Workplace 2000: Working Towards the Millenium

Why do a National Workplace Survey?

Surveying our own employees isn't new. Royal Bank has always checked in with staff to find out how we're performing as an employer, and how we can do better. But we felt it was time to look out, to take a closer look at Main Street. So a national survey of the Canadian workplace -- our second in as many years -- appealed to us for a number of reasons.

We wanted the broadest possible picture, not just our own assumptions and experience. By looking at Canada-wide results about what working Canadians think, what works and what doesn't, and then matching those with a picture of our own workforce, we can pinpoint our gaps and create relevant solutions.

We also felt it important to share what we've learned. By publishing survey results, we can help other employers -- many of who are our clients -- identify their own gaps and improve their own workplaces.

We also wanted to continue a dialogue we began last year with Workplace 2000 about what this country and its citizens will need to succeed in the 21st century.

We once had generations to adapt to change. In today's climate of rapid change, we not only have to adapt "now" but adapt "right," the first time out. If we do, we head into the future with a workforce that is motivated, satisfied, and prepared; if we don't we institutionalize mistakes and risk our competitiveness.

That's true for Royal Bank; and it's true for Canada, too.

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