51³Ô¹ÏÍø

To help make the strategy a reality, the Provost's Board wanted to develop a set of Values and Behaviours. The Provost's Board tasked the Organisational Development and Inclusion (ODI) team to develop a set of Values using these principles:

• Co-created with the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community
• Provost's Board's active involvement
• A culture where 'how things are done' is as important as a result achieved
• The process as important as the outcome
• Set the tone for change
• Deal with inconsistent behaviours
• Explore what connects us - shared beliefs/assumptions
• Faculty-led

Focus Groups

A team of facilitators designed 90-minute focus groups to draw out and listen to views directly from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø staff. The focus groups started with a definition of what values are before diving into the big questions:

• What makes/would make 51³Ô¹ÏÍø a great place to work?
• What behaviours do you value from colleagues at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø? (and would they be different for leaders?)
• What are the values that you think are important for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø?

The focus group attendees then voted on the top five values, enabling the ODI team to gather perspectives from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø staff.

Summary

Overall, we listened to the thoughts, ideas, and suggestions of over 400 staff members. They submitted a list of 360 values, 86 of which were unique. The top 12 most-suggested values were developed into five themes.