The Sarawak Civil Service (SCS) Psychology & Counselling Services Strategic Planning Year 2021 – 2025 was officially launched yesterday (28 October 2021).
The strategic planning comprises four pillars, 14 strategic objectives, and 14 key outcomes which are to be fully materialized in the year 2025.
“Among highlighted outcomes involve employee wellbeing and high-performance culture,” said Deputy State Secretary (Performance and Service Delivery Transformation), YBhg Datu Dr. Sabariah Putit during a virtual closing ceremony of the 7th SCS Psychology and Counselling Conference 2021.
“Understanding future trends in psychology and counselling especially in human resource management are crucial in making sure the service continues to be relevant,” she added.
Touching on the employee’s wellbeing, she noted that in par with research and studies, it (well-being) has been proven to have a link with higher employees’ engagement and productivity.
“Thus, I would like to take this opportunity to urge, more initiatives of sustaining and maintaining the SCS Wellbeing to be implemented,”
“It is high time for us to have our own SCS Wellbeing policy, guidelines, and action plan to be materialized. I am looking forward to the SCS having its Wellbeing Index in the year 2022,” she said.
In tandem, the rigorous effort to embody High Performing Culture in SCS should as well be highlighted.
She noted that High-Performance Culture promotes idea generation and leadership that encourages employees to take ownership in their everyday performance of their roles.
“In ensuring excellent service delivery, High-Performing Culture is to be practiced and cherished by every level of the SCS workforce and not only leaders, as we are looking to sustain the culture towards achieving our vision which is the World Class Civil Service,” said Datu Dr. Sabariah.
In her speech, it was also noted that the Managing Culture Change is currently developing SCS Value Index in which is to be fully implemented in the year 2022.
The index generated by SCS Value Index will be used to formulate and implement more strategic and specific initiatives and interventions as well as to improve the enculturation of SCS Six Shared Values among SCS.
The six shared values are:
- Integrity
- Kind and Caring
- Professionalism
- Sense of Urgency and Ownership
- Team Spirit
- Result-Oriented
