March 2024

Striking a Balance

In this month's IMC newsletter we focus on creating a healthy work-life balance and a strong work culture for your team. In a 2016 study from the American Psychological Association, they found that over 90% of workers who reported having support from senior leadership said they were satisfied at work and motivated to do their best. That's the kind of culture we want to continue creating and maintaining at the State of Indiana.

Featured Upcoming Workshops

Thursday, March 21

• *Performance & Goals: Measuring Progress & Utilizing Feedback | 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Virtual 

Tuesday, April 2

• Managing SuccessFactors as a Hiring Manager | 9 to 10:30 a.m. | In person | Virtual 
• Building a Culture of Accountability 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | In person | Virtual 

Thursday, April 4

• *Performance & Goals: Fostering Continuous Employee Development | 9 to 10:30 a.m. | Virtual 

*brief online prerequisite required

If you register for a workshop and are no longer able to attend, please cancel your registration so invitations can be extended to those on the waitlist.

The Spring 2024 Pulse Survey is still live

The 2024 Spring Pulse Survey is live and is the best way to give your feedback anonymously. After the Pulse Survey, your agency’s leadership team will receive a customized Pulse Survey report to help them target areas of improvement and develop plans to address them. The survey will be live until March 22. Give your feedback today.

“I’d like to highlight that the Pulse Survey is anonymous! The only two people that receive any raw data from the survey are me (Zach Cramer) and the Tableau Dashboard administrator within INSPD. The way that we visualize the data for agencies is summative, so each data point is standalone in categories like gender, education, etc. The responses are not tied together.”

Understanding Extended Leaves

Dear HR, I’m a new manager and am trying to understand different types of extended absences, especially how Short-Term Disability, New Parent Leave, and Family Medical Leave apply. Can you explain some of the nuances so I can best support my employees? The Employee Relations Team has tips to help.

Helpful Hints from the Employee Relations Team

• When an employee begins a leave of absence and when they return to work, be sure to notify your HR representative.
• Employees that are returning from medical leaves can't work until a release to duty document is submitted to the HR representative. If there are restrictions, you should discuss with your employee to see if reasonable accommodations are needed.
• If an employee is ineligible for disability or family-medical leave and needs to be out for more than 30 calendar days, the request is approved up the chain of command to the agency head or designee, copy to HR representative, then submitted to the INSPD Director for approval.

Do you have questions?

For questions about extended leaves of absence, contact the employee relations team at 1-855-773-4647 (option 4). You can find contact information for other divisions of INSPD here.

Creating a Healthy Work Environment

As a manager, what role do you play in creating a healthy work environment for your employees? Read our blog post for helpful tips.

Performance Management

Key Date: March 29, 2024

Performance goals for 2024 should be added in SuccessFactors. Talk with your employees about these expectations and encourage them to take an active role in achieving them. Need help? Refer to the Goal Setting and Tracking Quick Step Guide for Managers

Featured LinkedIn Learning Courses

Balancing Work and Life

Prevent Team Burnout as a Manager

Work-Life Blend: The New Work-Life Balance

Tell Us Your Thoughts on the Newsletter

Your feedback helps us to create the best content we can for managers.

Quick Links

State of Indiana Leave Policies

S.M.A.R.T. Goal Worksheet.

Goal Setting and Tracking Quick Step Guide for Managers

The Expectant Parent Packet

Find the Hiring Resources You Need

Whether you need help creating a requisition, writing interview questions or extending an offer, the new hiring page on the IMC website has resources to help.

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