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PART 6
Gaining support and
commitment from within your
organisation
Activity
Think about your organisation and how you have
or could gain and maintain support and
commitment from:
• Management
• Champions
• Employees
Gaining management
support
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From the start
Management sponsor
Meet with management – what do they want?
• Aims, objectives, success indicators
• Key drivers e.g. sickness absence, retention, CSR,
productivity
• Share success of other organisations
• Build a business case
Gaining management
support
Build a business case
• Sell benefits to organisation
• Link to indicators/ key drivers/ business benefits/
organisations mission and vision statement
• What staff are saying
• Be clear - what the programme is trying to achieve
• Transparency – time and resources
BHF Building the business case booklet - webpage,
template tool, evidence report and cost calculator
Maintaining management
support
• Agree time
• coordinator/ champions
• employees to take part
• Health at Work policy
• Encourage active participation
• Regular contact – updates, results, success stories
Gaining champion
support
• Getting the right champions is vital
• More than 1 is essential – share responsibility
• People from different departments/ sites
• People at different grades/ ages
• Volunteers/ enthusiastic people
• Promote opportunity
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Intranet/ internet, notice boards, team meetings, social media, staff survey
Role description - clarify benefits, make attractive,
opportunities for involvement, support
Clear expectations
Gaining champion
support
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Find out their interests/ skills/ experience/ how they
want to get involved
Identify hidden talent at your workplace!
Suggest ways they could be involved:
• Communication/ brainstorm ideas/ working group/
specialist skills/ organise activities/ provide
feedback/ lead or run activity sessions/ offer
coaching
Establish one off/ regular commitment
Maintaining champion
support
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Support - meetings and 1:1’s- regular
Training – personal and professional development
Champions get together - share experiences and ideas
Dedicated time per week
Recognition
Responsibility
Leadership
Reward
Gaining employee support
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Time, persistence and constant communication
Make the purpose very clear
Make them feel part of the programme
Find out what employees want
Management to show support – time to participate
Communication
Engaging employees
• Visible management support
• promote activities
• participation with employees
• recognise success
• Workplace champions
• communicate and encourage peers
• gain feedback
• Work with employees who show early interest
• get initiatives started, create early success
• communicate success widely
Maintaining employee
engagement
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Incentives
Prizes/ awards
Competition (friendly)
Maintain communication
Success – personal stories
Feedback – update
Case Studies
Environment Agency
Support and resources to
get your workplace active
Get your workplace active!
• Workplace Challenge resources and ideas:
• www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/webinar-workshopresources
• www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/resources
Workplace Challenge Competitions
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Organised by Herts Sports Partnership and partners
After work
Team based sports tournaments
Mixed gender
Cost effective
Social
FUN !!!
• Book online at:
www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/competitions
Employee Health MOTs
• 1-2-1 appointments – Exercise professional and
employee
• Body composition readings
BMI, Body fat %, Blood pressure etc
Lifestyle and nutritional advice
Provides a snap shot of individuals health
• ½ day or full day
• Beneficial for employer and employee
On site / off site activities
• Link with NGBs for support and assistance
• HSP and partners can provide instructors/coaches
for;
Sports, Fitness, Pilates, Dance, Zumba, small
group, personal training
Other services include:
Talks or workshops on back care, joint care,
nutrition, stress management
Bespoke offer can be created based on individual
needs of your organisation
Additional support from HSP
and BHF
• Further training – sport specific/ NGB activator/
coaching course, SCUK; First Steps into
Coaching, How to Deliver Engaging Sessions
• Information about local activities, clubs,
coaches, facilities, NGBs.
• Workforce education programme
• Ideas for activities
• Equipment
What works well
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Launch event and health checks
Involve employees in planning of activities
Choice and variety of activities
One-off and taster events
On-site activities – convenience
Before / after work, lunchtime activities
Inexpensive/ nominal fee
External instructors – inspiring, friendly, professional
Linking to national events
Fun, innovative and social activities
Team based challenges and competitions, sports teams
Incentives – ‘freebies’ or linked to achievement of goals
Flexible working hours to enable physical activity
Facilities – shower and changing, secure bicycle storage
Walking
• Awareness-raising - champion, talks, leaflets, posters
• Activities/ opportunities - pedometer challenge, walk
leader training, lunchtime walks, organised walks, using
the stairs
• Creating a supportive environment - safe walking
routes, workplace travel plans
BHF, Walking for Health, Nordic walking,
Walk to Work week (May)
Cycling
• Awareness-raising - champions, talks, leaflets, posters
• Activities/ opportunities - cycle lessons/ training, cycle
maintenance workshops, BUGs, cycle events
• Creating a supportive environment - safe cycle routes,
secure and safe storage, lockers changing/showers,
bicycle pool, bike purchase scheme, mileage allowance,
workplace travel plans
• British Cycling initiatives: www.goskyride.com
Led rides, Breeze rides, Social cycling groups, free route mapping
Activity classes
and access to
leisure facilities
• Organising activities/ classes
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Location - on-site activities – convenience
Time - before / after work, lunchtime activities
Duration
Cost - inexpensive/ nominal fee
Instructors - external instructors – inspiring, friendly, professional
• Arranging leisure centre discounts/ membership
Promoting physical
activity in your workplace
• What physical activity ideas will you promote/deliver in your
workplace?
• How will you engage/ encourage participation with the least
active?
Group activity
Barriers and solutions
What barriers have you faced or do you think
you will face in your workplace?
• How will you get management on board?
• What additional support or resources might you
need?
• How will you engage the least active
employees?
Context & circumstances
Barriers to participation
• Time, perception of sport and PA, fitness, availability,
self image, how to get started, money
• Groups under represented in sport;
 Women
 BME groups
 Disabled people
Final thoughts for increasing
physical activity
• Increase in moderation, one step at a time.
• Encourage fellow colleagues to seek advice/ support
about any health/ injury concerns any individual may
have.
• Working together can increase enjoyment levels,
improve mood, challenge each other.
BHF Health at Work programme
& physical activity resources
Membership – join
HaW
• It’s FREE!
Includes:
• Welcome pack
• E-newsletter
• Quarterly member pack
• Resources
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Helpline
HaW Toolkit
Coordinator resource includes:
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Introduction booklet
Physical activity booklet
Healthy eating booklet
Mental wellbeing booklet
Quit smoking booklet
Posters
Pocket mission booklet
HaW resources
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HaW toolkit
Posters
Pocket mission booklet – employee
Pedometer challenge pack
Workplace event guide
HaW calendar
Business case – booklet, template tool, evidence
report, cost calculator
HaW Website
• BMA Patient Information award 2011
• Physical activity, healthy eating, mental wellbeing,
stop smoking
• Resources and events
• Challenges – Pedometer, Be active, Stair climb
• Success Stories – including videos
• News
• Events
Pedometer
challenge pack
Coordinator resource includes:
• Co-ordinator guide
• Posters
• Editable desk drop letter and folder
• Editable weekly emails
• Individual + team step count sheet
• Team captain booklet
• Progress chart
• Rules and safety tips
• Certificate
• 1 pedometer
Resistance bands
BHF physical activity
resources
• BHF activity calories calculator
• Ten minutes to change your life – Time to get
moving
• Get active stay active booklet
• Put your heart into walking booklet
• Activity diary
• BHF events
• Training zones
• Heart matters – magazine, tools, recipes,
motivational emails
BHF resources
• E-mail us: [email protected]
• Order resources
- By calling: 0870 600 6566
- Or email: [email protected]
• Health at Work website: bhf.org.uk/healthatwork
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