Report on Performance, Culture, and Engagement at Sonic Healthcare

This report provides an in-depth analysis of Sonic Healthcare's management strategies, focusing on performance, culture, and employee engagement initiatives. The report begins with an overview of Sonic Healthcare, an Australian diagnostic company, and its commitment to providing high-quality services. It then explores the company's performance-related initiatives, including creative target setting, remuneration and performance evaluation, and motivational programs. The report also examines the company's culture-related initiatives, such as organizing cultural festivals and organizational consultant interventions. Furthermore, it delves into engagement-related activities like educational tours and recreational activities. The report highlights the benefits of these initiatives, such as increased productivity, improved employee relations, and enhanced organizational culture. The company's focus on employee development and engagement is evident throughout the analysis. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the positive impact of Sonic Healthcare's management approach on its overall success.

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Contents
Part A...............................................................................................................................................4
Part B...............................................................................................................................................5
Introduction......................................................................................................................................5
Sonic healthcare limited..................................................................................................................5
Performance related initiatives.....................................................................................................6
Culture related initiatives.............................................................................................................6
Engagement related initiatives.....................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8

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Part A
Sonic Healthcare is a diagnostic company that is based in Sydney, Australia. It was founded in
1987 with the objective to provide the best quality of services to the patients, individuals and
medical practitioners. The company has 37000 staff members across its global branches where
thus improving the functionality of the organization in the most effective manner. The company
into existence in 1987 by Dr . Colin Goldschmidt with motive to provide the best quality of
diagnostic services to the target segment that includes medical practitioners, patients, and
companies, in the year 2019, the revenue of the company rose above $5.5 billion. The company
was also listed in Australian Stock Exchange thus improving its overall image. The Company
has its branches in the country that are
The company has been known for its various successful initiatives in the area of culture,
performance and recreational that resulted in better coordination among the employees of the
organization. The good ad innovative initiatives in the areas were helpful in achieving the right
targeted results. Some of the initiatives of are –
Performance related initiatives
Creative target setting
Another important performance facilitator of the employees in the organization is the creative
target setting as it helps them to get the things done in the effective manner. Setting small targets
can do the creative target setting for the employees as it was done by Sonic Company resulting in
greater profitability and growth for the organization
Remuneration and Performance evaluation
Sonic healthcare limited company conducts the performance evaluation of its all types of
employees in every quarter. The performance evaluation of the employees includes their target
achievement, behavioral practices, discipline conduct, and going extra mile for the organization.
Motivational programs

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Sonic healthcare limited company also organizes motivational programs so that they can get
motivated to achieve the results in the period. The motivational programs include making them
watch a video or some activity where they feel energized to work again.
Cultural related initiatives
Organizing cultural festivals –
The organizing cultural festivals will be helpful in achieving the open and understanding
organizational culture in the organization thus resulting in flexible and understanding the
effective relationships. The cultural festivals also help in achieving the right levels of
understudying among the people
Organizational consultant positive intervention-
The Sonic healthcare has organized various change programs where the OD consultants were
asked to look at the changes that take place in the area. Some of the organizational consultant has
advised the manager to inculcate various activities that include organizing quarterly meetings
among various departments, welcoming the culture of openness, and introducing flexibility in
operations.
Engagement related activities
Educational tours-
The educational tours are also important in developing high level of engagement among
employees. The educational tours among the various departmental employees can be organized
thus also increasing knowledge transfer among the employees, building the good relations
among them.
Recreational activities-
Recreational activities are organized with the motive to recreate the experiences among the
employees so that good relationships could be established in the organization. The recreational
activities have various benefits that include increased productivity, positive mindset, better

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understanding among the employees, and improved overall productivity and growth of
organization.
Part B
Introduction
Sonic Healthcare Limited is an Australian multinational company headquartered in Sydney
Australia that provides the pathology, Laboratory and radio services. It is one of the largest
diagnostic companies that has its presence, in New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom,
Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany. It provides highest quality of medical services to hospitals,
individuals and companies (Aktas, 2016). Public limited company is boasts off 37000 employees
around the world. Dr. Colin Goldschmidt founded the company in 1987 with the motive to
provide the best quality of diagnostic services to the target segment that includes medical
practitioners, patients, and companies. In 2019, company revenue exceeded $5.5 Billion because
of its great services provide to its stakeholders (Anderson, 2017). In 1987, the Australian
company was listed in Australian Stock Exchange as Sonic technology limited but later on it
changed its name to Sonic Healthcare Australian limited. It is also a part of S&P 50
(Amanchukwu, 2015). The following report will be discussing about the performance, culture
and engagement related initiatives about the company
Sonic healthcare limited
Sonic healthcare limited is company that is into diagnosing area where it conducts millions of
tests ans research in its laboratories
Performance related initiatives
Remuneration and Performance evaluation
Sonic healthcare limited company conducts the performance evaluation of its all types of
employees in every quarter. The performance evaluation of the employees includes their target
achievement, behavioral practices, discipline conduct, and going extra mile for the organization.
The employees are evaluated on every parameter in the best manner and are given scores

