Achieving Change through Staff Engagement

1. Achieving Change through Staff Engagement

2. The reality is… • SUSTAINABILITY is only achieved by changing the fundamental nature of our organisations • Our campuses might become GREENER without changing their nature but our organisations WILL NOT become sustainable. • WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??

3. What is engagement??

4. The act of engaging or the state of being engaged. • Betrothal. • Something that serves to engage; a pledge. • A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time. • Employment, especially for a specified time. • A specific, often limited, period of employment. • A hostile encounter; a battle. • The condition of being in gear • source:dictionary.com

5. Staff engagement BUT WHY? • People are our greatest resource • Interact with students and the wider community • Engaged staff  Positive message! Well that’s the theory…

6. Staff engagement initiatives • Consider a staff engagement initiative: • Challenges/opportunities • Responses/results • What does success look like?

7. Two approaches • Attitude = behaviour • EFS approach; change mindsets • Behaviour = attitude • CBSM approach; focus on actions

8. Main considerations • Know your community • Identify barriers – or challenges • Look for commitment • Make it enjoyable and accessible • Incentivise • What media? • Framing the message

9. Activity • In your groups, develop ideas for staff engagement • Consider the challenges and opportunities identified earlier.

10. Feedback • Did having an approach in mind assist? • Preferences/ideas re approaches? • Other comments/observations?

11. Wrap up • Staff are key to success – treat them with respect they deserve! • Entice commitment • Make it fun – start simple • Understand your challenges and work with your opportunities