moving toward more collaborative and adaptive management of wildlife: changing perspectives of state...
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Moving toward more collaborative and adaptive management of wildlife:
Changing perspectives of state wildlife agency personnel
Carrie Ott-Holland, Stanton Mak, Kevin Ford, Shawn Riley
Michigan State University
Patrick Lederle
State of Michigan, Wildlife Division
Acknowledgements
Michigan State Government Michigan Department of Natural
Resources Wildlife Division Leadership Team
Wildlife Division Planning and Adaptation Section
Big Picture Question
When making strategic changes to create
more adaptive, collaborative wildlife management
how can progress be monitored?
Overview: Michigan DNR, Wildlife Division
Mission To enhance, restore and
conserve the State’s wildlife resources, natural
communities, and ecosystems for the benefit
of Michigan’s citizens, visitors and future
generations.
ChallengesChanging stakeholders
• Decline in hunters, trappers • Increase non-consumptive stakeholders• Changes in land use patterns
Needs assessment• Need for new direction• Need for more adaptive supervision• Need for enhanced accountability at the
management level• Need for enhanced trust with
stakeholders
Goals of strategic effort
Provide clear direction and help set priorities
Make Division more proactive, adaptive and
appropriately responsive to contemporary and
emerging wildlife issues
Address priorities through enhanced engagement with
partners, stakeholders, and the general public
Increase the efficiencies of the Division
Increase Collaboration Entering into partnerships with other agencies,
organizations, and stakeholder groups
Collaboration on projects and activities by other agencies or organizations
Using volunteers to assist in division efforts
Relating to the unengaged public as a potential to build support for Division programs
Strategic Planning Process
Design team to create strategic plan
Information Gathering
GPS Education Initiative
Implementation team
Operationalize the GPS across the Division
Identifying barriers
Tracking and Monitoring Progress
Given change in organizations….…is slow…requires continuous effort…requires understanding different perspectives
External stakeholder surveyLongitudinal internal stakeholder survey
Assess trust and satisfaction throughout strategic planning processThree consultants from MSU lead effort
Internal Survey Methods• Went to management meetings around state to
collect data• 20 minute survey• Entire population was sampled
148 employees 1st year 140 employees 2nd year
• 99 employees could be linked between year 1 and year 2
First year internal survey findings
Personal commitment of the GPS
Overall Satisfaction
Clear, timely communication
0 1 2 3 4 5
First year findings
5-point Likert scale of agreement
First year internal survey findingsPerceiving management as being committed to the success of the GPS significantly correlated with...
Feeling personally committed to the
GPS
Perceiving the work culture as
open to new ideas
Overall job satisfaction
r=.53* r=.56*r=.53*
First year internal survey findingsViewing the Division as a whole rather than focusing on one’s work unit was positively related to…
Perceived employee
accountability
Satisfaction with communication
Overall job satisfaction
r=.50*r=.35*r=.29* r=.40*
Satisfaction with
coworkers
Positive change between 1st and 2nd year
Personal commitment of the GPS
Management support of the GPS
Positive Changes arising from the GPS
Clear and timely communication
Challenging and varied work
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
2012 Mean 2013 Mean
5-point Likert Scale of Agreement
Positive change between 1st and 2nd year
Training opportunities
Employee accountability
Partnerships with external stakeholders
Satisfaction with supervisor relationship
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
2012 Mean 2013 Mean
5-point Likert Scale of Agreement
Next stepsYear 3Year 2Year 1
Perceived Managerial Support for
GPS
Perceived Managerial Support for
GPS
Perceived Managerial Support for
GPS
Partnerships with
External Stakeholder
s
Partnerships with
External Stakeholder
s
Partnerships with
External Stakeholder
s
Implications Change…
…requires understanding different perspectives (internal)
…is slow, requires more than a “snapshot” …necessitates on-line data for continuous learning
and adaptation
