• As a CEO or leader you have one critical function: to see your organization, not as it is, but as it can be; and then to make it happen effectively.  Yet, it is the latter part of this statement that proves to be the most challenging.  And a thought that is often expressed is:  Why don’t others get it?

• And then there are the related questions:  Why is it such an ongoing problem for leaders and managers to motivate and energize others? Is it even possible?  During the last years of the 20^th century we had a glimpse of what was possible.  For a while, the dot.coms showed traditional organizations what creativity and activity is possible when people willingly give their energy.  Not just their physical presence, their time, their expertise, knowledge or skill, but their energy.

• It should now be clear to all of us that without energy, your presence, time, expertise, knowledge and skill is worth much less.  Yet, it seems as if many of us have retreated to the ‘comfort' of the traditional command-and-control style of managing people.  We still think that as managers and leaders we have control, when it is employees who control their personal energy.  And again, without often meaning to, we demotivate and demoralize, and stop people deploying all their energy.

In this session we explain 5 steps for you to follow to help your people stay motivated and energized.  In effect, we show you how to become a Chief Energy Organizer™ and not be the Chief Energy Obstacle™.

One week before the work session:  All participants must complete the vision-in-action evaluation (the DEWY™ Profile).

The format for this work session will deviate slightly from our SHURE™ Success Cycle format of understanding, commitment, action and learning:

1. To begin the process of gaining understanding, we present a brief overview of the 5 steps.

2. Next, we present Step 1 in more detail and engage you in discussion and argument until you are comfortable with its relevance to you and how you can apply it.  We do the same for each of the next 4 steps.

3. Then we help you determine how to use all 5 steps in your organization, what you must act on and how to execute.

4. And lastly, we help you identify what was learnt in the process and how to ensure that you and your colleagues continue to learn from what you will be implementing.

The process can be summarized as follows:  presentation (understanding), discussion (commitment), decision-making (action), evaluation (learning).

1. To ensure that you understand the importance of not wasting your people’s time and energy.  Organizational effectiveness is created by people who give their time and energy willingly.  If you knowingly waste their time and energy, you will never earn your people’s trust and respect.  And without mutual trust and respect, they will feel no reason to be self-motivated.

2. To secure your commitment to adopt the 5 steps.  On one level, these steps relate to understanding, commitment, action, learning and new-understanding of the SHURE™ Success Cycle.  But on another level these steps are esoteric in nature and relate to the idea of enlightenment: once you ‘get it’, the steps will merely become the way-you-do-things-from-now-on.  You will ‘automatically’ enable energy to flow for greater effectiveness. And you will be sensitized to spot and deal with energy obstacles.

3. To provide a framework for implementation and execution along the principles of organizing energy.  The purpose of work session #1 is to sketch the likely picture of your organization-in-action as our predictions unfold.  Yet, that is not enough to ensure the desired outcome.  As always, implementation and execution are critical.  But to take full advantage of the energy effect, you must implement and execute along energy lines for energy effectiveness.

4. To identify critical success factors.  In this case, these are factors which will help you to learn and to teach.  As a leader and an energy organizer, you must not only organize individual energy, but you must be a guide to others.  For if you do not help others to help themselves, you will be trapped into using traditional command-and-control tricks.  Keep in mind that you cannot be free as long as you share a prison with others.

Who should attend?

All senior people in leadership positions (especially the CEO).  As stated above, the purpose of this session is to make your organization more effective by changing the way-we-do-things-here from an energy perspective.  This sort of change does not happen by issuing instructions.  It happens when people follow the example set by leaders.

At the same time we know that organizational effectiveness depends on everybody in your organization, not on a select few: everybody must understand, must be committed, must act and must learn.  This is why we recommend that a second work session on the 5 steps be held for senior managers, executives and directors who did not participate in the initial work session #2.  And, ultimately, middle managers should also be exposed to elements of the 5 steps.

How long does the work session last?

Work session #2 lasts one day. One week after the work session we will have a follow-up meeting with you or participate in a conference call.  This will be an opportunity to discuss any issues or questions that may have surfaced after the work session.

How much does it cost?

The cost of the work session takes into account factors such as the number of participants, the planned duration of the session, level of customization, the desired outcome and the status of the organization (e.g. profit or non-profit).

For more information on Work Session #2, please contact James McIntosh on

direct line: (804) 754-0195

email: jhm@vspinc.biz

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