ATT: The workforce edition – Our Agenda

In an ideal world, we would like to think that our team, and our co-workers don’t snooze their alarm in an agitated slumber, and peel themselves out of bed to begin the day ahead.  In the not completely ideal world that we face, it’s scary how many people are part of this slumber. This edition of ATT will act as a refreshing wake up call to seek the go-getters, and help you scout new team members and inspire your existing employees.

A test for touting talent

No matter how hard you try, if a person hates their role, it’s going to be near impossible to keep them engaged and happy. Before you start, try and tease apart if their pitch for the job role is sincere or whether it’s a well delivered memory bank of interview tips from Forbes or Business Insider.  Of course it would be even more helpful if you could detect and prevent such warning sings before you’re firing questions at them in the interview room. That’s where speakers like Laurent Scholten (Wonderkind) and Thomas Moes (Homerun) come in. Scouting energetic and fruitful talent needs to start way before the job ad goes out. Careful planning of your job ad and the channel of advertisement will really encourage the right applicants to step up to the mark.

Happy hires

Morale is like medicine. It’s a key ingredient to keeping people happy and healthy. One bad hire could result in a catastrophic effect on other relationships. Encouraging your team to communicate truthfully and effectively can help tackle issues early on. Your team now need to be included in the team of the future. Nadja Muller-den Blijker (iThrive) will give us insights of how well structured, innovative training programmes can help fuel your team, reduce stress and keep morale high. With various threads to update us on how to curate a happy work space, it’s easy to get lost amongst all the advice. Dr Marcia Goddard (YoungCapital) is a neuroscientist who researches human behaviour and assesses the best environments to help your team thrive. The ability to measure the success of your strategy is pinnacle to ensuring  progression.

Work hard, play harder

This ethos is pumped around us here at Spaces.  Abiding by our ‘welcome home, oops we meant welcome to work’  it’s more than just a little important that you enjoy and settle into you workplace as much as your home. Downtime at home is just as important as downtime at work, so offering the opportunity to delve into a little culture or a well deserved rest is a very good starting point.  Jorg Ruis (Culture Builders) knows this more than anyone and shows us how a creative and innovative environment is just as important as size and return.

To get the lowdown of how to keep yourself and your people happy at work, be sure to check out our upcoming ATT. Cop your tickets here, and read more about our fine selection of speakers right here.