Registrar’s Event 22 April 2013 Pursue the extraordinary.

Registrar’s Event

22 April 2013

Pursue the extraordinary

Welcome

Chris Sexton


Ice-breaker Questions• Individual with the highest years of service

(tables 1,4 and 8)

• Individual with the lowest years of service (tables 2, 5 and 9)

• Individual who has worked in the most departments in the University (tables 3 and 6)

• Individual who has had the most jobs at the University (tables 7 and 10)Pursue the

extraordinary

Prizes• Juice Goody Bags

• Hospitality card for £10

• An hours treatment with the complementary therapist

• Cinema Tickets

• Juice Lunch for 4

• Delivered buffet for 10 by refreshwithUS

• Lunch for 2 at the University Arms


Objectives• To provide an opportunity to meet the Registrar and senior

professional staff

• To provide a forum where staff from a range of professional groups come together and meet each other

• To update on the progress of the Sheffield Professional and consider how we will use this, the difference it can make

• To understand and discuss the opportunities for and expectations of professional staff in the University and how we will support and develop them

• To help inform future thinking and next steps, including how we make this real for others

• To have fun!


Outline of the session• Welcome and ice-breaker

• Registrar’s presentation

• The Sheffield Professional

• Table Discussion

• Refreshments

• Project Update

• Creating time and the right environment to innovate

• Session round up

• Close and review


Valuing the Talentof our Professional Staff

Dr Philip Harvey, Registrar and SecretaryThe University of SheffieldPresentation to ACS staff

Remember this?

The power of ensemble


And this?



And this?



Another kind of gold medal winner



What don’t you see?

The team behind the scenes.

The professional skills which make the show possible and who deliver a fantastic experience.

Best in the business!


What is your skill?World class performance is not restricted to a single role.

We all need to develop our talents and to shine.


What have we done today to make us feel proud?

Dr Marcello Rivolta – action on hearing loss.

Major breakthrough in use of stem cells to cure deafness.


Outstanding research which changes lives


Solar cells made using a process like spray painting developed by a research collaboration between scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge.


Improving local industry and creating jobs and opportunities


Student volunteering and enterprise


Teaching and the student experience

The university most students would recommend to their friends.


The team behind the success• Outstanding talent spread across the

departments and faculties, as well as within the central professional services.

• Skills which are found in all major successful organisations, but tailored to suit Higher Education.

• But we want to do more…


Spotlight on professional services – what success looks like to me…• Embracing opportunity

• Step change for Sheffield

• Reputation for being the best at what we do

• Attracting and nurturing talent vital to our Strategic Plan

• Creating possibilities for students and for staff – and telling the world!


Questions and challenges

• How do we support the academic mission of the University?

• Do we know what success looks like, today and tomorrow?


Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey

#1#2

Student AccommodationStudents Union

University Library

Student Support

STUDENT SUPPORT TEAMHR TEAM


http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/

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Award-winning performance


The Sheffield Professional

Martin Lewis


The Sheffield ProfessionalThe story so far…April 2013


What is ‘The Sheffield Professional’?• A positive way of describing the experience of working in a professional services role at the University

• A set of principles which describe the agreed ways in which we behave and can expect our leaders, managers and colleagues to behave

• A work in progress!


Who are the Sheffield professionals?• (Video clip)


Where did it start?• A commitment by the Registrar & Secretary to

value the talent of our professional staff and ensure that everyone:

• feels that their contribution matters

• can play a part in shaping the change

• creates award winning performance

• understands what success looks like today and tomorrow

• is able to make their voice heard.

• Project managed by the Talent Management Steering Group supported by HR


http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sheffieldprofessionals/introduction

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sheffieldprofessionals/steeringgroup

How are we developing it?• One to one interviews with steering group members

• Feedback from the Registrar’s event in November (approx. 100 professional staff)

• Champions’ workshop: representatives from Faculties and Professional Services

• 8 focus groups from Faculties and Professional Services (approx. 80 staff)

• HR exchange workshop

• Induction event feedback

• You - your feedback today


What does it look like?• Based on our discussions so far

• Key words and phrases

• Intended to be concise and easy to understand

• Replaces the Professional Services Values


Pursue the extraordinary.

