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Building Community Within Organizations

Overview: One of the most common reasons employees leave a company is because they feel no sense of belonging to the organization. When employees feel they are part of a community where they are valued as individuals and encouraged to contribute their unique talents, their performance and morale soars. The workshop focuses on how to create a work environment where employees feel a sense of community.

Objectives: Participants will:

Define the concept of community and how it relates to your organization
1. Organizations are complex systems of people – not machines
2. What is a community and how is it developed?
3. Assessing the community within your organization

Understand the role of the leader in setting the tone for the community
1. Who is invited into your community?
2. Non-verbal and verbal communication
3. Perception is everything

Distinguish between and understand the relationship between individual, team, and organizational values and goals.
1. When values collide
2. Developing and stating shared values
3. Acknowledgement, appreciation and action

Understand the importance of knowing your team members holistically in building community
1. Inviting the “whole person” to the community
2. What motivates the individual
3. Encouraging the heart and igniting the passion

·Examine how to build organizations of meaning that unlock employee passion and creativity
1. The leader is the connector and the conductor.

Time: One Day