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Assess Your Company for Noble Cause

By Staff Report

Sep. 6, 2001

The statements below are designed as an initial assessment of how your organization,division, and/or department is doing at responding to the employee search forwork as a “noble cause.” The assessment is meant to guide your thinking,not to provide a definative quantitative appraisal of your progress. For eachquestion below, use the scale provided to answer how true the statement is ofyour work environment: 1 = not true, 2 = somewhat true, 3 = true

__ Ourcompany has a statement that describes the deeper meaning of our productor service — for instance, making people happy, making people feelat home, preserving and improving human life.
__ Employeesare involved in community service or volunteerism on behalf of thecompany.
__ Ourcompany has a set of values that are meant to inspire people to higherethics and to do the right thing.
__ Ourcompany has a reputation in the community for its commitment to thelarger community.
__ Atlarge company meetings, results are often presented in terms of howour services have made an impact on people, not just profits.
__ TOTAL

Score:

< 7
Take a full week’s management retreat for brainstorming policiesthat address these concerns.
7-10
You’re beginning to look responsive.
11-13
You are above average in meeting today’s workers’ needs, butthere is still room for improvement.
14-15
You are an inspiring example, and probably have the best workersand a strong bottom line to show for it.

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