Playing our partWe care about doing the right

thingfor students and colleagues,

valuing everyone’s contribution• Being the best we can be• Creating opportunities for

everyone• Embracing and welcoming

diversity• Taking personal responsibility

CreatingKnowledgeWe are committed todeveloping our own

knowledge and skills as well

as supporting world classteaching and research

• Imaginative• Inspired by working

in excellence• Open to new ideas

• Keen to learn and share knowledge

Building trustWe consider others’ needs,

communicating in a straightforward

and appropriate way• Open and honest

• Good listeners• Effective communicators

• Prepared to challenge and be challenged

OneTeam

We create a workingenvironment based on

mutual respect,trust and team spirit• Supportive of each

other• Collaborative

• Have fun together• Celebrate success

The Sheffield

Professional

What next?• Refining and further development following your

feedback today

• Launch in early June

• Piloting and testing, and further refining June – September

• We’ll start using the Sheffield Professional to influence all areas of the staff experience in the new academic year

• We’ll keep it under review, and develop it along with the Sheffield Leader and The Sheffield Academic


The Sheffield Academic

The Sheffield Professional


http://www.shef.ac.uk/hr/sheffieldacademic/statement

Academic behaviours

The University of Sheffield team member

Shared valuesPartnership

Professional staff

behaviours

Leadershipbehaviours


Now: your chance to contribute!• On your tables:

• Discuss the draft Sheffield Professional statements (your facilitator has a copy for you)

• Think about what might need to change or to happen to move this forward


Speed Dating!

Pat McGrath


Speed DatingTake a few moments to consider Martin’s presentation, the film and the draft Sheffield Professional statements.

In your speed dating discussions consider:

•What do you think of these?

•What might need to happen/change to take the Sheffield Professional forward?

One big suggestion/question

At the end of the speed dating hold a 5 minute table discussion to capture at least one suggestion or question to be taken forward


Refreshments & Networking


Valuing Talent

Rob Gower and Steph Allen


Valuing Talent

• The aims of our project

• What we hope to achieve

• What we have done to date

• What we plan for the future

• Your suggestions


Project Aims• To create a flexible professional workforce and in

doing so:• Break down barriers between teams, departments and

services

• Improve career opportunities – more ability to move about the University

• Continue to increase the contribution Professional Staff make to the University

• Recognise the important role Professional Staff play in the success of the University


What we hope to achieve• Improve recognition for professional staff

• Staff feel empowered to take responsibility for their career

• Greater movement of staff around the University, building skills, sharing experiences and encouraging new ideas

• Closer working between team, departments and services leading to improved outcomes


What have we done so far?

• Registrar’s Events – good opportunity to build relationships

• Sheffield Professional – creating a shared set of behaviours for all Professional Staff

• Engaged staff in discussion – events and focus groups – up to 300 staff so far

• New Sheffield Professionals web-page


Things we already do

• Mentoring schemes – GROW in Engineering and MDH

• Workshadowing – Centre of the University Programme (CUP) in Student Services

“Understanding the pressures on academic staff and understanding each other's work made the department and its work more tangible [and] gave us both ideas on how we can work better together.”

• Other examples across the University.


The future?

• Guidance on short term placements, job swaps and work shadowing on the Sheffield Professionals site

• Develop the Sheffield Professionals site into the first point of call for all Professional Staff

• We want your ideas


Suggestions

• Any ideas?

• Contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

How to make time and create the right environment to be innovative

Emily Hopkinson


How do we make time

to be innovative?

One big question


Random brainstorming process


Random brainstorming process

HOW CAN I MAKE TIME TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE?


Session Roundup

Valerie Cotter


Objectives• To provide an opportunity to meet the Registrar and senior

professional staff

• To provide a forum where staff from a range of professional groups come together and meet each other

• To update on the progress of the Sheffield Professional and consider how we will use this, the difference it can make

• To understand and discuss the opportunities for and expectations of professional staff in the University and how we will support and develop them

• To help inform future thinking and next steps, including how we make this real for others

• To have fun!


Session Close and Review


Session Review

• Please complete the review form which will be circulated by your table facilitator and post it in the review box on your way out


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