Conversations at Work

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Conversations at Work Promoting a Culture of Conversations in the Changing Workplace Tim Baker Aubrey Warren

Transcript of Conversations at Work

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Conversations at WorkPromoting a Culture of Conversations in the Changing Workplace

Tim Baker Aubrey Warren

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What we are

covering

The Right Culture

Everyday Conversa

tions

Five Conversations Framework

The 9 Common

Barriers to Communicati

on

The “face” of good

communication

Keeping conversations on

the up …

Conversations At Work Workshop

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Psychological ContractIndividual Organisation

I offer

I expect

The organisation

expects

Theorganisation

offers

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The Changing Employment Relationship Values

Old Values New Values Specialised Employment Flexible Deployment

Internal Focus Customer-focus

Focus on Job Performance-focus

Functional-based Work Project-based Work

Human Dispirit & Work Human Spirit & Work

Loyalty Commitment

Training Learning & Development

Closed Information Open Information

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The 9 Common Barriers to Communication ∎inattention during

conversations ∎restricted information channels

∎lack of feedback∎a culture of not asking questions

∎too much formality ∎overreliance on email ∎lack of role models ∎a fear of emotion∎physical office lay-out

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Baker, T. (2013). The End of the Performance Review: A New Approach to Appraising Employee Performance

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It’s all about the conversation ...

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The “face” of good communication

?

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Keeping conversations on the up …• Show up• Listen up• Speak up• Lift up

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5 more everyday conversations at work …• Coaching – intentional ongoing development• Mentoring – informal day to day sharing (and example)• Delegating – it’s about your development too …• Visioning – sharing and sustaining the “why”• Encouraging – ensuring people feel significant

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Conversations At Work Workshop …• One-day facilitated, interactive workshop incorporating:

• Communication culture and behaviour• The 9 barriers to conversations• Communication as a shared, meaning making process• Appreciating communication styles• The 5 Conversations Framework• Introduction to coaching conversations• Showing up, Listening up, Speaking up, Lifting up• Personal application and follow through …

• Individual copies of Conversations At Work• Participant workbook

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Tim [email protected] 636 832www.winnersatwork.com.au

Aubrey [email protected] 756 435www.pacific.qld.edu.au

RRP $39.95 inc gst

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