A staff conference a ‘must’ for your business in 2017

1. Corporate Events Topic A staff conference a ‘must’ for your business in 2017 IE February 2017

2. What is on your list of fundamentals for business success? • Inspiring leadership • Great work culture • Clear vision • Effective communication • Professional development • Exceptional customer service • Strategic planning • Adapting to change • Team harmony

3. Is a regular staff conference on your list? If it isn’t, it should be!

4. What is a staff conference? • It is simply a coming-together of your staff for planning, development, information sharing and team building. You may call it a… • staff conference • internal company conference • staff retreat • annual planning day

5. Why is staff conferencing important for companies in 2017? • ANSWER: It creates an ‘environment’ conducive to leadership, planning, professional development and team building.

6. 1. Leadership • A regular staff conference… • is a great way for company leaders to reinforce the vision of the company and the goals for the upcoming business period • provides effective communication to staff as everyone is receiving the information in the same way at the same time • enables the leader to deliver the information in the most engaging and inspiring fashion especially being able to do it face-to-face

7. 2. Planning • A regular staff conference… • is an ideal opportunity to conduct long-term or strategic planning • has everyone focused (i.e. being away from the office can often extract creativity and staff can be split into teams for greater efficiencies and idea generation) • may be used to create a new company vision or for goal setting too which enables staff to be even more involved and engaged in the future of the business

8. 3. Professional Development • A regular staff conference… • is a great opportunity for team professional development, training and education • provides an ideal environment to update staff on industry changes, developments and trends • is adaptable so all staff can be split into groups for specific corporate training workshops for their functional area needs

9. 4. Team Building • A regular staff conference… • provides the opportunity and environment for team building • can be a reward for staff for their prior contribution and even dovetail into a social event • can use team building activities as a fun and recreational means of staff networking

10. Next steps… • 1. Schedule a staff conference into your company calendar for 2017 • 2. Contact a professional conference organiser to work with you to plan the conference • This will ensure you maximise the opportunity for leadership, planning, professional development and team building AND achieve your conference objectives!

11. Contact us today • To find out how we can help plan your next staff conference in 2017! • Conferences & Events • Team Building • Corporate Training Australia info@corporatechallenge.com.au corporatechallenge.com.au facebook.com/CorporateChallengeAustralia twitter.com/CorpChallenge1 New Zealand info@corpchallenge.co.nz corpchallenge.co.nz facebook.com/CorporateChallengeNZ twitter.com/CorpChallengeNZ