Posts to this blog address a variety of TOH topics that are important to our campus and working in a university setting more broadly. These resources were created in response to needs identified through the ongoing TOH@UTC initiative, which you can learn more about by visiting https://www.utc.edu/total-organizational-health.
Personal career development: ladders and lattices
There are moments in every person’s career when progression or advancement feels stalled or somehow blocked. These experiences can reduce our motivation for and dull our sense of fulfillment and purpose in our work. Organizations can often facilitate learning and development activities to facilitate career-related exploration and growth. Sometimes it is possible to even build…
McLean Staff Engagement Survey and UTC’s Total Organizational Health (TOH@UTC) Initiative: Update from Fall 2024
As the Total Organizational Health (TOH@UTC) initiative continues for our campus, sometimes we hear stories and review data that show improvements, and other times this information highlights continued pain points and challenges affecting our campus. In this blog post, we are pleased to share some positive and encouraging TOH-related news from the recently completed UT…
TOH@UTC Updates for Spring 2025
As we settle into this semester, we have a few updates to share from the Fall 2024 Total Organizational Health (TOH@UTC) progress check evaluation, to which all UTC employees had the opportunity to respond in November 2024. These recurring TOH@UTC progress check evaluations, along with other campus and system surveys like the McLean and COACHE…
Appreciation in the workplace
Feeling valued and respected at work supports and sustains our motivation to perform to the best of our abilities. When we know our contributions at work matter, we can develop a sense of ownership and identity in our work and generally feel more energized and engaged in what we are doing. Research on workplace appreciation…
Why an ownership perspective matters to TOH@UTC
People who own and run their own businesses know that the “buck stops” with them – There is no one else to whom they can turn when there are actions to take, decisions to make, or difficulties to overcome. Developing and maintaining an ownership perspective as an employee means recognizing and embracing the power of…