Workshops

Our workshops for the Fall 2010 Season are scheduled and ready to go.  This Fall we have partnered with the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce who will be hosting and co-sponsoring several of our workshops at their new Plymouth Area Business and Education Center.  In Hyannis we are partnering again with Venture EBC and the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce.

Here is the line up.   Stay tuned for the dates for our Networking Smart workshop.

Hiring and Managing Smart  8:00 am to 9:30 am

September 15 in Plymouth & September 23 in Hyannis

Employers now have the opportunity to hire and manage their employees for the future.  Learn about some cutting-edge and proven employee selection & employee management practices that can help you to hire smart, manage smart and create a “high performance” workforce.  This session will cover -

• How to redefine the job role to fit an applicant’s or employee’s natural talents, and the future fit of your business,
• How to engage employees to define your business’ long-term strategies;
• How the use formal processes and procedures and professional standards increases employee performance and alignment;
• How to identify the specific attributes required to perform each job effectively; and
• How to identify if your employees’ natural talents are aligned to their job.

Motivating Smart  8:00 am to 9:00 am

October 13 in Plymouth & October 14 in Hyannis

Employers need to understand how to motivate employees better to increase performance and profits.  Learn proven employee motivation practices to show you how to motivate smarter and tap into the “hidden” motivational talent of each of your employees.  This session will cover -

• How you can develop a family-like community within your company to increase employee motivation;
• How understanding of each employee’s natural behavioral style, motivation, and talents can be benefit performance; and
• How you can tap into an employee’s “hidden” talents to increase their performance.

Planning Smart  8:00 am to 9:00 am

October 27 in Plymouth & October 28 in Hyannis

Employers often don’t engage their employees in the process of developing a business plan, and may not have an actionable business plan at all.  This session will cover –

• What a One Page Business Plan™ is,
• Why a One Page Business Plan™ works,
• How to develop a draft Vision Statement, and
• Steps to take to engage and involve your employees in the business planning and performance process.

Balanced Scorecards for the Busy Business Person 8:00 am to 9:00 am

November 17 in Plymouth & November 18 in Hyannis

Employers may plan, but are they planning AND measuring the right things to increase performance?  This session will cover –

How a balanced scorecard is used to develop a strategic planning & management system and is used to align business activities to -

• Develop business vision and strategy,
• Improve internal and external communication, and
• Monitor performance against goals.

Leadership and Management Practices in the New Economy 8:00 am to 9:00 am

December 8 in Plymouth & December 9 in Hyannis

The new economy has shifted the focus of leadership and management in business. The knowledge worker, the knowledge economy, increased performance – all require a different approach.  This session by Warren Rutherford will cover what really drives performance in business, including –

• Self-awareness of your talents, skills, values, and behavior,
• Authenticity to your direction, roles, and beliefs, and will
• Demonstrate leadership and management practices that will unleash your own and your company’s highest level of performance.

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