2019-05-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                                 7 MAY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Leadership     Group      Development      The newly formed Leadership Group           Two sessions have been completed             Feedback and monitoring of the
Program                                      have     developed     a   facilitated        with the group now committed to a              program to ensure return on
                                             program that will build trust,                better future state. Outcomes so far           investment is achieved.
                                             strengthen working relationships and          include – strengthened working               The staff survey in May will provide
                                             improve the effectiveness of the              relationships,       honest       and          a measure of the success of the
                                             Leadership Group in demonstrating             constructive feedback and better               program.
                                             Councils       values,     promoting          commitment to positive behaviours            A further session is planned with the
                                             collaboration across Council and              that demonstrate Noosa’s values.               Leadership Group 30 April.
                                             creating a high performance culture.        The program is being communicated
                                                                                           to staff so they can also track the
                                                                                           improvements of the Leadership
                                                                                           Group.
Supervisor Development Program             Following on from the success of            The remaining program will cover             Monitoring        feedback       from
                                             last year’s program, 25 participants          team culture, corporate values, high           participants to ensure the program is
                                             are midway through a development              performing teams, performance,                 relevant to their needs and the
                                             program designed specifically for our         delegating     and     communicating           needs of Council.
                                             supervisors. The program running              expectations,      coaching    skills,       People and Culture Advisors will
                                             over 5 months Feb – June                      workplace behaviours, managing                 continue to work with supervisors so
                                           Participants have completed:                  change,     developing     leadership          they are supported when using the
                                              Developing a leadership vision;            accountability,             managing           new skills they develop during the
                                                                                           performance          and      difficult        program.
                                              Developing self-awareness and
                                                                                           conversations.
                                                  understanding of other people’s
                                                  preferences;
                                              Understanding how different
                                                  values     influence    people’s
                                                  behaviours and approaches;
                                              Setting      the    standard    of
                                                  behaviour in a team.
Work Health and Safety Audit               The internal WHS audit has                  Completion of the internal audit             Continual improvement of the WHS
                                             commenced in preparation for a May            report and presentation to the Exec            system and Safety Awareness.
                                             completion date. This audit follows           Team in May.                                 The 2018-2020 WHS Management
                                             on from the external audit completed                                                         Plan is being delivered along with a
                                             last year and will continue our                                                              comprehensive       WHS      training
                                             monitoring of Council as a safe                                                              program including:
                                             place to work.                                                                                Manual Handling Training and
                                                                                                                                              job       specific        hazard
                                                                                                                                              management;



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