Getting Sustainability into Staff Development
Welcome Nic Malcomson – Living Well Within One World Elizabeth May – Swansea Metropolitan University
About us Who we are Why we are here
What you can expect Workshop style General view – specific strategies Training Benefits Empowerment exercise Feedback please Finish 3:55 p.m.
Source – Layard LSE Lectures 2003
Let ‘ s hear from you... Two things grateful for today? Who are you? Department? Why are you here? Why is it important? Share with your neighbour/the group
Personal views from LSE
Multi-level strategy: case study LSE LSE Environmental Policy Living Well training Roles offered Staff Development Day Street Market Acknowledgements and awards Listening, requests, further provision
Multi-level strategy Ideas and Resources
Communication exercise Promote getting sustainability into staff development to your neighbour Elicit Top three key objectives of their job Ask…and if you achieve that what will that mean to you…repeat 2 times Give them two benefits of getting sustainability into staff development in their own terms
Sustainability Training: Living Well Information Psychology Practice Repetition Connecting
Previous results 29 participants Overall satisfaction rating: 88% September 2006 March participants Overall satisfaction rating: 88% See for detailswww.livingwellwow.com Data from feedback summaries provided by LSE staff
Exercise: beliefs Learned helplessness, learned optimism Permanence vs temporary Pervasiveness vs specific Personal Source – Seligman (2002)
Training – what works IDEAS
Benefits
Staff Departments: SDU, SDU, other Organisation Wider Community World
Exercise Future pace benefits of getting sustainability into staff development What actions possible from new belief Schedule action with neighbour
Contact
Thank you and feedback please!
Exercise: beliefs Given this new belief, what specific actions can you now commit to take. Write it in your diary. Source – Seligman (2002)
Why psychology? Resourceful states lead to resourceful solutions Happiness, health and response to warnings Happiness and hardship Positive Psychology Findings Source – Seligman (2002)