Workplace Assessment
Gain a clearer understanding of workplace culture, communication, leadership, employee experiences, conflict, and organizational concerns. IWS’s Workplace Assessments provide an objective, confidential process for identifying patterns, contributing factors, strengths, and opportunities for improvement while helping organizations make informed decisions and move forward with greater clarity.
What is IWS’s Workplace Assessment?
When workplace concerns become recurring, complicated or difficult to understand, a workplace assessment can help an organization step back, listen, and gain a clear picture of what is happening. Providing an opportunity to examine workplace culture, communication, leadership, relationships, accountability, employee experiences, and organizational practices. Through confidential interviews, observation, and careful analysis of identified concerns, an assessment can help uncover patterns and contributing factors that may not be visible from the surface.
Why would you need a Workplace Assessment?
Sometimes an organization needs to better understand what is happening, why it may be happening, and what can be done to move forward. A Workplace Assessment may be appropriate when an organization is experiencing:
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Ongoing communication or relationship concern
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Conflict or tension among employees or leadership
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Concerns about workplace culture or morale
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Repeated complaints or unresolved workplace issues
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Concerns about leadership, supervision, or accountability
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Employee disengagement or lack of trust
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Team dynamics that are affecting productivity or service
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Organizational change, transition, or growth
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Concerns that appear broader than an individual employee issue
How could Workplace Assessment help your Organization?
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The process can help identify patterns, strengths, areas of concern, contributing factors, and opportunities for improvement.
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It can also provide leadership with meaningful information to support more informed decisions.
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Create space for employees and leaders to be heard and respected.
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Help leadership move beyond assumptions and perspectives to better understand the broader workplace environment & its challenges.
Why choose IWS?
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For organizations serving Indigenous communities and Tribal communities in particular, we bring an understanding of the importance of culture, relationships, community, history, and context in how workplace concerns are experienced and addressed.
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We are a neutral third-party that works through a culturally grounded lens.
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We help organizations understand what is happening and find a meaningful path.
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We empower and honor the parties involved to ensure they feel heard and seen as Indigenous people.
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We empower our fellow Native Nations through coaching in every interaction.
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We help organizations retain and mentor Indigenous employees for leadership positions.
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Our approach is intentional, balanced, and focused on understanding the whole picture, not simply identifying who is right or wrong.
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We take the time to listen, recognize patterns, consider different perspectives, and distinguish individual concerns from broader organizational issues.