Committed, productive employees are key to organizational success and a profitable bottom line. This assessment will allow you to communicate your expectations to others, get feedback on managing your expectations, improve your outlook and attitude and ultimately to enjoy increased job satisfaction.

This profile is responded to online and a pdf of the profile results is emailed to the location of your choice.

Click on the button below to view a sample report generated by responding to the Work Expectations Profile® online

A Work Expectations Group Report is also available to analyze gaps & design the best intervention within a particular team of respondents.

Individual Insights from the Work Expectations Profile®

Personal Insight into Work Attitudes and Preferences Help people understand what characteristics are important to them in a job.

Learn what reinforces you on a job       Learn what is necessary for your satisfaction on a job       Create a framework in which to organize your work experience

Understanding of Current Work Satisfaction Help people gain a deeper understanding of what brings them satisfaction and frustration at their job.

Understand what work expectations are met and unmet in your job         Identify areas of your job that are dissatisfying or frustrating       Reflect on the direction of your career and the changes you want to make within your job

Managers and Supervisors Understand the Expectations of Their Employees Help managers better read the pulse of their departments or organizations and learn about potential areas of group dissatisfaction.

Learn what characteristics of a job and what reinforcements are important to the department       or organization       Learn what work expectations are being met within the department or organization       Gain insight into employee dissatisfaction

Interpersonal Insights from the Work Expectations Profile®

A Common Language to Understand and Discuss Work Expectations Help people develop a language through which they can efficiently and accurately communicate concerns about their work preferences, attitudes, and satisfaction.

Categorize the benefits and characteristics of a job or career       Reference an area of work expectations to describe common concerns       Create a safe forum to discuss differences       Express problems and frustrations in a more open fashion       Express dissenting opinions without fear of disapproval or causing offense

Address Unmet Work Expectations  Help managers and employees apply their knowledge about work expectations to make changes within both the job and themselves. Discuss what alterations would enhance an employee's job       Feel understood about job concerns and needs       Understand management's perspective on employee needs       Adjust unrealistic expectations rather than hold on to resentment

Explore 10 Key Expectations

In a typical employment situation, certain expectations — such as salary, hours, and job duties — are clearly understood by both employer and employee. Other expectations, however, are so intimately linked to an individual's concept of work that they oftentimes go unspoken or unacknowledged. The Work Expectations Profile® helps people explore 10 work expectations that impact today's employment relationships:

Recognition        Autonomy       Expression        Career Growth        Diversity        Teamwork        Structure        Environment         Balance         Stability

Multi-Dimensional Tool Suits Today's Business Climate

The Work Expectations Profile® helps to uncover and explore employees' expectations in a variety of employment situations, including:

Working on a team Transitioning to a new position Experiencing organizational restructuring Creating meaningful performance reviews Making the most of the office routine

Open The Door to Mutual Understanding

The Work Expectations Profile® helps people in your organization: Identify their expectations        Discover which expectations they consider most important        Learn how to communicate, initiate action, and adjust expectations        Get feedback on managing their expectations       Improve their outlook and enhance their attitude toward work       Enjoy the benefits of increased job satisfaction and improved performance

You Have Purchase Options

1. ALD can arrange an account so your organization can respond to and distribute a volume of profiles     2.  Order the online profile now; fast results, report is delivered through our EPIC web based system; you respond online, select to print your own copy in color or black/white, it's emailed to a location of your choice and ready to view. NOTE: The online profile includes content described above plus your Work Expectations Graph, what is most important to you in the work environment, How Much Your Expectations Are Met and Work Expectations Gap Analysis.  Detailed descriptions of work expectations are provided allowing you to Focus, Reflect and Act on your highest unmet work expectations - whether spoken or unspoken.   3. The paper version of the Work Expectations Profile® is much less comprehensive than the online version; the online profile includes your Work Expectations Graph, what is most important to you in the work environment, and How Much Your Expectations Are Met.  Detailed descriptions of work expectations are provided allowing you to Focus, Reflect and Act on your highest unmet work expectations - whether spoken or unspoken.

Work Expectations Profile® Facilitator's Kit

Supporting materials to facilitate a session around the Work Expectations Profile®     Facilitator's Kit Contents Facilitator's Sourcebook            Two paper Work Expectations Profiles®              All presentation materials on CD-ROM  Included are four slide styles on each CD: dark background, light background, traditional black and white, and a new design exclusively for transparencies. Also included are:  Handout originals In-depth seminar evaluations       Research reports        Slide and handout indexes        Customization tips

Work Expectations Profile® is a product of Inscape Publishing, Minneapolis, MN