Masterclasses

Tuesday 12 March 2019

THE WORKPLACE WELLBEING TOOLKIT. CREATING A BRAIN FRIENDLY WORKPLACE

with Blythe Rowe

Thursday 14 March 2019

MAXIMISING YOUR WELLNESS INVESTMENT: HOW TO CREATE A STRATEGY THAT BOTH YOUR EMPLOYEES AND YOUR FINANCE MANAGER WILL LOVE

with Katrina Walton

ABOUT YOUR MASTERCLASS

Riots are happening everyday in modern business. There are individual employees, groups, even leadership teams who are rioting, right under our noses, without us often even realising it. More often than not, they are not rioting in the traditional sense of a violent upheaval or stop work strike. The riots, more commonly known as “unproductive or toxic behaviours”, are often subtle and covert yet exceptionally powerful in terms of the impact on the overall working environment, brand, performance and wellbeing.

The question is ‘how do we create the right kinda riots (positive behaviours) to connect our teams to our organisations to drive results, whilst maintaining wellbeing?’

This masterclass introduces the ‘Business Connection Model’ and the five key questions all employees need answered in order to connect them to your organisation, focussing on the one key area of how to become a “brain-friendly workplace, worth belonging”.

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR, BLYTHE ROWE

Blythe Rowe, often described as a ‘little pocket rocket’ is widely recognised for her expertise in ‘People, Culture & Performance’ as well as her ability to shake things up.

She partners with organisations across the globe in their quest to future proof their people and business by developing brain-friendly leaders, building connected and accountable teams and creating workplaces which optimise performance.

Blythe has worked in Senior Human Resources & Organisational Development roles for over 13 years in global organisations and is the author of the book ‘Bullies, Blamers & Bludgers’. She is on a mission to rid workplaces of toxic behaviours, build meaningful relationships and create workplaces worth belonging!

She is the creator of the ‘Business Connection Model’, the five key things organisations must do in order to connect the hearts and minds of their people.

Blythe is as authentic as it gets. Audiences absolutely love her energy, passion and fun that she brings to their event as well as the simple and pragmatic strategies that they can apply!

MASTERCLASS PROGRAM

8.30 Registration and welcome coffee

9.00 SESSION ONE: HEALTH AND WELLBEING AT A MACRO AND MICRO LEVEL

In this session, Blythe will give an overview of some of the potential unproductive behaviours and reveal current statistics on how this is impacting health and wellbeing at a macro and micro level. You will learn:

• The 12 potential “people riots” (unproductive behaviours) and their impact on performance and wellbeing
• Why the brain is a control freak & how this impacts employee behaviour
• Some of the key triggers that might cause team members to engage in unproductive behaviours (& how you could be causing it)
• Why culture does not always eat strategy for breakfast
• The five key questions every employee (especially the cynical ones) needs answered to connect them to the organisation
• The five elements of the Business Connection Model and how they work together to drive connection and engagement

SESSION TWO: CULTURE

In this session, we will delve deeper into one of the aspects of the Business Connection Model: CULTURE. Topics explored include:

• What exactly is culture?
• Defining what it means to have a “brain-friendly” workplace
• What the data geeks can teach us about human performance
• How you can trigger a “reward response in your team to engage them in the right behaviours (including a focus wellbeing)
• The power of “storytelling” to change the behaviours, in order to change the overall culture

SESSION THREE: HOW TO DEAL WITH UNPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR

After lunch, the workshop will deep dive into some of the critical factors needed to deal with toxic or unproductive behaviours in the workplace. You will learn:

• Why strong leadership is fundamental if you want to nip unproductive behaviours in the bud
• How the All Blacks have got it right: in terms of dealing or engaging with toxic team members
• How to make workplace values, more than just a poster on the wall
• How to identify and address bullying, harassment and non-inclusive behaviour, and how best to approach this (and tip, it’s not through a fancy policy)
• How to depersonalise those crucial conversations: separating the personal from the professional

SESSION FOUR: REFLECTIVE ON CURRENT PRACTICES AND BRAINSTORMING DIFFERENT APPROACHES

The final session is a reflection and practical session. Reflecting on current practices and brainstorming different approaches to implement in order to develop a brain-friendly workplace.

