Agents of change
5 roles of senior university leaders who are reshaping institutional wellbeing
This new guide will:
- Explain five roles of university executives who are reshaping institutional wellbeing;
- Share a best-practice example of an agent of change; and
- Help you understand how to lead and build a healthier university community.
Embracer
You earnestly embrace, not ‘read and forget’, wellbeing and safety statistics. You recognise that, the harmful impacts of a victimisation experience have been shown to substantially affect students and staff, so you become a voracious learner in the wellbeing space.
Investigator
You impress upon your teams the importance of evidence and rigour around all strategic decisions. You strive to cultivate a culture of better-informed business cases, greater confidence in budget allocations, and reduced institutional risk.
Challenger
You are an early adopter who always looks for more innovative, effective, and scalable ways to support your students and staff.
You challenge the status quo to improve health, safety and wellbeing across your institution - without waiting for the publication of national survey results.
Integrator
You integrate wellbeing into your decision-making processes, embed accountability across all parts of your university, empower the collection of qualitative and quantitative data, and give your wellbeing teams the profile, training and budget they need to make a genuine difference.
Advocator
You assume an ongoing advocacy role to embed wellbeing into financial decisions and institutional culture. Externally, you champion the importance of collective wellbeing and the dismantlement of health care barriers across the community.
Embracer
You earnestly embrace, not ‘read and forget’, wellbeing and safety statistics. You recognise that, the harmful impacts of a victimisation experience have been shown to substantially affect students and staff, so you become a voracious learner in the wellbeing space.
Investigator
You impress upon your teams the importance of evidence and rigour around all strategic decisions. You strive to cultivate a culture of better-informed business cases, greater confidence in budget allocations, and reduced institutional risk.
Challenger
You are an early adopter who always looks for more innovative, effective, and scalable ways to support your students and staff. You challenge the status quo to improve health, safety and wellbeing across your institution - without waiting for the publication of national survey results.
Integrator
You integrate wellbeing into your decision-making processes, embed accountability across all parts of your university, empower the collection of qualitative and quantitative data, and give your wellbeing teams the profile, training and budget they need to make a genuine difference.
Advocator
You assume an ongoing advocacy role to embed wellbeing into financial decisions and institutional culture. Externally, you champion the importance of collective wellbeing and the dismantlement of health care barriers across the community.
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