Investment in feedback and planning processes helped the people of Medical College of Wisconsin see their role – and future – aligned within the organization’s powerful mission.

Business Goals

• Engage in dialogue to establish expectations

• Measure performance

• Evaluate performance

• Reward excellence

• Grow potential

• Enhance satisfaction

The Solution

• Organization embarked on first-ever engagement survey

  • “Staff and faculty love being a part of the Medical College of Wisconsin,” said Kimara Ellefson, Director of Talent and Faculty Affairs.
  • The survey did, however, hit on one important revelation: many employees struggled to connect their own importance with that of the greater organization.

• Medical College of Wisconsin’s Talent Management team knew they needed a centralized performance and planning process

• The result was a flexible process called EMERGE that was carefully fit to the Medical College of Wisconsin’s varied workforce and departmental needs.

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