Are you ready? – BeUpstanding

Sitting less should be pretty straight forward, right?

Do you have the right number of champions?

If you have more than 100 staff, or if staff are spread over different locations, it is likely that your workplace will need to form different work teams, each with thier own champion.

What makes a good champion?

A champion can be anyone who has the desire and capacity to help drive BeUpstanding in your workplace.

Key champion attributes:

Ability to facilitate interactions with management and staff
Good communication skills
Ability to motivate people and put plans into action
High level of interest in health and wellbeing
Good presentation and facilitation skills

NoGot it!

The BeUpstanding Toolkit requires a champion.

Does your Champion have the time and support to run BeUpstanding?

Champions should have the time and commitment to run the initiative for at least 3 months (spending at least 1 hour per week on the initiative). We recommend champions have the support of a wellbeing committee (between 3-8 staff depending on workplace size) that can help drive activities within your workplace.

Time commitments

Champion time:

About 30 mins to 1 hour per week for three months

Wellbeing committee time:
About 15 mins per week for three months (3-8 staff members typically form a wellbeing committee)

All staff time:

About 1.5 hours total over three months (one hour to attend an information workshop, 30 mins to do the evaluation components)

NoYes

Are management on board?

The Toolkit provides resources to formalise management's approval. But before you start, it's important that following time commitments are given the OK.

Does management support you to spread the message?

You should have management support to be able to send and post information regarding BeUpstanding to staff.

Including:

Approval to send staff emails about the initiative and links to staff surveys
Approval to post posters and prompts around the workplace

NoYes

Have you thought about the return on investment?

You get $3 back for every $1 invested in workplace health promotion.

Are you sure you don't have the time?

Congratulations!

You are ready to sign up and BeUpstanding!

Nothing is compulsory but if management walks the talk, lasting cultural change is more likely.

How to tell when you are not ready

if you’re undergoing or expecting changes in your organisational structure (e.g. mergers, restructuring, rehiring of staff)
if a large portion of your organisation is about to go on leave (e.g. Christmas and New Years holiday periods)
if no one in your team has capacity to act as a workspace champion or form part of the wellbeing committee

Some things you can do to up your readiness

use our business case to start the conversation with management
consider talking small steps to becoming an Upstanding workspace (like a walk to work day)
contact our expert team to help