Communications Technology Laboratory Employee Feedback Survey

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Welcome to the CTL Survey!
This is your opportunity to share your perceptions,
beliefs and experiences of the culture and work
environment of CTL since the reorganization.
This survey takes approximately 15 minutes. We
appreciate your time and input!
You must be 18 to participate.
Your Participation is Confidential and Voluntary.
By continuing you are consenting to participate.
You may decline to answer any question.
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Vision and Communication of CTL

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly
Agree

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

Disagree

I have the information I need
to do my job
I feel informed about my
immediate work group
I feel informed about others
across CTL
I feel informed about others
across NIST
I am able to quickly and
easily find information about
CTL when required
I understand how my
project(s) contributes to
CTL’s goals
Senior CTL leaders provide
effective communication
My supervisor provides
effective communication

List one or more things that would improve communication or
information exchange.

Strongly
Disagree

Collaborative Nature of CTL

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly
Agree
I have opportunities to
collaborate with colleagues
in other divisions within
CTL
Information about projects
and opportunities across
CTL are shared with me
Information about projects
and opportunities across
NIST are shared with me
Group leadership actively
promotes/encourages teambuilding/collaboration
Division leadership actively
promotes/encourages teambuilding/collaboration
Senior CTL leadership
actively
promotes/encourages teambuilding/collaboration

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Collaborative Nature of CTL
I feel I have a voice in:

Strongly
Agree

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

Disagree

My work
Programmatic change
Organizational change

Describe one or more things that can improve collaboration among
CTL staff.

Strongly
Disagree

Processes: Budgeting and Project
Planning

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly
Agree

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

I understand the project
planning and budget process
I understand my role in the
project planning and budget
process
I am informed about CTL
strategic goals

I believe the goals of the project planning and budget process are to:
Strongly
Agree
Allow me to communicate the
goals of my work

Allow me to communicate the
expected impact of my work
to leaders and others in CTL

Justify my work
Provide the opportunity to set
new directions/evolve
research
Expand capacity (including
people, equipment, etc)

Agree

Neither
Agree nor
Disagree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

N/A

Processes: Budgeting and Project
Planning

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly
Agree

Agree

Neither
Agree nor
Disagree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

I am appropriately included in
decisions that affect my work
Opportunities to work on
projects outside my current
projects are available to me
I can take advantage of
opportunities to work on
projects outside my current
projects
I have the support of my
leadership to take advantage
of opportunities to work on
projects outside my current
projects
Planning and budgeting
decisions are made at the
appropriate level in CTL

Describe one or more things that could improve CTL planning and
budgeting processes.

N/A

Values – Trust, Respect, Diversity

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly
Agree
Workforce diversity is
valued within CTL
My job is valued by my
coworkers
I feel my contributions are
valued
I receive recognition from
my supervisor
I believe I have opportunities
for advancement
I feel respected by my
immediate coworkers
I feel respected by my
supervisor
I feel respected by CTL
leaders
I feel comfortable speaking
up about problems/issues in
the workplace with my
supervisor
I feel like I belong here and
can bring my whole self to
work
CTL culture supports
employees' health and
wellbeing

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

What change(s) could improve diversity, equity, inclusiveness, and
accessibility in CTL?

Agility and Innovation

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Note: Organizational agility is defined as the ability of an
organization to renew itself, adapt, change quickly, and succeed in
response to rapidly changing and ambiguous changes in its
environment
Strongly
Agree

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

CTL is an agile organization
I am rewarded for
innovating/taking risks in
achieving goals
I am rewarded for embracing
change

My skill set/competency can be applied to changing:
Strongly
Agree
Research/technical directions
Business processes
Organizational structure
needs

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly
Agree

Agree

Neither Agree
nor Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Group leaders are open to
my ideas for improvements
Division chiefs are open to
my ideas for improvements
Senior CTL leaders are open
to my ideas for improvement
My supervisor is flexible and
works with me to achieve
work/life balance
I recommend CTL as a great
place to work

Identify one or more changes that could make CTL more agile and
supportive of innovation.

Disagree

Final Open-ended Questions

If you could change one thing in CTL, what would it be?

Demographics

To best understand the levels of satisfaction across
different groups of employees to better serve
everyone within CTL, we’d like to understand a bit
more about you and where you sit in the
organization.
All demographic data will be aggregated to
prevent identification of respondents. Any
demographic category with fewer than 5
respondents will not be included in the analysis.
You may decline to answer any question.
What is your current gender?
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Female
Male

My career track is:
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•

Research/technical
Administrative

My division is:
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Lab Office
Public Safety Communications Research
RF Technology
Wireless Networks
Smart Connected Systems
Spectrum Technology and Research

My age group is:
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18 to 29 years old
30 to 54 years old
Over 55 years old