We all know employees give of their best when they believe their company is worth working for
Uncover how to improve
Employees’ Attitudes and Behaviours
so yours is a
Company Worth Working For
We’re just beginning to see signs of growth returning to our economies, with companies spending money on marketing and recruiting new employees.
It’s going to get competitive for the best people during 2012. Research in Europe and the United States suggests over 40 per cent of people are open to job offers from other companies.
They’ve stayed in their current roles only because nothing better is available. As companies start hiring again they will begin moving to new roles and new employers.
As a leader are you thinking about how you can motivate your people – especially those who feel they have made lots of sacrifices over the last couple of years and now want payback – before they leave?
To help you think this through we’ve brought together business leaders, thought-provoking authors and world-renown consultants.
Join them for the 2012 Worth Working Summit when they will be sharing what they’ve found works in practice in many different countries and cultures.
Not only do we have leaders from companies with reputations for being great places to work, we also have Gen Yers sharing their experiences, ideas, frustrations and passions. They are sure about what they want and have high expectations.
Join us for the 2012 Worth Working Summit this March and hear new insights, ideas, tools and techniques you can apply in your own organisation.
Over five days we will look in detail at what makes a company worth working for; answering the questions:
- How do they work out what to do differently to increase employee motivation and satisfaction?
- How do they uncover things that have the potential to undermine morale in their organisation?
These are big questions for any business – with complex solutions that shift and change.
Meet your panel of global experts and some of the well-kept secrets they will be revealing…
Director, Business Solutions, Vodafone Ghana
Derek has a successful track record setting up innovative business units in the converging telecoms, IT and media industries in Ghana, Nigeria, UAE, Qatar, Japan, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK.
Derek Appiah
Secrets for Creating Effective Teams in Africa and the West – open-mindedness, adaptability and flexibility
- The three differences between organisations that have loyal and motivated staff and those that don’t – these hold true around the world
- Why organisations need to improve the people skills of their managers, and what happens if they don’t
- Six things Africa and the West can learn from each other about helping teams work effectively together
Research & Content Director Asia Pacific, Melcrum
Jonathan is responsible for delivering insights, case studies, advisory briefings, webinars and training to members of the Strategic Communication Research Forum in Asia Pacific.
Jonathan Champ
Using Communication Techniques to Support Business Performance and Business Strategy in a Two-speed Economy
- How Australian businesses are recovering from the global financial crisis and adjusting to the longer term global downturn
- Why leading companies are shifting away from the cult of the celebrity CEO and instead involving employees in deciding vision, values and purpose
- The emerging role of middle and line managers in creating authenticity and context, and the different set of skills they need to do so
Vice-President, Customer Experience, Alcatel-Lucent
Debra is an experienced director and has worked for BT, Genuity, GTE, Sprint and Southwestern Bell.
She is also a strategic advisor to Connected Nation and director of an historic buildings renovation company.
Debra Covey
Linking Business Practices to Mission Creates Passion and Empowerment
- Secrets for motivating teams if you are an ex-pat working in Europe or the United States
- How to motivate employees around charitable efforts that lead to powerful collaboration, contribution and energy within the business also
- Practical ways of bringing the passion and commitment of the volunteer sector into commercial organisations so employees get behind your corporate objectives
Head of Technology & Innovation, New Zealand Post
Neil is an experienced CIO who helps companies introduce major change programmes that break down silo working and kick-start new approaches to communicating and ideas generation.
Neil Forster
Using Technology to Connect People and Create Collaboration
- How to use unConferences to get people talking to each other, creating synergies and developing new ideas and ways of working
- Why leaders should have deep and meaningful conversations around introducing new technologies, involve employees in discussions, and clearly explain decisions so people understand the constraints
- The two alternative technology enviroments leaders should consider for improved employee engagement and effective working
Author, lecturer, consultant
Nicholas is a brand management specialist based in Norway. He has written 11 books including Meaning at Work (2011), is on the advisory board for Corporate Reputation Review and a professor at Oslo School of Management, ESADE in Barcelona and Napier University, Edinburgh.
Nicholas Ind
Finding Meaning at Work through Challenge, Satisfaction and Fulfilment
- Three essential ingredients for finding personal satisfaction and meaning at work – and how to use them
- How to create balance between employees’ needs for security and freedom so people have space to be creative
- Circulating information in ways that give people context and help them understand what the organisation is trying to achieve
Digital coach, internet scout, professional networker, chair of four start-ups
Thomas is renowned within the social media circuit for his knowledge of internet trends, shapes and patterns, and speaks at symposiums worldwide.
As an Internet Scout, he has spent the last 20 years watching the market and making predictions about its' future.
