The Canyons: "Exploring the Gaps Between Leaders, Managers & Doers"

Competency: Leadership

Objective: Engagement Across Organizational Levels

Last year, Bennett Philips spoke to the chapter on the Symphony Performance Management model. That meeting was so well received that we’ve invited him back. This month, Bennett will lead a discussion on how to create engagement by bridging the canyons between senior leaders, managers, and “doers” (employees). 

The premise for The Canyon and the associated workshop is simple – capture how people at any level of an organization feel using icons, infographics, quotations, and metaphors. The key to The Canyon’s success is that it ensures every single person in the business is represented within it. Whether a C-suite executive, a middle manager, or even a newly hired intern looks at it, they see that The Canyon properly captures their reality in a visceral way. It’s about conveying to people at all levels that we know what it’s like to be them – validating their feelings and frustrations.

 

Using visual metaphors to depict common challenges in engagement allows participants to address issues that may otherwise be difficult to express in words. It also provides a safe space to raise concerns and frustrations. 

Key Takeaways:

• Learn about common causes of disengagement in the workplace and how to avoid them
  
• Tactics for overcoming poor communication between senior leadership, management, and the front line
• Explore how visual metaphors provide a great setting for productive conversation and peer learning
  

You're invited. Join us!

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About the Presenter:

Bennett Phillips is a Partner with learning & performance consulting firm, Advantage Performance Group (APG). Bennett’s background is in implementing leadership development and performance management systems, as well as succession planning. Bennett holds a Bachelor in Business from Miami University and is currently an MBA candidate at Presidio Graduate School in San Francisco. He works with numerous companies across the bay area to help execute important business initiatives by getting their people aligned to the strategic vision and providing new skills through dynamic learning experiences. He lives in Oakland with his wife, Dawn and infant son, Owen.

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