Employee engagement is the strong and positive connection
between a person and his or her job. It inspires significant
outcomes of real value. The State of Michigan (SOM)
Employee Survey is an important part of assessing the engagement of Treasury employees. The survey helps
ensure a customer-focused government and a work culture in
which employees are highly engaged, respected, and valued;
and have the opportunity to express and explore views on
issues related to their jobs. The Employee Landscape
provides a way to assess various employee types and
segment respondents into four different characteristics
(Champions, Tenants, Disconnected, Captives) based on
staff responses to the SOM employee engagement survey
statements and their likelihood of leaving the organization.
Champions have a higher level of engagement and likelihood
of staying. Business areas will focus on the percentage of
Champions represented in their area, in order to measure the
success of actions taken to improve the employee landscape
since the previous statewide survey. SOM Survey data is
collected via PWC's Start Tool approximately every 18
months.