Establish ‘Connected Communities’ – bring your staff’s whānau into the fold to support well-being for all.
The ‘Connected Communities’ initiative, establishes small communities based within a geographical area (or teams within organisations) and creates a platform of transparency, trust and openness to talk and share about well-being within that community.
Once these communities are established, tailored well-being initiatives will be implemented to meet the specific needs of this community.
The ‘Connected Communities’ report outlines insights and findings of this group. Allowing the organisation to truly understanding their people – pain points, warts and all. Knowing this allows for realistic growth, company-wide engagement and a platform to provide genuine well-being support.
Achieved by:
o Assessing the dynamics of team/members of group and meet whānau involved
o Host neighbour events/info sessions for whānau
o Get the member’s (or employees/volunteers) whānau more connected with zoom catch ups, after school/weekend activities
o Then establish networking/collaborating sessions for members (or employees/volunteers), facilitate sessions with mental health professionals and ambassadors to encourage talking and create a safe environment for sharing
o Establish social media groups (whatsapp, email, facebook, phone trees etc) and one involving the local territory manager so they can share information and future well-being news/initiatives/Head office news to the community
The report includes:
o Insights from whānau
o Overview of communities dynamics
o Initiatives to support well-being
o A ‘how – to’ guide to implement these throughout other areas of the organisation
o A suggested call cycle for the territory managers to maintain