing proven retention strategies View a PDF of the slide deck.

POD offers a variety of ways to help you help your team members succeed! Check out this page for information on classes and coaching along with links to downloadable resources and toolkits.

Looking for self-directed career planning for yourself or a tool to use with team member?  This Career Planning Resource (PDF) provides worksheets that walk the user through five key steps: career concepts, development questions, goal-setting, development methods and action planning.

Competencies are skills or behaviors that are essential for success in specific roles. Professional & Organizational Development has identified dozens of competencies for UW staff and leaders, clustered in five areas of excellence: individual, interpersonal, operational, leadership, and organizational. Access the Guide to Workplace Competencies, a PDF which defines each competency and maps it to POD offerings as well as to other UWHR training and UW resources.

Succession planning is a critical yet often overlooked tool for boosting your organization’s resilience and strength. Whether you lead a small or large team, you should identify essential positions, potential vacancies, and future business needs, and ensure you are developing existing talent or laying the groundwork for new talent appropriately and strategically. The Succession Planning Toolkit walks you through the process via a series of worksheets and may help you accomplish this seemingly daunting task.