{"id":1317930,"date":"2020-01-27T18:11:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T01:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=993028"},"modified":"2020-01-27T18:11:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T01:11:43","slug":"glenwood-chamber-symposium-wednesday-focuses-on-hiring-training-and-keeping-inspired-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwood-chamber-symposium-wednesday-focuses-on-hiring-training-and-keeping-inspired-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood Chamber symposium Wednesday focuses on hiring, training and keeping inspired workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hiring reliable workers and giving them the training and company buy-in to keep them is the focus of a Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association-sponsored symposium on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Chamber has invited Patrick McGaughey, president and chief consultant for ActivatingPeople.com, to lead the interactive session \u2014 \u201cExcellence in the Workplace: Train the Trainer\u201d \u2014 geared toward business owners, managers, supervisors and trainers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe GSCRA has worked with Pat before, and he has always received the highest possible reviews from attendees,\u201d according to a Chamber news release about the event \u2014 taking place 8:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Morgridge Commons above the Glenwood Springs Library.<\/p>\n

In a phone interview Monday, McGaughey said his talk is as much geared to workers themselves, as their bosses. In fact, much of his material comes from audience participation, including employees who have shared what works for them, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecruiting and keeping employees is the big focus for a lot of businesses right now, and everybody is trying to redesign themselves around that,\u201d McGaughey said.<\/p>\n

He calls his approach to helping businesses inspire their workers, \u201cthe physics of performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI see the hiring process from a different perspective, where you hire and work to keep the people who inspire you,\u201d McGaughey said.<\/p>\n

Many of the business owners and managers who participate in his seminars, including the one in Glenwood, send their employees to share what they find interesting about their workplace experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of what I\u2019m teaching the owners and managers and supervisors comes straight from the employees\u2019 point of view,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Much of it comes down to good communication and one word, \u201cunderstanding,\u201d McGaughey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t understand, then we have not yet communicated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The symposium also focuses on nurturing one type of employee in particular, \u201cperformers,\u201d who do everything they can to succeed and inspire others to succeed as well; while re-engaging or moving on from \u201coccupiers,\u201d those who\u2019ve become unmotivated and indifferent; and being on guard for the \u201cwreckers,\u201d who can actually hurt a business organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost businesses have employees and team members who already perform at a high level, but many also have people who have become occupiers or worse,\u201d the Chamber notes in its description of the Wednesday symposium. \u201cThe question becomes, \u2018How in the world do we build a team of performers with everyone?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The symposium is designed to provide strategies for employees to become self-inspired and for managers\/supervisors to create an evaluation process that builds upon that inspiration, according to the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeaching the art of simple, polite business conversations is also included, as well as skills in dealing with difficult customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGaughey said that, in addition to the Chamber-sponsored event, he also offers follow-up programs for individual business participants.<\/p>\n

jstroud@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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