Our Chemicals Elements event on 27th February was centered on “Developing your key people”. As businesses get to grips with the high number of variables that impact their performance on a daily basis, many leaders in business will say that “people are our greatest asset”.
Developing superior performance of key managers and specialists can help improve your business and engender an inclusive sense of value and productivity. Teams become more effective and success is achieved by over-coming problems and generating new ideas.
The agenda of this meeting provided for a high quality breakdown of the difficulties experienced by companies in getting the best from their people. It offered suggestions or techniques on how to maximise skills sets, design personal development planning and implement improvement strategies.
Sarah Galbraith from The Galbraith Muir Consultancy spoke about the development of commercial and marketing expertise in technology-based staff including work with a NW chemical company.
Michael Hughes from Executive Alliance Training & Coaching provided insights into developing management coaching skills and how this can lead to benefits in the workplace.
Steve Farnworth of Beaufort Performance Management outlined how companies can benefit from an individual’s knowledge and by realising their potential through to the creative processes required to solve problems and take businesses to new levels.
Karen Hands from Thought into Action reported on findings from her women’s Speaking Clubs and the implications for companies who want to see their female employees make more impact at every level of their business.
The event also featured a case study presented by Steve Farnworth; the case study looked at how employee engagement and empowerment was driven in a positive direction in a traditionally autocratic management culture of a South African Oil, Gas & Chemicals Manufacturing Company. The process involved a programme of behavioural safety training and coaching aimed at encouraging the employees to take a proactive approach to health, safety and environmental issues. The effect of this proactivity didn’t stop there and extended to other aspects of operational performance.
