Where People Thrive, Organizations Thrive
Healthy organizations fulfill their mission, even as it evolves, by honoring the personal and professional needs of the people who make it possible.
The Five Vital Signs Assessment
The Five Vital Signs Assessment is a quick & free way to measure the core indicators that directly affect performance and sustainability: starting with: Balance, Trust, Support, Fairness, and Person-Job Fit.
Organizational health can have many definitions, but at its core, it’s defined as the ability of an organization to function effectively, adapt to change and grow as needed. An organization must be able to fulfill its mission, even if that mission changes.
All organizations have a mission, which describes their goals and commitments; and, the individuals (aka employees) working in organizations also have needs that are personal and professional. Organizations are simply human social systems, with a goal.
While an organization has products and services to produce and stakeholder obligations to keep, individuals have personal obligations outside of work, as well as the need to feel happy about the work they do. This is a necessary balance for organizations.
Balance
Balance: There is balance between employee’s (members’) personal needs and the needs of the organization. This begins with an overall leadership and management philosophy of understanding that organizations are human systems, and the care for individuals is valued.
Trust
Trust: There is trust within the organization / project to solve difficult problems and have open conversations. Good leaders build and rebuild trust and understand its importance to collaboration and innovation within their organizations.
Support
Support: There is appropriate support from management and colleagues for new and challenging assignments or role changes. Support needs can change over time and Learning Organizations integrate this intentionally into their culture.
Fairness
Fairness: There is fairness in the distribution of organizational opportunities and resources. Opportunities are related to skill building and upward mobility. Resources are related to having the tools needed to perform one’s job, such as budget allocations, equipment, technology (software & hardware), etc.
Person- Job Fit
This is alignment between the human; the role that they are in, and duties of that role.This alignment of person to the job is critical for success of the individual and the others that they impact, such as employees, peers and customers.
Take the Assessment
Discover how your organization’s health is doing. The Five Vital Signs Assessment is a fast, free tool that measures the five core drivers of lasting performance: Balance, Trust, Support, Fairness, and Person-Job Fit.
"Health is everything, for human beings and for organizations."
