The Houston Business Journal’s Best Place to Work list

The Houston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work Survey Survey is administered by Quantum Market Research There are approximately 37 questions Survey is available from April 3, 2008 – April 30, 2008 Available to all Rice employees Your individual responses are confidential

Why is it important to participate in this survey? Helps identify our strengths and weaknesses Great recruiting tool Provides more visibility for Rice as a great place to learn and a great place to work

How did we do the past 2 years? employees responded 528 employees responded Placed 11 th out of the 12 companies that made the Best Place to Work List. Placed 10 th out of the 11 companies that made the Best Place to Work List. Overall score was 83.12Overall score was Our goal is to increase the number of employees who respond to the survey and to increase our overall score.

Categories included on the Houston Business Journal survey Team Effectiveness Retention Risk Alignment with Goals Trust with Coworkers Individual Contribution Manager Effectiveness Trust in Senior Leaders Feeling Valued Satisfaction with Current Role People Practices (Benefits)

Where does Rice shine? Team Effectiveness Retention Risk Alignment with Goals Trust with Coworkers Individual Contribution Manager Effectiveness Trust in Senior Leaders Feeling Valued Satisfaction with Current Role People Practices (Benefits)

Where does Rice shine? I am always thinking about ways to do my job better. (Individual Contribution) I understand how my job helps the organization achieve success. (Alignment with Goals) I feel loyal to my immediate team or work group. (Trust with Coworkers)

Where do we have room for improvement? Team Effectiveness Retention Risk Alignment with Goals Trust with Coworkers Individual Contribution Manager Effectiveness Trust in Senior Leaders Feeling Valued Satisfaction with Current Role People Practices (Benefits)

Where do we have room for improvement? Considering the value I bring to the organization, I feel I am paid fairly. (Feeling Valued) I see professional growth and career development opportunities for myself in this organization. (Retention Risk) My immediate supervisor regularly gives me constructive feedback on my job performance. (Manager Effectiveness)

How do we use the survey results? Serves as a data point to see if we’re headed in the right direction Mechanism to raise awareness to campus leadership of programs and initiatives that are of interest to employees Source of employee feedback on what works and what needs improvement

Survey impact has been felt in the following areas: Opportunities for development Campus environment Town Hall Meetings Employee recognition & performance feedback Whitaker Scholars program Rice Leaders Child Care Center

How do I complete the survey? Participate in the survey from any computer with internet access. Look for the survey link & access code in the following places: Rice News Rice Homepage Staff Homepage Faculty Homepage RiceFest Traveling Road Show AllDEPTS s Staff postcard Any questions? Please contact Amanda Hickman at X4791 or at

Come visit us at one of the following locations during our Traveling Road Show for a chance to win an iPod shuffle when you complete the survey! FE&P, April 7 th 11:00-1:00 & 3:00-4:00 Fondren Library–Room 404, April 8 th 11:00-1:00 Brown college commons, April 9 th 1:30-2:30 Student Center, April 10 th 11:00-1:00 Faculty Club, April 11 th 11:00-1:00 RiceFest, April 17 th 11:00-3:00 Brochstein Pavilion, April 25 th 2:00-5:00 Wiess college commons, April 29 th 1:30-2:30 * If you can’t make one of these events, but wish to participate in the raffle, please follow these simple instructions: participate in the survey from any computer with internet capability, print the confirmation page of your survey, write your name and extension on it and mail to Amanda Hickman, MS-92.

Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility Employer Application Due April 14 th If Rice is chosen as a finalist: –Top 20% of employer’s based on data collected by the Families and Work Institute –Survey of 250 employees – Random Sample –Online Survey with option of paper surveys for some employee’s