Staff at Be Merri forum .
Be Merri Forum builds shared culture
Building a shared culture and employee connections across divisions was a priority this year to address COVID-19 impacts . Merri has grown in recent years , and remote onboarding , hybrid work and multi-sites had reduced ‘ whole team ’ identity .
To promote engagement , break down silos and grow staff knowledge , skills , relationships and wellbeing , we held our first ever in person Be Merri Staff Forum in May .
The conference-style event aimed to :
provide a fun and informative event to engage staff
increase knowledge of key Merri Health ’ s strategic pillars , committees , projects , and opportunities to be involved
build Merri team identity and culture
facilitate staff connections across teams
design and deliver a program for people to self-select activities
What did we achieve ? 300 + staff attended
45 + diverse presentations , activities and information sessions about different services and programs , wellbeing sessions , a fun quiz and photo wall
program co-designed and delivered by team members across the organisation
140 responses to post-event survey showed high engagement and positive feedback :
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