Thomas Power
How Do You Think: Moving Mindsets and Culture along the Spectrum from Institutional to Networking Thinking
- The two types of thinking - open, random and supportive vs closed, selective and controlling – and the difference they make in organisations
- How to respond to the challenges new social technologies bring to attracting and retaining talented people
- Developing proficiency in using social technologies that suit the way employees think and how customers want to engage with you
Communications consultant, marketer, journalist, mentor, trainer, Worth Working Summit host
Programme director, Visiting Fellow University of Lincoln, Chair Derby chapter APM
Jo Ann Sweeney with Sarah Coleman
Authentic Relationships: Empowerment, Influence, Belonging and Context
- How to reduce opaqueness in decision making so employees have confidence in their leaders
- The information people want and need to do their jobs and why everything else is nice to know
- How to find out what is really going on in your organisation at the front end and what employees think and feel
Director, Wealth Management Product & Segment Development, BBVA Compass
William is responsible for creating strategic business development plans to grow emerging and existing markets at this top 20 US bank.
He is also the founder of the Houston Financial Services Communicators Group.
William Trout
Employee-shaped Culture at BBVA Compass: Authenticity and Open Discussions Translate into Greater Discretionary Effort
- Why changing the mode of conversation to two-way via platforms people use outside work is critical for engaging employees
- How to help employees understand what the business is seeking to achieve and how what they do supports the goals, purpose and financial objectives
- The difference an employee-driven strategic planning approach has made to culture, commitment and a greater sense of ownership
Speaker, author, networker, lecturer, consultant
David founded and hosts the 4,600-member Employee Engagement Network and writes about employee engagement. He is the author of two books, a sought after speaker globally and teaches counselling and psychology at the University of Manitoba.
David Zinger
Business Results come through Fusing Work and Play – in a Zen kinda way
- How to combine work and fun in ways that feel authentic for the organisation and employees
- Engagement is an experience to be lived – helping employees take responsibility for their own engagement, and be accountable for their influence on others
- Leadership lessons from the honey bee hive – team collaboration on the upside; on the downside, cooking an ineffective queen
Monique Collman
Head of Executive Search Services, Mai Hunter International; charity trustee; Generation Y panelist
Monique has a BSc in Computing Science and is now doing an MBA. She has been head hunted twice since her first role at Merrill Lynch and been involved in two start-ups, the most recent her own recruitment agency under the Mai Hunter umbrella.
She is also a founder and trustee of the social enterprise Worda Mouth which helps homeless young people.
Generation Y Panel
Understanding what Motivates 18-27 year olds who are Ambitious and have High Expectations about the Rewards for their Hard Work
- Why Gen Y prefers face-to-face over social technologies for connecting with people and building relationships
- How a long hours culture causes Gen Y to lose motivation in their job and interest in their employer, even if they don’t show it
- The three key things Gen Y people look for when they’re changing jobs, and the difference these make to retention
Aphra Cheesman
Graduate trainee, Tesco; Generation Y panelist
Aphra was clear on her ideal job while at university, studying fashion buying and merchandising at night school, interning with ateliers in London and Sydney during the holidays.
She graduated in 2011 with a BSc honours in Maths and modern languages and is now in her ideal role as a trainee merchandiser working with Tesco’s Central European clothes manufacturers.
Luke Parle
Senior sales negotiator, Bushells Estate Agents; Generation Y panelist
Luke followed his heart when he left school taking jobs related to his hobby - keeping tropical fish - initially working in an aquarium and then a tropical fish importer.
He fell into his second love - selling houses - when he realised he wanted a career and by chance became an estate agent. Luke joined Bushells four years ago when he moved to London.
Join the conversation, debate the issues, share your own experiences
Once you sign up you will be able to listen to the interviews free-of-charge between 12-16 March 2012.
Each interview is around 30 minutes and will be broadcast for a 23-hour period so that you can listen in no matter where in the world you are based.
Every day you will receive an email with all the details for the next day’s interviews so that you have time to plan when you will listen around your work commitments. You’ll be able to listen via a computer or by telephone.
Additionally, from the day you register, you will be able to join the conversations in our LinkedIn group where you will be able to connect with the speakers and other summit members.
When you register you will also be given the option to purchase the interviews as audio downloads at a special discounted rate that is available only to Worth Working Summit members for a limited period.
Why a virtual telesummit …
If we put these speakers in a two-day seminar you would pay thousands of pounds to listen to them – and you wouldn’t get any work done.
Now you can have the same experience without leaving your desk and I’m inviting you to attend this amazing event for FREE!
You don’t have to pay for hotels, flights, meals, seminar fees or any of the other costs usually associated with attending a business event.
And if you purchase the audio downloads then you can listen and listen again to each of the speakers. Every time you listen you’ll hear new nuggets of wisdom.
All you need to do is register today to join the summit and get access to our speakers and their accumulated years of experience.
We’re looking forward to connecting with you…
Jo Ann Sweeney
Director
Sweeney Communications Ltd
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