Fire Team Ignite Leadership Academy 2014-15

Our Team

Sarah Damp Kevin Kirkpatrick Kristen McConaha Debbie Newbury Betsy Stam

The Interview Jennifer Howard Needs a Way To…

Create an atmosphere where employees feel visible

Give employees a voice

Grow employee engagement

Show employees they are valued

What gets you FIRED up and excited to be a part of the EvCC community?

What are you engaged in?

Jennifer Howard needs a way

to more organically integrate employee engagement activities

she would like these to become part of EvCC culture

long-term and a part of our legacy.

because

Sample Engagement Events

Research

Identified Employee Engagement Activities

“The List”

Involvement

Some of our EvCC organic employee engagement leaders:

• Molly Beeman • Dennis Ryan • Sue Grigsby • Elise Mayes • Thom Lee • Linda Nichols • Jennifer Howard

and many more including

. . . PEOPLE WE DON’T

KNOW YET!

The Plan

Phase I

Supporting Employee Engagement

Committee

Phase II

Kick-Off Event

Supporting Employee Engagement

◼Creating the SEE Committee

•SEE something on campus!

•Come SEE something!

•It’s always good to SEE you!

•SEE you around!

Phase I: Forming the Supporting Employee Engagement Committee

◼Invite organic leaders to participate

◼Invite others

◼span campus hierarchy

◼opportunity to de-silo

◼Create draft “SEE” vision and mission

Forming the SEE Committee, cont’d...

◼Set up meeting structure (quarterly)

◼Report out to Jennifer Howard

◼Create permanent funding structure

◼Share resources and networking

◼Provide swag*

(*it’s all about the jackets)

Engagement Events Survive!

Creating a New Event Mechanism

◼Identify how to propose or request an event

◼Develop a template

◼Determine the process

Phase II: Kick-Off Event Template

Step 1: What’s your idea?

Step 2: Research the event

Step 3: Propose the event to the SEE Committee

Step 4: Identify the support you’ll need

Phase II: Kick-Off Event Template, cont.

Step 5: Who can help?

Step 6: Put the word out!

Step 7: Run with it!

Step 8: Afterward...

Phase II: Kick-Off Prototype Event

Goals of the Kick-Off Event

◼Engagement ◼Social ◼Interactive ◼Fun ◼Friends and Family ◼Something other than just work… ◼Spark other ideas

Engaged Employees are Empowered Employees!

Get Fired Up! Leadership Academy 2014-15 Engagement Project