Launch event – feedback from participants

The summary comments below are representative of the majority of statements submitted, and not attributable to individuals. Over 100 people attended the event from across Faculties and Professional Services Departments.

94% rated the event as good to excellent

What participants learnt which they did not know before	Things which participants might do differently, or find out more about	Ideas for future events
The number of awards we have won About the development of the Sheffield Professional Commitment of senior management to this We are all in the same boat – same issues/problems across departments The positive way the University sees professional staff and how we are valued How many different departments/roles/expertise there is How big the professional staff group is How ambitious we are as a University and how we all contribute to this Meeting people from across the University – from Faculties and Professional Services departments A more cohesive feeling of inclusion	To be more proactive in suggesting how things can be improved Consider how this aligns to my development plan Would like to find out more about this initiative and be involved in some way Tell my colleagues about this event and what we are trying to achieve Take more interest in the wider University and what other departments do More communication – want to know what’s happening next Identify barriers to communicating across the University Find out more about schemes like ‘CUP’ and ‘GROW’ Liaise more with colleagues in other areas – including discussing how improvements can be made Explore working in other departments Network more Find out about other projects taking place across the University and see how can be involved Celebrate what we achieve	More networking – the event was a fantastic opportunity to do this Session on communication, change and how to empower staff Information on secondments, work shadowing, mentoring Personal development and the importance of it - also how this links to progression, including links to Sheffield Leader programme More on University goals and how these link to what we do Sharing 'stories' and case studies Registrar to open future events (as for this one) Learning more about what other departments to Problem solving – sometimes people at ‘ground level’ don’t feel included How we can embrace innovation and ‘allow’ failure To widen this event to as many staff as possible To have speakers from other Universities.