• Reflection: Unpacking some of the rituals that make up your current workplace culture: are they working for you?
• Tips on how to develop a brain-friendly workplace to boost performance: cognitive and wellbeing
• How to embed wellbeing into an existing culture
• Brainstorming some potential new rituals to instil in your workplace to create a brain friendly workplace, worth belonging

16.30 Close of masterclass

The masterclass will be conducted using a combination of presentation material and group exercises; maximising your learning potential. Please note that the masterclass content will be tailored to participants’ individual needs so the length of each session may vary. Refreshments will be served at appropriate times, including morning and afternoon teas and lunch.

No matter what your budget, cost-effective wellness delivery is critical to business success and sustainability.

You can create an award-winning wellness strategy, regardless of how large or small the budget, either by expanding on your existing strategy or implementing a new one. Arm yourself with the invaluable tips, resources and strategies you need to be able to deliver a thriving wellness strategy that really engages your staff and helps them to thrive, mentally and physically. Learn how to get results from workplace wellness and achieve your business goals. In fact, research shows that financial performance increases more than 2.5 times when health and wellness is encouraged:

This not-to-be-missed one-day masterclass is designed to appeal to all organisations, no matter how large or small, whose primary objective is to really drive great health and wellbeing amongst its staff whilst concurrently meeting or exceeding wellness budget.

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR, KATRINA WALTON

Katrina Walton is a veritable thought leader in the wellness industry, and has travelled all over the world sharing her invaluable knowledge and experience around implementing and sustaining a results-orientated wellbeing strategy. With her perfect blend of theory and practice, together with  her broad, structured approach to workplace wellbeing, you’ll come away armed with a plethora of tools, knowledge and strategies to implement straight away within your organisation to help you create a cost-effective, and positive health-driving wellness strategy.

MASTERCLASS PROGRAM

8.30 Registration and welcome coffee

9.00 SESSION ONE: CREATING AND EVOLVING A WELLNESS STRATEGY THAT WORKS

Many organisations offer one-off health checks, ad hoc chair massages, occasional yoga classes and so on.  While the intentions are good, the organisation probably won’t see any real or lasting impact to their bottom line.

In this session, you’ll find out what you need to consider when planning or revamping your wellness strategy, whether your organisation is large, medium or small. Katrina will outline the need to think strategically about health and wellness in the workplace so that it can be integrated into the very DNA of your organisation to ensure the best possible outcomes for:

• Your organisation’s bottom line
• Wellness outcomes for your employees
• A strategy that will stand the test of time
• Walk away with a 6 step framework for creating a workplace wellness strategy that works

SESSION TWO: THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF WELLBEING

While it would be wonderful to have an endless bucket of money to spend on a workplace wellness strategy, the budget is dependent on several factors that can fluctuate wildly over time. This session will provide you with the tools and know-how to make your wellness dollar go further.

• How to create a targeted and cost-effective wellness strategy
• The key implications for large, medium and small organisations looking to create a wellness strategy. What are the challenges for each?
• Our top ten tips for stretching your wellness dollar further
• How to effectively measure and monitor the human and financial success of your wellness program – what is your wellness VOI?
   

SESSION THREE: ENGAGING YOUR STAFF

To derive the benefits from wellness programs, staff must embrace and participate in them.

Consider these questions: Are your programs poorly attended? Are the same ‘healthy’ employees turning up each time? Is there an element of cynicism or indifference toward the programs? Have you lost touch with what your employees really want?

In this session, Katrina will outline practical strategies for addressing the above hurdles to a successful wellness strategy, and for engaging senior management, key stakeholders and employees in your wellness efforts

• How to build a transformational wellness culture
• How to leverage leaders as change agents
• How to engage and inspire your multi-generational, multi-cultural workforce to participate in your organisational wellbeing program – find out the key strategies
• Strategies for overcoming cynicism or indifference towards your program

16.30 Close of masterclass

The masterclass will be conducted using a combination of presentation material and group exercises; maximising your learning potential. Please note that the masterclass content will be tailored to participants’ individual needs so the length of each session may vary. Refreshments will be served at appropriate times, including morning and afternoon teas and lunch.