UM employees standing outside in various groups drinking coffee and chatting

People and Culture

Directing Organizational Culture

UM students tending crops at the PEAS farm

Key Focus

Enhancing organizational cultures both at the university and with community partners who have a strong interest in attracting UM graduates. 
Students in lab coats preparing to participate in an experiment.

Potential for Impact

Supporting great work environments that attract and retain a wide range of talents is paramount to organizational resilience
Three green apples in foreground with culinary student in background

Core Tenets

These tenets guide the approach to creating great work environments that prioritize the well-being and success of all employees
placeholder

Community Partnership

Building pathways from campus to community
This position seeks to promote organizational resilience through connecting employers to a skilled workforce and graduates to workplaces where they can thrive. Ideal partners are those organizations, community bodies and businesses that hold values aligned with promoting a welcoming, inclusive Missoula.

Support available to community partners

  • Audit existing practices and policies to identify strengths and areas of improvement for enhancing workplace culture

    1. Clearly articulate the desired outcomes an organization holds related to hiring, retention, and work environment

    2. Identify barriers and challenges that may impede progress to achieving established goals  

    1. Connect partners to existing resources and professional development opportunities 

    2. Develop curriculum to address specific learning needs where other training does not yet exist 

    3. Coordinate panel discussions and workshops to support interactive and cross-sector learning 

  • Foster constructive dialogue around various topics to help boost team cohesion and morale 

placeholder

Employer Excellence at UM

Fostering an environment of belonging and supporting exemplary work-life balance
This position seeks to provide the university strategic guidance, training, and education for creating workplace culture, policies, and practices that attract and retain top-tier staff and faculty from many varied backgrounds. Success is when students see themselves reflected in their educators, and staff feel a sense of belonging on campus and in the wider community. 

Support available to campus units

    1. Audit available campus data to identify strengths and areas of improvement when it comes to employer practices, policies, and processes

    2. Assess reports of issues that may be indicative of underlying culture challenges within a department

  • Work with People & Culture leadership and other campus administrators to bring a lens of creating inclusive culture into key decisions

    1. Provide resources and curriculum that enhance staff/faculty ability to support sense of belonging for students 

    2. Develop training materials cultivated to unit-specific needs related to enhancing people practices

    1. Assist department leadership to curate positive workplace culture within individual units through interactive dialogue and exercises

    2. Guide repairative conversations when units experience conflict or impasse 

Let's work together!

Reason for request

* Indicates a required field