community connect
leadership program
Organisations / Businesses / Community Groups / Leadership Groups
Did you know that more than 80% of employees are disengaged? For any business this is devastating to the bottom line.
Harvard Business Review states that people are unhappy at work because:
They are not listened to or respected
Their work is not meaningful or making a difference
They feel they are not growing and/or learning new skills
This program offers a unique opportunity to have a massive impact.
We all want to make a difference, so why aren’t we?
Often it’s because we:
Don’t know where to start
Are overwhelmed by the big picture
Don’t have the experience or support
Don’t believe we ‘can’
Are waiting for permission of for a position to become available
What if there were a leadership development program that addressed both disengagement in the workplace, AND gave people the opportunity to make a difference?
Look no further!
introducing the ‘community connect’ Leadership Program
This 10 month program offers step by step instructions on how to turn an idea into a successful project that benefits all involved.
COMMUNITY CONNECT brings meaning and purpose into the workplace, and has a graduation at the end where people report outcomes, and celebrate success.
This is not a one off. I don’t come in and give a rah rah speech and then leave with people thinking ‘Great, I agree with her. I just don’t know how to do it’ - this is a program with a process that enables and enhances leadership development.
It engages staff though the opportunity to make a difference in the community, designing and delivering a community project that has real impact by creating meaningful connections.
Progress and achievements are celebrated from the starting line right through to graduation, and when participants run into obstacles - they have the support of the facilitator and the group to help figure it out.
By the end of the first session, every participant will have identified some way they are going to build community connections, with a definitive time line, so the impact of the program can be measured.
This investment is solving a problem, in a visible, tangible, action oriented way, supported by a community of peers that produces a win for the participants, a win for the organisation or group, and a win for all the beneficiaries. And the community (and staff) sees your entity as a leader in this space. That’s impactful promotion!
WHy community?
We have become more disconnected than ever and two massive problems have surfaced:
The vulnerable have fallen through the cracks creating situations of life and death
Our once vibrant and inclusive communities are no longer being enhanced by everyday social activities and through the valuable & integral connections we had a few years ago
It is essential we reconnect and YOU can be part of the solution.
WHat are the likely outcomes?
Engagement & loyalty
Meaning & purpose
Community benefit and connection
Greater sense of wellbeing
Growth and leadership development
Enhanced relationships and interactions
Talent retention
Perhaps even becoming an employer of choice!
What’s the bottom line for business?
More than 80% of employees are disengaged *
Each disengaged employee is costing the company around 34% of their salary * (Forbes)
People want to make a difference and most lack meaning in their work
Customers (particularly millennials) prefer to buy from businesses that are contributing to a better world
How much is employee engagement worth to your organisation?
According to Forbes, a disengaged employee is costing the organisation $3,400 for every $10,000 of their salary - that’s a whopping $20,400 for a salary of $60,000! How much is it worth to your organisation to build a culture that inspires engagement, happiness, collaboration, performance, and most of all purpose and meaning? Happiness and meaning at work are not frivolous, fluffy extras. They are at the heart of good culture.
This program is unique, revolutionary and provides massive wins.
Participants are gaining:
Leadership development skills
Peer support, reducing workplace isolation
Job skills
Meaning and purpose
The knowledge that they are making a difference
Feeling like they are valued and respected
A reason to be engaged
Genuine and meaningful recognition
Increased wellbeing
This addresses the problems that are causing:
Turnover
People to retire on the job (they are there physically but not mentally or emotionally)
Absenteeism
People to feel lonely and isolated
Disloyalty
People to feel like ‘I don’t make a difference’
People to feel like what they do doesn’t matter
Reduced performance
Workplace accidents
If your organisation / business sees the importance and merit of having staff, customers and the community all paying allegiance to you, this unique and revolutionary program is a game changer.
Or, if your leadership or community group wants to have a greater impact, it all starts here.
So let’s start by connecting…