Initiatives
About Department Enhancement Projects:
The Office for Organizational Well-Being team facilitates Department Enhancement Projects. This process typically begins with a department chair connection meeting to assess existing individual wellness and organizational well-being practices. Future engagement with our office can follow several pathways.
Full Engagement
A comprehensive approach to departmental enhancements
- Partner with department well-being leader/culture change champion, including meeting 1-2 times per month
- Facilitate conversations to establish department-specific values and accountability related to advancing well-being
- In-depth survey data analysis
- Build and lead change management process using Office for Organizational Well-Being framework (Culture Model)
- Co-create action plans and evaluation metrics, collaboration with quality improvement/department enhancement
- Facilitate information-gathering and solution-focused collaborations; facilitate workshops and trainings
- Provide Change Cycle training to leaders and create communication strategy
Consulting
Provide guidance and support on a recurring basis
- Support department well-being leader/culture change champion, monthly meetings
- Provide a framework for change management
- Review action plans and evaluation metrics, provide feedback
- Facilitate information-gathering and solution-focused collaborations; facilitate workshops and trainings
As needed support
Respond to as-needed requests for guidance and support
- Periodic meeting with department well-being leader/culture change champion
- Facilitate information-gathering and solution-focused collaboration; facilitate workshops and trainings on as-needed basis
- Review action plans and evaluation metrics, provide feedback
- Facilitate information-gathering and solution-focused collaborations