Building a High Functioning Work Culture
March 7, 2019
An organization that is poised to do great things must have a culture where ideas and performance flourish.This kind of culture does not happen by chance.It is built intentionally–and with careful attention to details.Someone once said, “You get exactly the kind of staff behavior your organization has guided them toward.”Recruiting and training staff consistent with an organization's mission is one of the first steps in creating a positive work culture.But what is needed to create a learning environment where staff actually thrive?What are the elementsthat make up the kind of environment where staff and management work collaboratively to fulfill the agency mission?Participants will discuss the key elements that make up a high-functioning work culture and assess the degree to which their organization possesses these elements.
Presenter: Mark Carey, President of The Carey Group
About the Presenter
Mark Carey is President of The Carey Group (TCG), a national consulting firm that provides training and technical assistance for justice and correctional professional and community groups. He has over 30 years of experience in the correctional field as a counselor, probation/parole officer, planner, administrator, and consultant. He has previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Community and Juvenile Services in the Minnesota Department of Corrections (1999-2003), Director of Dakota County Community Corrections, and Director of Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted County Community Corrections. Moreover, he was the warden of MCF-Shakopee, the only state women's prison in Minnesota. He taught juvenile justice at the Community College in Rochester, Minnesota, and has published over a dozen articles and two books.
Carey was chosen as the project coordinator for the State of Illinois for the National Institute of Corrections/Crime and Justice Institute evidence-based practices initiative. This project was a three-year effort aimed at demonstrating recidivism reduction in Illinois and Maine by assisting these states in the implementation of the principles and practices around social learning, risk reduction, change management, and collaboration. In 2009 the Carey Group joined with the Center for Effective Public Policy in Evidence-Based Decision Making, a National Institute of Corrections project that seeks to utilize research evidence at all points in justice system decision making.
In addition to being on the Board of Directors for the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) since 1997, Carey served a term as APPA President and has held the positions of President and Chair for several associations and task forces. He is frequently requested as a speaker and trainer. In 1993, Carey was selected as the Corrections Person of the Year by the Minnesota Corrections Association. In 1996, he received APPA's Sam Houston University Award.
Carey and his colleagues from The Carey Group are best known for consultation services around evidence-based practices, action planning, organizational change, leadership, and restorative justice.