WHAT: April CEO Tools Workshop
WHEN: April 9, 014
WHERE: Fairchild Record Search, Tumwater
Every company has a culture whether created intentionally or not. Culture means having common traits, behaviors and patterns that tie people together. The goal of most leaders is to create an environment that is energizing, productive and effective; where the employees are enthusiastic, accountable, committed and engaged. In this CEO Tools Workshop, you will learn how to create this type of culture referred to as an “Above-the-Line” culture, where:
LUNCH
Fairchild Record Search; 3400 Capitol Blvd SE, Suite 102, Tumwater WA 98501
Click HERE for Google Map
Shannon
Bruce is a Catalyst for Culture Change who uses her skills as a Team Coach,
Facilitator and Trainer to save companies time, money and pain caused by
unresolved conflicts and toxic relationships. As the Owner and CEO of StoryBridge™ she
helps companies rewrite the story of ineffective communication and silos among
teams to create an inspired story of team collaboration and peak
performance.
WHEN: April 9, 014
WHERE: Fairchild Record Search, Tumwater
Every company has a culture whether created intentionally or not. Culture means having common traits, behaviors and patterns that tie people together. The goal of most leaders is to create an environment that is energizing, productive and effective; where the employees are enthusiastic, accountable, committed and engaged. In this CEO Tools Workshop, you will learn how to create this type of culture referred to as an “Above-the-Line” culture, where:
- Thoughts are positively directed contributing to dedicated and trusting co-workers,
- Solutions are readily available to business challenges,
- Collaboration happens naturally among teams,
- Employees are fully participating in the common purpose, resulting in peak experiences which lead to peak performance.
With an above-the-line culture,
employees are happier, which according to recent research posted by the Wall
Street Journal and the iOpener Institute results in:
- Employees stay twice as long in their jobs as their least happy colleagues,
- Believe they are achieving their potential 2x as much,
- Spend 65% more time feeling energized,
- 58% are more likely to go out of the way to help their colleagues,
- 98% identify more strongly with the values of their organization,
- 186% are more likely to recommend their organization to a friend.
An above-the-line culture is
critical in order to address the energy crisis in companies. According to the State of the
American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business
Leaders,"(Gallup, 2013), 70%
of workers are disengaged. Studies done by The Energy Project shows that
workers today are exhausted, emotionally depleted, unfocused, and lacking
purpose. It is no surprise they are disengaged when:
- 59% don’t regularly get at least 7-8 hours of sleep and/or often wake up feeling tired,
- 69% have difficulty focusing on one thing at a time and are easily distracted during the day, especially by email, and
- 58% say there are significant gaps between what they say is important in their life and how they actually live.
So what does this mean for you
as a CEO/Executive? It means something is “missing”, and the way we are working
isn’t working. Consider this…
Do you or members of your team
sometimes swirl in an eddy of negative thinking, focused on what isn’t working,
only finding that you create the exact opposite result of what you want?
No one starts the day saying,
“I am going to behave and act in ways that exhaust my energy and the energy of
the people around me.” Sounds absurd doesn’t it? And yet, that is the net
effect of what happens day in and day out in offices everywhere—people go home
with their energy and enthusiasm drained and exhausted, having worked at less
than optimal levels.
There is a secret to choosing
to work with intention, passion and purpose. When we consciously choose
thoughts that align all aspects of our work and life with what energizes us, we
are more effective as leaders. The challenge is to have a process and
methodology to keep you and your team intentionally focused and conscious
throughout the day. Clarity’s Thought Changing System™
provides a simple, easy to use process to SHIFT your thought energy to be more
effective.
In this workshop, we will
explore what contributes to an above-the-line culture, create awareness around
your personal leadership energy and the impact your thoughts and behaviors are
having, while providing you with a practical methodology
and tool to use daily to create a peak experience which ultimately leads to
peak performance.
All who are attending the morning workshop session are invited to join us for lunch. Please let Lauren Owen or Michele Bosworth know if you are not able to attend lunch.
MEMBERS
Members arrive at 7:30am for breakfast and check-in. Please RSVP to Michele Bosworth by March 31, 2014 if you will be bringing employee guests.
