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Workgroup behaviour 2023
How employees feel about their capacity to speak up, collaboration, inclusion and barriers to success in their workplace.
Key facts
Positive views from public sector employees show:
78% feel that people work together and support each other in their workgroup
73% feel their workgroup supports collaboration in the workplace
71% feel it’s safe to speak up about inappropriate behaviour or problems and tough issues in their organisation
79% feel their organisation’s culture supports diversity in the workplace.
Barriers to success reported by most public sector employees:
7.4% said mental health
7.3% said caring responsibilities
7.2% said age.
Workgroup support
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
People in my workgroup are honest, open and transparent in their dealings
People in my workgroup treat each other with respect
People in my workgroup work together effectively to get the job done
People in my workgroup appropriately manage conflicts of interest
People in my workgroup are politically impartial in their work.
Collaboration
Collaboration can lead to higher team satisfaction, performance and effectiveness.
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
I am able to work effectively with others outside my immediate workgroup
Workgroups across my organisation willingly share information with each other.
Safe to speak up
Organisations with psychologically safe cultures empower employees to:
report integrity issues
report and respond to negative behaviour
remedy mistakes
improve performance.
Employees feel safe to speak up if they also feel:
safe in their workgroup
confident to raise mistakes, concerns and poor behaviour without fear of retribution.
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
I feel safe to challenge inappropriate behaviour at work
People in my workgroup are able to bring up problems and tough issues.
Inclusion
If employees feel valued and included, it can lead to a positive work environment and higher engagement and productivity.
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
I feel culturally safe at work
I can be myself at work
I feel as if I belong at this organisation.
Barriers to success
Workplace barriers prevent employees from working efficiently and effectively.
The results may add up to more than 100% because respondents could choose more than one answer.
