Questions voted into the top 10 on slido as of 07/07/21:
Restructuring
Now that almost all the PVCs have ‘resigned’ are we final y going to be told the plan that’s clearly
been in the background al along? (1# - 76 votes)
What is happening with internal communications? People are leaving, change decisions are
being made but only select people are being told. Rumour is al we have (2# - 70 votes)
What timeframe is there on the structure of the university? Please don’t provide an answer like
“It’s ongoing, lots of considerations, etc”. Staff want to know (5# votes – 55 votes)
Transparency has reduced and workplace stress is much higher, is this a deliberate act to drive
staff to quit rather than UC deal with the law on restructuring (6# - 52 votes)
In the interests of the "transparency" we al keep hearing about, can you confirm when the PVCs
were asked to stand down, and why no formal announcement? (7# - 51 votes)
There is a clear strategy to prioritise the feedback of the academy over prof staff. By doing this
you have created a great divide between two 'classes' of staff (10# - 31 votes
Wellbeing
Has there been any assessment taken of staff well-being lately? It seems UC is currently
haemorrhaging staff (3# - 64 votes)
Staff wellbeing at UC is an issue. UC has words in a strategy but no action for supporting staff re:
high workloads/stress. We need more people, not an app. (4# - 60 votes)
At any point is SLT/the VC going to actually address how burnt out and demoralised professional
staff are becoming? Or are we just going to get more platitudes? (9# - 31 votes)
Questions at staff forum
Wil these questions be answered at the staff forum this time? It’s as simple as a person reading
them out to whoever is hosting the session. (8#- 42)
Leadership
College of Engineering is working very well, by just about any measure, through careful
cultivation, nurturing & effective leadership. Can we replicate that? (9# - 41 votes)
The next 10 questions (questions voted up on the list to places 10 to 20) address:
• Professional staff banding needs to change – 1
• Concerns of staff not being addressed/prioritising feedback - 4
• Lack of leadership/unqualified managers – 2
• GSSR outcomes – 1
• Affects of centralisation of college office functions– 1
• Need for an overall plan/change process – 1
Several questions in this bracket indicate a lack of trust, for example: “Who else thinks these
questions wil be entirely ignored, or be brushed off and answered collectively with something
nice sounding but totally meaningless?”
slido.com code: staffforum
From:
Paul O"Flaherty
To:
S 9(2)(a)
Cc:
S 9(2)(a) ; S 9(2)(a)
Subject:
RE: sli.do questions
Date:
Thursday, 15 July 2021 4:37:11 PM
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Hi S 9(2)
( )
Can we say something like:
A number of questions ahead of the forum were about potential
organisational change and change management. The Vice-Chancellor addressed these questions
during the forum. Please see the video of the forum.
For answers to the other questions, please see attached. I haven’t answered the questions
shaded in orange, because I think Cheryl answers those in the video. I’ve attempted to answer
the questions shaded in yellow. I’ll need someone in Comms to answer the question shaded in
green.
Happy to discuss further.
Cheers
Paul
From: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Sent: Thursday, 15 July 2021 9:27 AM
To: Paul O'Flaherty <[email address]>
Cc: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: RE: sli.do questions
Kia ora Paul,
Just to clarify, you want us to replicate Cheryl’s answer: Refer to recording/ video of staff forum
or Tu ki te tahi for all of your sections/questions on the Intranet page? I note there are some
questions that were not covered in the forum (such as parking and Dovedale).
What would you like to do about those?
Nga,
S 9(2)
( )
From: Paul O'Flaherty <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 15 July 2021 8:10 am
To: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: sli.do questions
This is a chal enging time for a number of us. We want to address the organisational issues that big
numbers of staff have said need to be tackled. The Vice-Chancel or has had consistent feedback
about this in a variety of ways, for example through feedback to the VC during the strategic planning
process. But this inevitably means change, and therefore ambiguity and uncertainty. UC can help
teams and individuals with that. Your immediate leader can discuss issues with you, and you have
access to other discussion opportunities, for example the workshops that the VC is running. Please
also investigate the various programmes and initiatives that UC has available to assist with health
and wellbeing at https://intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/wellbeing/index.shtml And we need to help
each other, and looks for ways to keep ourselves healthy and fit to help with our own resilience.
From:
Keith Longden
To:
S 9(2)(a)
Subject:
Copy of Slido Staff forum July 2021 (version 1).xlsb
Date:
Wednesday, 14 July 2021 10:19:33 AM
Attachments:
Copy of Slido Staff forum July 2021 (version 1).xlsb
My comments added in attached. Any questions let me know.
K
From:
S 9(2)(a)
To:
Darryn Russell; Catherine Moran; S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject:
RE: sli do questions for Intranet
Date:
Thursday, 15 July 2021 12:58:00 PM
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Fair call, thanks Darryn.
From: Darryn Russell <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 15 July 2021 11:57 am
To: S 9(2)(a) OIA
>; Catherine Moran <[email address]>; S
9(
Subject: Re: sli.do questions for Intranet
Hi S
/Catherine
In the Slido (under DVC – Te waka P
akakano), I don’t think we need to respond. The
“Our Māori ānd Pācific students will
disāgree thāt Eng is doing āmāzingly in every āreā.” is simply a statement reject the speakers assertion that Maori and
Pacific students are doing amazingly.
The equity question is responded in the statement directly following.
Nahaku noa, na
Dr Darryn Russell
_______________________________________
Te Amokapua Waka Pakakano
Assistant Vice-Chancellor Maori, Pacific and Equity
Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha
University of Canterbury
Privāte Bāg 4800
Otāutāhi 8140,
AOTEAROA
C +64 27 506 1393
E darryn.russell@canterbury ac.nz
W www.canterbury ac.nz
From: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Date: Thursday, 15 July 2021 at 11:33 AM
To: Catherine Moran <[email address]>, Darryn Russell <[email address]>,
S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: FW: sli.do questions for Intranet
Kia ora Catherine and Darryn,
Did you have a chance to answer your slido questions? The blog goes out tomorrow morning.
