Team Engagement
Personal & Professional Development for Teams
As an executive coach, I enjoy working with high performance teams via exclusive group workshops.
The Goal?
To engage, entertain, and inspire community among staff in this extended virtual life. It's more about personal than professional development per se, and all about people coming together to learn about themselves and each other.
The Strategy?
Content that captures peoples’ imaginations. Time and space to playfully reflect on their lives and work. As well, the chance to contemplate “what makes them tick” on important personal themes. I focus on both individual and small group time in my programs, which are a blend of personal reflection, creative exercises, writing, and sharing with fellow staff members.
The Workshops
I design and lead these workshops to foster employee engagement, and they are built around creative exercises, individual reflection and group sharing.
They are fun, unexpected, and proven to boost positive energy and camaraderie. Participants say they learn about one another and themselves and have a fun time in the process! Especially during the pandemic, boosting morale is a worthy investment in productivity and a meaningful employee benefit.
Workshop #1
100 Jobs?!
Fun right brain exercise to tap into what you love doing.
A seemingly random list of 100 Jobs serves as stimuli to explore individually and with peers: what drives your engagement in what you enjoy doing.
One participant said, “I loved this! So refreshing to see how all of our dream jobs are intrinsically tied. I'm excited to do further introspection on my own, and apply the learnings to my day-to-day.”
Workshop #2
Design Thinking for Life
3-part workshop that will stretch your mind to solve problems
…and discover what you want from life and work
Based on "Designing Your Life" by Burnett & Evans. Applies Design Thinking to creating your best life, and includes Mind-mapping, Odyssey Plans, Prototyping Conversations... and other fun group exercises about the design thinking way to approach problem solving.
Workshop #3
Custom Workshop
I can design a workshop based on your group’s needs and wants.
You know best what your group needs and wants. I will design a workshop that will tap into my strength of creating fun programs that are as much about personal development as professional engagement. Whether you are seeking to galvanize a team to a shared mission or to help your valued staff move forward in their lives while performing for your company, I can help.
Case Study
Raising Spirits Amidst the Pandemic: Rent the Runway
The Co-Founder and CEO of Rent the Runway asked me to create programs for the corporate staff to help their spirit amid the pandemic. The series of workshops were a resounding success, with 93% of participants reporting that they loved the experience.
Here’s the CEO’s Review:
We brought Laurie’s workshops to our employee population at Rent the Runway (RTR) in the midst of an unimaginably tough year with the goal of providing time for self-reflection and to fire up our culture of learning—but we got so much more.
Not only was our time with Laurie fun and filled with optimism, but it also helped forge new connections and relationships among our employees. What’s more, the workshops encouraged candid, unexpected dialogue about our work at RTR and the unique ways in which it serves each of our lives and higher purpose.
Jenn H, CEO and Co-Founder, RENT THE RUNWAY
Happy Teams, Happy Leaders
Organizations I’m Fortunate to Work With
Why Engage Your Remote Team in a Workshop?
Remote Inspiration
After months working from home, your team’s energy is flagging. I hold a 90-minute workshop that will rebuild team spirit and amp up productivity.
Grown-Up Fun
If your team needs a break, I can deliver a group program that will use playful exploration to unleash creativity, encourage connection, and even help their personal growth.
Group Innovation
Design thinking to the rescue! I facilitate teams to approach projects with fresh eyes using my Design Thinking workshop.
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