GET CLARITY™ FOR ORGANIZATIONS & TEAMS—SHIFT to ABOVE-THE-LINE CULTURE

WHAT: January CEO Tools Workshop
WHEN: Thursday January 9th, 2014
WHERE: Kitsap Bank, Port Orchard

When everyone on a work team is focused on creating an above-the-line culture, everyone benefits and grows while improving the engagement level of team members. An above-the-line culture creates energized, collaborative, dedicated and trusting co-workers who participate fully in the common purpose. 

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 to address the 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 that 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 about your energy and the impact your thoughts and behaviors are having on your team, while providing you with a practical methodology and tool to use daily to create a peak experience which leads to peak performance.

MEMBERS:

Members arrive at 7:45AM for breakfast and member check-in.

Please RSVP to Michele Bosworth by January 2nd, 2014 if you will be bringing employee guests or Member Candidates.

MEMBER CANDIDATES:

Member Candidates are invited to attend the event from 8:30am-12pm as their schedule permits. 

• Check-in at 8:30am
• Workshop from 9:00am- 11:00am 
• Member issues from 11:15am- 12:00pm 

Please RSVP to Michele Bosworth by January 2nd, 2014, regarding your attendance. Please include what portion of the meeting you will attend so we can make arrangements for breakfast and materials.

EMPLOYEE GUESTS:

Employee Guests are invited to the workshop from 9:00am - 11:00am (please arrive a few minutes early and wait in the lobby to be brought into the room.)

HOST:

Tony George of Kitsap Bank

WHERE WE WILL MEET:

Kitsap Bank Conference Room; 619 Bay Street, Port Orchard, Washington 98366

Click HERE for a map and Google Directions

TITLE OF WORKSHOP:
GET CLARITY™ FOR ORGANIZATIONS & TEAMS—SHIFT to ABOVE-THE-LINE CULTURE

AGENDA:

Click HERE for the Agenda

QUESTIONS CEO'S SHOULD BE ASKING:

•  What am I doing to take responsibility for my energy and the impact it has on my team?
• Am I aware of the unintentional impact my thinking and my behaviors are having on my direct reports?
• What process do we need in place to support employees in engaging positively with one another?
• What systems need to be put in place to support team members to manage their own energy while also supporting relationship building with one another?
•  What are we doing to support employees in creating a culture of positivity/happiness?

 TAKEAWAYS:

•  Learn how to analyze your thoughts and behaviors and the impact it’s having on your team and organization.
•  Practice skills that will support 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: 

1.    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.

2.    Complete the Person Energy Survey HERE.

PRESENTER:  Shannon Bruce, CPCC, PCC

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 conflict and toxic relationships. As the Owner and CEO of StoryBridge™ she helps companies rewrite the story of crisis, chaos and/or silos among teams to create an inspired story of team collaboration and peak performance. 

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 of being 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 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.