R 041417Z DEC 12

ALCOAST 505/12
COMDTNOTE 5351
SUBJ: 2012 ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT SURVEY (OAS) RESULTS
1. This year, 29,079 members of the Coast Guard participated in the
Organizational Assessment Survey (2012 OAS) - representing 50 Percent
of the Active Duty, Reserve, and Civilian workforce.  The results
indicate the Coast Guard continues to see progress from prior years
in most of the dimensions measured, with noteworthy improvement in
the areas of employee involvement and performance measures.  We
continue to receive positive responses in the areas of leadership,
diversity, teamwork, communication, and the work environment.
2. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management web-based tool, called the
Performance America Assessor, allows units to view their results.
Unit level POCs will be e-mailed logons to access results. Unit
commanders who have not already provided a POC should contact the OAS
action officer, Mr. Paul Redmond, paul.e.redmond (at) uscg.mil,
202-475-5030. To protect confidentiality, the Assessor does not show
results for any question if there are fewer than eight responses to
that question.  More detailed guidance and tools will be available on
SharePoint as soon as the transition to SharePoint is complete.
3. Unit Commanders should use the results to aid in evaluating
processes and practices at the unit level, while inviting review of
broader processes by higher echelons and program managers.  Unit
commanders should make unit-level results available to unit
personnel, paying particular attention to the results of question
131: I believe the results of this survey will be used to make my
unit/command a better place to work.  The best way to improve
response rates and thus accuracy of OAS results is to share OAS
results with the crew and visibly use the results to improve command
climate.
4. Organizational Performance Consultant (OPC) staffs may be
consulted to aid units in integrating OAS results into unit
performance management.  The list of OPCs will be available on
SharePoint once the transition is complete and your POCs will be
alerted.
5. The six data points from the OAS covering 2002-2012 provide a rich
source of data.  Program and force managers should use OAS results to
measure program effectiveness and gain insight on where to conduct
analysis that is more detailed and/or take action.
6. RADM D. A. Neptun, Assistant Commandant for Human Resources,
sends.
7. Internet Release Authorized.