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accordingly (Anwar, 2017). The highest score invites the highest increment in the salary of the
employees while the lowest score invites the lowest increments in the employee salary. The
performance evaluation helps them in managing their performance in the best manner possible
(Cleary, 2017).
Motivational programs
Sonic healthcare limited company also organizes motivational programs so that they can get
motivated to achieve the results in the period. The motivational programs include making them
watch a video or some activity where they feel energized to work again (Harris, 2008). The
motivational programs also include various activities of recognition and where they were able to
understand the things in the effective manner. There various incentive programs which were
organized that entices the employees to work for their goals in order to achieve the incentives
either financial or non-financial ones (Heracleous & Papachroni, New york city).
Creative target setting
Another important performance facilitator of the employees in the organization is the creative
target setting as it helps them to get the things done in the effective manner. Setting small targets
can do the creative target setting for the employees as it was done by Sonic Company resulting in
greater profitability and growth for the organization (Ejimabo, 2013). In the program that was
started in the company, every department set various goals according to the present situation.
The goals were set for short durations where they were provided with prizes or gifts on its
achievements to the target segment. The creative target segments were helpful in achieving the
right results in the effective manner thus improving the morale of the employees so that the right
goals can be accomplished in effective manner (Aktas, 2016).
Culture related initiatives
Organizational consultant positive intervention-
The Sonic healthcare has organized various change programs where the OD consultants were
asked to look at the changes that take place in the area. Some of the organizational consultant has
advised the manager to inculcate various activities that include organizing quarterly meetings

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among various departments, welcoming the culture of openness, and introducing flexibility in
operations (Amanchukwu, 2015). Such kind of activities brought high degree of clarity in all
types of operational and functional goals thus resulting in better achievement of the goals. The
quarterly meetings were conducted among the departments that resulted in better level of
harmony among the various departmental people.
Organizing cultural festivals –
The organizing cultural festivals will be helpful in achieving the open and understanding
organizational culture in the organization thus resulting in flexible and understanding the
effective relationships. The cultural festivals also help in achieving the right levels of
understudying among the people. Such exercise develops the good levels of professionalism and
awareness about the existence of important things (G, 2013).
The organization also came up with the culture of organizing festivals of the people as it
improved upon their cultural morale and personal morale where they started understanding about
the things thus resulting in high degree of understanding among them. For example, the
organization organized Christian festivals thus improving the morale of the Christian people and
safeguarding their values, such festivities resulted in increased level of understanding where they
were able to achieve the things in an effective manner. Within in a month’s time the productivity
and profitability of the organization can be improved thus resulting in highest degree of
understanding among the people (Harris, 2008). The employees’ feelings and experiences were
also recorded as they discussed about the positive impact of these culture activities on the people
where they were able feel the improvement their productivity.
Engagement related initiatives
Recreational activities-
Recreational activities are organized with the motive to recreate the experiences among the
employees so that good relationships could be established in the organization. The recreational
activities have various benefits that include increased productivity, positive mindset, better
understanding among the employees, and improved overall productivity and growth of
organization. The sonic healthcare had organizes various recreational activities during their

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office timings that include lunch and dinner party, musical concerts, role-playing activities, and
business games (Heracleous & Papachroni, New york city).
The lunch and dinner party is helpful in facilitating the healthy conversation among the
employees thus developing the congenial relationship between them. The role-playing exercise
was also of great help as it focused the employees into various different goals thus helping them
develop the sympathy of other people roles (Anwar, 2017). Some of the good business games
were also played as such games helped them in developing the in-depth understanding of various
aspects where it helps in developing the high level of profitability and growth of the
organization. The business game that were used for playing were case studies, simulation
exercises and role playing, there was great role for these games resulting in high level of
empathy for each other roles.
Educational tours-
The educational tours are also important in developing high level of engagement among
employees. The educational tours among the various departmental employees can be organized
thus also increasing knowledge transfer among the employees, building the good relations
among them. The educational tours has a momentarily advantage as it gives the good time of
recreational among the employees where they are able to engage with each other on personal
terms thus taking away all the negative barriers related professional barriers. Sonic Healthcare
has a culture of organizing good educational tours or research tours where they are able to
understanding about various good understanding among the employees (Anwar, 2017).
The educational tour have been useful in improving their thinking process where they were able
to get the right ways of achieving the best ways of doing. Sonic Healthcare has a culture of
organizing good educational tours or research tours where they are able to understanding about
various good understanding among the employees (Anderson, 2017).
Conclusion
The Sonic Health care company, which is an Australian company have also tried delivering the
best quality of diagnostic services to its target segment thus resulted in long term productivity
and growth of the organization. There is various culture, performance, engagement initiatives

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thus resulting high level of profitability and growth for the organization in the best manner
possible. The company has tried organizing various recreational activities that included role-
playing exercises, business games, and musical concerts. These activities were helpful in the
development of the positive mindsets among the employees thus resulting better collaboration
among the employees in the organization thus resulting in the high level of mental connectivity
among the employees of the organization.
The company OD intervention was helpful in promoting the open and flexible culture where the
employees were able to get the highest level of satisfaction among the employees thus resulting
in better achievement of goals. These cultural, performances, recreational initiatives were of
great help as it helps in improving upon the good level of productivity and understanding among
the employees where they are able to get the right ways of things done. The educational tours
were also helpful in development of good understanding and collaboration among employees.

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