| The events sector has been successfully creating | | | | them - an objective outsider can more easily |
| platforms for businesses to share its' vision and | | | | highlight and develop constructive language and |
| plans with audiences for decades now. It is clear | | | | communication patterns with your workforce for |
| that audiences are becoming more and more | | | | everyone's benefit. Over the last 10 years PJ |
| sophisticated; you cannot just impress them with | | | | Stevens, of LEAP, has worked with businesses, |
| creative stages and amazing lighting. If you need a | | | | teams and leaders to help them create positive |
| return on your investment it is essential to | | | | and engaging communication strategies, through |
| engage your audience early, which is not always | | | | conference presentations, seminars, development |
| easy with information packed sessions and limited | | | | workshops and coaching sessions. |
| time frames. The more engaged the workforce | | | | With conference presentations, you can reach |
| is, the greater the impact on their motivation and | | | | hundreds of people with the same message with |
| ultimately the bottom line. | | | | potentially huge impact. PJ has 'a great stage |
| The big question is, to what extent is your | | | | presence and charisma, which is utterly infectious, |
| workforce engaged? Workforces that have a | | | | you can't help but get caught up in it' said one |
| higher percentage of employees who feel | | | | satisfied company sales director. Givenchy were |
| engaged with the vision and direction of the | | | | blown away when he presented at their last |
| business will outperform those who feel | | | | conference, but more importantly 9 months on |
| disengaged. Standard Chartered Bank, is one | | | | the attendees are still using the Champion |
| business who are striding ahead in this arena, they | | | | Behaviours from the conference speech. And one |
| use measures of engagement and have found | | | | top UK agent says of PJ's training and |
| that there is a strong correlation between | | | | development, 'We trust him with our best clients |
| performance and engagement. | | | | in the full knowledge that he will deliver results'. |
| Some studies show that less than 20% of staff | | | | 'If businesses are serious about building teams and |
| are actively engaged at work, with over 40% | | | | being more successful a hands on approach will |
| actively disengaged, that leaves a big percentage | | | | get the results you need' note Emma Palfrey, |
| of the workforce ready and waiting to be | | | | Director of Penguins. She continues, 'Running |
| activated in the right way, so they are engaged | | | | interactive workshops, including Ice-Breakers, |
| to use their resources and deliver on the | | | | Outstanding Teamwork, Leadership Development |
| companies objectives. | | | | and Winning Relationships will give you the |
| One of the main issues for poor staff | | | | opportunity to explore the teams' areas for |
| engagement is unskilled and poor managers. | | | | development and skill them to take performance |
| Managers are now said to be 'very weak', nor | | | | and productivity to the next level.' To measure |
| just 'weak', in a studies done in the UK and | | | | the improvement in key competencies such as |
| States, notes John Shenton of HR Evaluate. Weak | | | | communication, difference management, trust, |
| and unskilled managers cost business | | | | motivation and leadership; An Even Better Place |
| £220bn through misunderstanding, poor | | | | to Work website offers fabulous interactive |
| communication, personality clashes and lack of | | | | measurements, activities and development tools. |
| leadership! | | | | If you want to engage with your most valuable |
| So how do you train your managers to ensure | | | | resource - people - and have them fully engaged |
| that they can engage, inspire and lead their | | | | with their roles, goals and responsibilities then |
| teams? How do make sure the communication | | | | engage the services of a professional (external) |
| skills and strategies they use are effective across | | | | facilitator, presenter and trainer and measure the |
| all levels? | | | | positive results for yourself. As with any training, |
| One way to motivate your staff for the long | | | | development and teambuilding, measurement, |
| term is to make use of a skilled facilitator and | | | | quantifiable results and return on investment is |
| trainer, who specialises in soft skills, motivation | | | | becoming more and more important. Team |
| and communication strategies. If team leaders can | | | | building for fun is important, team development |
| use language that really "speaks" to team | | | | that supports people, performance and |
| members they are much more likely to engage | | | | productivity is vital! |