Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Motivating Employees in Challenging Times

MDC experience

Lorraine PowneyPrincipal Learning & Development Adviser

SfL Coordinator

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Challenges

• Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA)

• Budget cuts and efficiency savings

• Retaining Investor in People

• Service Reviews

• Job Evaluation

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

How do we meet these challenges?

Keeping staff involved and informed

Raising potential

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

People Strategy

Valuing our PeopleTransforming our OrganisationDeveloping our People

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Transforming the Organisation

Enhancing performance and enabling efficiency savings through business process improvement

Encouraging continuous improvement and innovation

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Developing our People

Managing performance effectivelySetting clear expectationsProviding the right development activities Supporting and encouraging achievement

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

3 Case Studies

‘Test the Council’

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The Employee Experience

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Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Benefits of addressing skills for life:-

meet health and safety requirementsachieve an Investors in People awardbe seen as a learning organisationIncrease staff motivationincrease productivityreduce errors/wastagereduce absenteeismimprove customer relations.

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Who did the Campaign involve?

SMT and Line ManagersLearning & Development Team ULRsSfL Champions ProvidersCfBT Learning & Skills AdvisersMarketing & CommunicationsAll Employees/Members

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Raising Awareness

Pilot Managers Forum Learning through

Experience Event Insider Bulletin Wage Slips Communication Boards Team Meetings

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Test the Council - In Action

ROWA bus 5.30am start Midnight finish Laptops used in

site huts, parks and council vehicles

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

The Campaign

Ran over 4 days £250 Prize Draw to encourage participation Engaged all remote sites Used Move On Practice Tests Engaged the Dyslexia AssociationResulted in 456 employees participating 155 expressing an interest in improving their

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Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Where are we now?• Achieved the GO Award and signed the Skills Pledge in

2008• Short listed for MJ Workforce Involvement Award in

2008• Short listed for Get On Local Gvt ‘Whole Organisation

Approach’ Award in 2009• 54 Employees have achieved Literacy Level 2• 25 Employees have achieved Literacy Level 1• 24 Employees have achieved Numeracy Level 2• 10 Employees have achieved Numeracy Level 1• 10 Employees have received 1:1 Dyslexia tuition

Mansfield District CouncilCreating a District where People can Succeed

Thank you for listening

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