For a long time we’ve known about the impact and importance of making connections with people around us. Whether shy or outgoing, introvert or extrovert, having those in our lives we can open up to is one of the biggest indicators of wellbeing.
During Covid and other worldwide challenges, we’ve seen people realising this even more and yet new challenges and obstacles to making those connections have emerged.
In this session, for leaders, managers and staff at all levels, we will look at the evidence behind why connecting is important, explore ways of making the most of our connections and use the session itself as a way of getting the conversation started.
With an engaging mix of lived experience, evidence and practical techniques, we bring this important topic to life and help you address a growing need for business success.
We all prefer to connect in different ways, so the session is run in a way which suits those who are naturally more outgoing, those who prefer to sit and listen, and those in-between!
What will I learn?
- To understand the impact of connection vs loneliness in the workplace
- How to identify barriers to connection
- Techniques to improve connection
Topics Covered
- Connection – what is it and why is it such a powerful indicator of mental health and wellbeing?
- Barriers to Connection
- Introverts and Extroverts: myths and realities
- Exploring the Psychology of loneliness – why is it a key issue and a growing problem in today’s workplaces? What does the research say?
- The power of genuine listening
- Tools and techniques to connect, whatever our preferred style
Delegates receive follow up slides and resource links they can refer to after the session.