MEMBER CANDIDATES
Member Candidates are invited to join us for the workshop and lunch from 9:00am-12:00pm with lunch immediately following from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm. Please arrive by 8:50am and wait in the lobby. Lauren Owen will come get you before the workshop begins at 9:00am.
EMPLOYEE GUESTS
Employee Guests are invited to attend the workshop from from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Please arrive by 8:50am and wait in the lobby. Lauren Owen will come get you before the workshop begins at 9:00am.
HOST:
Renee Ries of Fairchild Record Search
WHERE WE WILL MEET:
Fairchild Record Search; 3400 Capitol Blvd SE, Suite 102, Tumwater WA 98501
Click HERE for Google Map
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Coming Southbound on I-5 towards Olympia:
- I-5 Southbound to Olympia, WA.
- Take the 2nd Ave. exit – exit number 103
- Stay straight to go onto 2nd Ave. SW
- Turn Left onto Custer Way SW.
- Turn Left onto Capitol Blvd.
- We are located at 3400 Capitol Blvd SE., behind the Baskin Robbins.
Coming Northbound on I-5 towards Olympia:
- I-5 Northbound to Olympia, WA.
- Take the Deschutes Way Exit – Exit number 103
- Turn Right onto “E” St. SW
- Turn Left onto Capitol Blvd.
- We are located at 3400 Capitol Blvd. SE, behind the Baskin Robbins.
TITLE OF WORKSHOP:
GET
CLARITY™ FOR ORGANIZATIONS & TEAMS—SHIFT to
ABOVE-THE-LINE CULTURE
AGENDA:
Click HERE to view the Agenda.
QUESTIONS THE CEO SHOULD BE ASKING:
- What is energy and why is this
important in the corporate environment?
- What impact are my thoughts and
behaviors having on my performance and in turn, what is the effect of my energy
on my direct reports and the overall culture of my organization?
- How can we create a culture of vitality
and productivity that is sustainable?
- What can I do to create a culture of
positivity/happiness that in turn produces favorable bottom-line results?
TAKEAWAYS:
- Understand the business case for addressing
the impact of “energy” in your company.
- Discover how your thoughts and
behaviors impact your performance and the results of teams within your organization.
- Create a process that allows you to
improve the quality and outcomes of meetings and to address performance issues
(self, others and organization) from a positive perspective.
- Practice skills that will support you
in creating intentional and aligned thoughts and actions to achieve improved
business results.
- Identify one clear action step that
will support you in sustaining an above-the-line culture.
PREPARATION:
- Invite a member of your Executive Team
to join you at this meeting. This person will be your accountability partner
around the commitments and daily practice that will be clarified during the
meeting.
PRESENTER: SHANNON BRUCE
Shannon’s
greatest strength is her ability to create a safe environment for individuals
and teams to address “what’s not being said”. With a unique blend of compassion
coupled with truth telling, she brings to light the unconscious negative
thought patterns that hinder relationships and the performance of teams.
Through active listening and evocative questions, Shannon reveals the unhealthy
engagement patterns of teams to redesign new ways interacting as a team while
getting the work done with vitality. The end result is highly engaged team
members with healthy communication and effective conflict handling that
improves both top line and bottom line performance.
Using
the Get Clarity™ training “Shift to Above-the-Line Culture”, Shannon is
improving the team dynamics of organizations to one of positivity with
increased results. Her proven track record in working with several health care
teams and a Call Center Department in the Pacific Northwest resulted in
customer service level increases of 26%, reduced absenteeism that translated
into a decrease of call wait times of 39 seconds and overall team improvements
of 35% for positivity and 36% for productivity.
She
has 20+ years of experience as a CPA, Auditor, regional and corporate
Operations Manager and Entrepreneur. She holds a B.A. in Business from
Washington State University and received her coach training from the Coaches
Training Institute. She is credentialed through the International Coach
Federation and also works as a mentor/supervisor for coaches going through the
credentialing process. She is also a authorized and licensed facilitator of
Team Coaching International.
Living
in Bremerton, WA with her 13-year old
daughter, Shannon enjoys quality time with family and friends in
addition to reading, hiking and spending time outside.