Nga mihi,
S
From:
S 9(2)(a) OIA
Sent: Friday, 9 July 2021 12:02 pm
To: Cheryl de la Rey <[email address]>; Paul O'Flaherty <[email address]>; Catherine
Moran <[email address]>; Keith Longden <[email address]>
Cc: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: sli.do questions for Intranet
Kia ora koutou,
Please find attached the sli.do questions, which I have grouped under your areas for you to respond to or delegate.
For us to answer these and send the link to the Intranet page in Tu ki te tahi, as we have indicated to staff we would do,
it would be great to have your responses by end of next Wednesday 14 July.
Thanks for your help on this.
Nga mihi,
S
9(2)
(a)
OIA
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From:
S 9(2)
To:
Subject:
RE: Staff forum - Cheryl"s slide
S 9(2)(a)
Date:
Thursday, 8 July 2021 12:56:09 PM
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Thank you so much S 9(2)
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From: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Sent: Thursday, 8 July 2021 12:55 PM
To: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: RE: Staff forum - Cheryl's slide
Hi S 9(2) ,
Sorry I just saw this! We were all sorted with the slido issue and took Cheryl’s direction.
Nga mihi,
S
From: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Sent:
Thursday, 8 July 2021 9:27 am
To: S 9(2)(a) OIA
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Cc: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: RE: Staff forum - Cheryl's slide
Kia ora S
,
9(2)
I’m not going to probably have a chance to see Cheryl before the staff forum to ask her (she is currently in a
meeting with College of Engineering).
I think slide 1 is fine with a general update – this leaves it up to Cheryl on what she is going to update on.
With the questions one, what are your thoughts on having a more generic slide ‘Question Time’ or ‘Q & A
Time’ so Cheryl could then address the sli.do questions and then leaves time for staff to ask questions?
I might be totallllly off track with what the plan is for the questions part?
S 9(2)
( )
From: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Sent: Thursday, 8 July 2021 9:23 AM
To: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: Staff forum - Cheryl's slide
Kia ora S 9(2) ,
Staff forum has been a moving feast but I believe we are on top of the changes.
2 questions:
We have Cheryl’s powerpoint slide as:
General update
Professor Cheryl de la Rey
Tumu Whakarae | Vice-Chancellor
The other option could be:
Response to staff questions
Would Cheryl like us to change it?
Nga mihi,
S
From:
Anonymous
To:
S 9(2)(a)
Subject:
[Tu ki te tahi | Stand as one] Comment: "July Te Wananga Kaimahi | Staff Forum - update"
Date:
Tuesday, 6 July 2021 12:57:15 PM
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Comment:
Pleāse could you confirm thāt there will be time for the slido question this time. There is ā significānt depth of
feeling being expressed thāt shouldn’t be ignored
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From: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Date: 5 July 2021 at 6:28:00 PM NZST
To: Cheryl de la Rey <[email address]>, Paul O'Flaherty
<[email address]>
Cc: Vice-Chancellor's Office <[email address]>
Subject: Future academic structure - final draft
Hi
I thought you might like one last look – attached is the final draft of the
communication for staff tomorrow morning. We will push send as early as possible.
Paul, Cheryl and I talked about slido and the questions being asked. We’ve agreed:
24 hours out – to give Cheryl key points on main/most popular questions so
she can address during her section of the staff forum
Only questions asked in person will be addressed at the forum
Slido questions will be answered as per usual, in writing in the next
newsletter post the forum
We will communicate these points in the notice about the forum going in the staff
newsletter tomorrow.
Thanks
S
9(2)
S 9(2)(a) OIA
w: www.canterbury.ac.nz/communications
S 9(2)(a) OIA
From:
S 9(2)(a)
To:
Paul O"Flaherty
Cc:
; Cheryl de la Rey;
S 9(2)
S 9(2)
Subject:
RE: Wananga Kaimahi Staff forum update
Date:
Friday, 2 July 2021 10:31:00 AM
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Thanks Paul. We will wait to hear from you on Monday. (Cheryl would speak after Catherine and Jan).
Nga mihi,
S
From:
Paul O'Flaherty <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 2 July 2021 7:01 am
To: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Cc: S 9(2)(a) OIA
; Cheryl de la Rey <[email address]>; S 9(2)(a)
OIA
Subject: RE: Wananga Kaimahi Staff forum update
Thanks S
These questions are not unexpected (Cheryl and
S 9(2) see link below, and password).
S 9(2) and Cheryl have discussed how Cheryl will address these issues at the general staff UC Admin Plus conference
next week, and at an upcoming series of meetings with College general staff.
I suggest that Cheryl speaks after Darryn and Jan at the staff forum. I think this will anticipate a number of questions we
are likely to get from the floor at the forum, as well as the sli.do questions. I’ll talk with Cheryl about this when she is
back on Monday.
Regards
Paul
From: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Sent: Thursday, 1 July 2021 12:24 PM
To: Paul O'Flaherty <[email address]>
Cc: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: RE: Wananga Kaimahi Staff forum update
One more point Paul – if we run out of questions from the audience and still have time left during the Q&A, would you
then be happy to then address questions on Sli.do?
Note, the questions are fairly challenging so far and will need to be addressed either way: see www.slido.com code:
staffforum.
From: Paul O'Flaherty <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 2021 11:28 am
To: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Cc: S 9(2)(a) OIA
Subject: RE: Wananga Kaimahi Staff forum update
Kia ora S
My answers below.
Cheers
Paul
