Fwd: Quality of Work Life Focus Groups

[Janet Fischer]

Dear Administrative staff, Research staff, Support Staff and Post-docs,

I would like to invite you to help us update our understanding of 
staff quality of life concerns and suggestions.  We know how 
important quality of life is to the morale and, therefore, retention 
of employees.

In June of 2003, the Chair of the Faculty and I created a Staff 
Quality of Life Committee, co-chaired by Prof. Tom Kochan, Sloan 
School of Management, and Francine Crystal, Human Resources, to 
further analyze the results of the 2001 Staff Quality of Life survey. 
Approximately one-third of MIT's 9000 staff members took the time to 
respond to this survey. Their responses indicate that we have much to 
be proud of as an employer and as a community. As in all 
organizations, however, there are opportunities for improvement. The 
work of this committee will ensure that we respond creatively and 
appropriately to these opportunities.

The committee's first task was to make recommendations regarding 
three specific needs identified by the survey: back up child care; 
elder care; and clarification of the severe weather policy.  These 
recommendations are being reviewed by Human Resources.

I am now asking the committee to update our understanding of staff 
satisfaction with quality of life at MIT.  To that end, the committee 
has scheduled a number of focus groups.  In these sessions, 
participants will have an opportunity to discuss those aspects of 
quality of life at MIT with which they are most satisfied as well as 
those with which they are least satisfied.  This will also be an 
opportunity to suggest strategies, policies and programs which would 
increase satisfaction.

Please RSVP to Francine Crystal (fcrystal at mit.edu) if you are able to 
attend one of the sessions below.  Each session will accommodate 
fifteen participants.  Additional respondents will be able to submit 
comments electronically.

Thank you for your participation in this effort and your on-going 
commitment to MIT.

Sincerely,
Laura Avakian
Vice President for Human Resources


April  15th	1:30-3:30	4-206
April  16th	9:30-11:30	4-206
April  22nd	3:00-5:00	16-151
April  23rd	1:00-3:00	16-151
April  27th	1:00-3:00	4-206
April  30th	2:00-4:00	16-151
May 3		9:00-11:00	E-19 Rice Room

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Francine Crystal
Organization Development Consultant
Organization and Employee Development
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(617) 258-9661     fcrystal at mit.edu
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