Employee Activities & Recognition Working Group (EARWG)
ROLE:
To support spontaneous acts of fun and goodwill
To establish planned opportunities for stress relief, community building, fun, and goodwill
To help create an environment that recognizes and openly acknowledges each person’s unique contributions
To increase understanding of and appreciation for work in units other than our own
To boost morale throughout the Libraries
Meetings will take place once a month, but will also take place “as needed” to facilitate planning of events.
MEMBERSHIP:
Membership to be appointed by Director’s Advisory Council
Six to eight members (serving staggered two-year terms) representing a cross-section of library employees, units, and locations (chosen by DAC after soliciting volunteers)
Membership Terms will be staggered one year and two year terms.
GOVERNANCE:
The Library Activities and Recognition Working Group reports to the Dean of Libraries. The working group will select its own chair for a 6 month minimum term of office and will meet monthly or as needed. The group will coordinate its activities with other working groups and library departments, as warranted. Working groups will establish procedures and make policy within the scope of their responsibilities. Working groups are accountable for their decisions and are expected to share decisions with library colleagues using the standard working group procedures. Any proposals generated by a working group that require funding for implementation must be referred to Dean’s Advisory Council for funding approval. Similarly, any proposals with very broad policy implications also need Dean’s Advisory Council approval. The chair of the working group is expected to update Dean’s Advisory Council on its activities on a regular basis.
SPECIFIC CHARGE:
To respectfully practice spontaneous acts of good will and good-humored fun, and to promote similar behavior in others in order to maintain an enjoyable workplace
To facilitate the planning of volitional opportunities to build community relationships, have some fun, and spread goodwill—primarily by means of surveying employees to determine the kinds of events that are desired and the most convenient timing for them, seeking budget solutions, and conducting calls for volunteers to establish sub-committees for such events. (The working group will not be held responsible for implementing events that fail to draw sufficient volunteers.)
To coordinate and assist in the planning of at least one major event held at a non-library location, at which all employees are included, food is provided at no cost to the participants, and for which coverage or postponement of regular duties is arranged. It is recommended (though not required) that such events last at least three hours and include employee recognition, training, organizational information sharing, or some combination thereof.
To monitor morale and identify the specific issues that most affect morale in our organization in order to propose strategies for improvement where needed and to discover and celebrate what works well.
Approved by DAC: (03/2007)
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