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Promoting dignity and respect in the workplace 

Everyone working for the UN has a responsibility to help create and protect the right work culture. One of civility and respect. One in which we address workplace issues constructively. One in which we address instances of discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment) and abuse of authority.

To learn more about staff engagement initiatives, including the 2019 survey, visit the engagement page on iSeek or email engagement@un.org.

What is staff engagement?

Staff engagement is the emotional commitment that a staff member has to an organization and its goals. More generally, engagement is two-way: it occurs when the organization values the employee and when the employee values an organization.

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance recently concluded a pilot multi-rater feedback programme towards strengthening performance management and accountability at the Under-Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General levels. It was conducted between December 2018 and March 2019.

Agile per­for­mance man­age­ment is an approach to man­ag­ing employ­ee per­for­mance and devel­op­ment.

It is col­lab­o­ra­tive, involv­ing reg­u­lar con­ver­sa­tions and con­tin­u­ous feed­back.

The new approach offers flexibility in many ways. Feedback, such as comments and competency ratings, can be exchanged among all levels of staff, not just through the traditional route where a supervisor gives feedback to a direct report.