Since being developed by the Building Community Shared Understanding Work Team and endorsed by the Building Community Steering Committee in 2020, the school’s Shared Guidelines for Professional Conduct have been utilized in many parts of the school’s departments, centers, and institutes, as well as central administration.
In SMPH Human Resources, leaders have worked to incorporate the Shared Guidelines throughout the employee journey, starting with hiring and onboarding. This helps potential and new members of the SMPH community understand the school’s culture and expectations for living our values of integrity and accountability, compassion, diversity, equity, and inclusivity, and excellence.
The Shared Guidelines are cited in offer letters to set expectations for employment in the school and are reinforced during the onboarding process. SMPH HR is also able to reference the Shared Guidelines during employee coaching, professional development and improvement.
For leadership searches, the Shared Guidelines are referenced in recruitment materials and also shared on the survey asking for feedback on visiting candidates.
“The Shared Guidelines for Professional Conduct have been an incredible tool for SMPH Human Resources,” says Anne Mekschun, SMPH employee relations director. “They help us communicate to employees what their school community’s expectations are for behavior in our thriving workplace.”