NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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The Business Enterprise Centre in partnership with Canada Business Ontario welcomes Dr. Walter Doyle Staples to Timmins and Kapuskasing to present his workshop “Maximizing Employee Value”.
The workshops are ideal for business owners and managers, as well as not-for-profits. Dr. Staples will discuss business management styles that engage and involve employees, improve their productivity and performance, and help instill a culture of “customer-centricity” in an organization.
The Timmins workshop will take place Wednesday, Oct. 19 at The Social Venue on 27 Maple Street South from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
“We know that employees are the most important asset in an organization’s value chain, yet a 2013 survey found that just 13 percent of employees feel committed to their jobs. This is problematic. This lack of commitment is costly and leads to increased absenteeism, disagreements among employees and managers, and low morale among other things. ” says Dr. Walter Staples, founder and CEO of Staples Global Training.
Dr. Staples’ interactive workshop will deal with important topics such as managing different age generations from Baby Boomers to Millennials, investing in employee development, managerial styles and best practices, employee responsibility, and how to focus an organization on the customer.
He will also help organization managers and owners understand how to build strong, meaningful relationships with employees. These relationships are the critical link that ties together employee engagement, customer focus, and business results.
“The Business Enterprise Centre is committed to offering innovative workshops and seminars relevant to business owners and entrepreneurs in Timmins and across northeastern Ontario. Dr. Staples brings a wealth of knowledge that business owners and managers can take advantage of”, says Fred Gibbons, Chair of the Timmins Economic Development Corporation.
To register for the Maximizing Employee Value workshop in Timmins please contact Ross MacDonald at [email protected] or 705-360-2600 x7092. The cost is only $25 which includes a full dinner. Please note that space is limited to the first 25 paid registrants.
About the Author
Dr. Staples is a well-known professional development speaker, trainer, and author who has sold over 150,000 books. He has received praise for his works from people like the founder of the Four Season Hotels and Resorts and co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.
His background includes working 17 years as a foreign trade commissioner, Vice-President of Business Development at Fortune Financial, and 12 years as a professor of business.
Dr. Staples helps businesses explore and understand the steps managers can take to enhance employee engagement and involvement in making an organization successful.
The way organizations manage their employees is ever-changing and of growing importance in today’s competitive business world. Too often managers fail to engage their employees in the decision-making process and miss out on the numerous ways employees can contribute to the success of the business.
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