Employee connection transforms the workplace.
We help you build it.
Lonely employees think about quitting almost once a week and are twice as likely as non-lonely employees to be looking for another job.
When you help employees build relationships, you reduce turnover and increase engagement, satisfaction, and morale.
We make building employee connection easy.
Most businesses leave employees’ sense of connection and belonging to chance, assuming they’ll build relationships with co-workers and supervisors on their own. This is like THROWING MONEY AWAY! Gallup estimates that the cost of replacing a single employee is .5 to 2X their annual salary (for a $100K employee, that’s $50-200K)! On the other hand, having good relationships at work is the number one reason people choose to stay in their jobs AND the top predictor of job satisfaction!
You work hard to hire new employees and get them in the door. Once they’re here, helping them build strong relationships can make the difference between whether they choose to stay or leave. Imagine creating a culture where your best employees want to stay. That’s what building connection does. And it’s easier than you might think.
We provide a proven step-by-step roadmap for building positive relationships quickly.
3 WAYS TO BUILD EMPLOYEE CONNECTION
Explore Connection
Want a quick introduction to our work, and some ideas to implement on your own? Start with a talk or workshop.
2. Experience Connection
Want to build more lasting employee relationships? Check out our multi-session team-building programs and courses.
3. Expand Connection
Ready to create a culture of connection that can sustained? Consider having some of your employees become certified ProjectConnect group facilitators, so that they can lead groups and connect employees indefinitely.
Explore Connection: Talks and Workshops
Looking for a quick introduction to building employee connection? Consider inviting ProjectConnect Founder, Jessica Gifford, to give a fun, engaging talk or workshop, and walk away with actionable strategies you can implement immediately. Or go a little deeper by building a longer program into a professional development day, retreat, or off-site.
Sample titles include:
Creating a Culture of Connection in the Workplace
The secret to reducing turnover, increasing job satisfaction, and improving well-being
Why we need to use the f-word (friendship) more at work
Sample description:
Helping your employees build positive relationships in the workplace may be the single most powerful thing you can do to reduce turnover and improve engagement and job satisfaction. This highly interactive talk/workshop gives an overview of why connection matters in the workplace and provides participants with effective, easy-to-implement strategies for building stronger relationships.
Participants can expect to:
Learn the impact of workplace connection on productivity, engagement, and retention.
Understand 6 strategies for effectively building connection on teams.
Practice 3 short exercises to connection and build relationships.
2. Experience Connection: ongoing programs that build lasting relationships.
According to a study by Cigna, 6 out of 10 employees are lonely. Helping employees build positive workplace relationships is one of the most powerful things you can do to improve engagement, productivity, and retention. A talk or workshop is a great introduction to building employee connection, but rarely creates lasting change. To do that, you need to invest a little more time. That’s why we offer longer, multi-session programs that help build relationships over time.
ProjectConnect programs can be used to:
Build stronger teams within a department.
Skip the escape room, ropes course, or cook-off. Yes, these events can be fun (especially for extroverts), but they rarely help employees build lasting connections. What really builds a strong team is providing opportunities for co-workers to learn about each other—and connect—as human beings, beyond their work roles.
Help new employees connect with colleagues—and your organization— quickly.
The first few months are crucial in determining how a new employee feels about their job, how engaged they are, and whether they decide to stay. One of the most important things you can do is to improve workplace culture is to help new employees connect quickly.
Reduce silos and build relationships across departments.
How often have you heard employees complain about communication problems? Or talk about a colleague they’ve had email exchanges with for years, but never met? Getting to know colleagues across departments and roles can build understanding and empathy, and make work go more smoothly.
Programs can be tailored to your specific workplace culture and needs. Here’s a sample description:
Social Intelligence Skills for the Workplace
Series of five 60-minute sessions delivered live over Zoom for up to 100 employees
Social intelligence skills, including verbal communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills, are crucial to career success … yet they’re rarely taught. This highly interactive 5-session course helps participants learn and practice core social intelligence skills, while building stronger relationships with colleagues. The course is ideal for anyone who wants to increase their social IQ, improve communication, and strengthen their workplace relationships. Participants can expect to:
Understand the importance of social intelligence in the workplace
Learn and practice 5 core social intelligence skills
Engage in small group practices that build relationships with co-workers
As one participant put it:
3. Expand Connection: Become a certified ProjectConnect group facilitator
If you’re serious about creating a culture of connection, consider identifying a group of your employees become Certified ProjectConnect Facilitators. That way they can lead ProjectConnect groups in your workplace—and help employees connect—year after year.
ProjectConnect groups help employees get to know each other and form positive relationships quickly. Certified ProjectConnect Facilitators are given a proven, step-by-step roadmap to lead small groups of 4-6 employees through a series of conversation prompts and activities designed to help them connect over the course of six sessions.
Participant feedback has been overwhelmingly positive!
98%
of participants said they would recommend ProjectConnect to their colleagues
99%
said they would like to meet again with their group after the program ended
Facilitator Certification Training
5-hour ProjectConnect Facilitator training delivered over Zoom for up to 16 employees.
This option is ideal for workplaces that:
Want to make an ongoing commitment to building employee connection and community
Have a group of 4-16 employees interested in becoming certified to lead ProjectConnect groups
This training prepares participants to lead virtual or in-person groups of 4-6 employees through the ProjectConnect program. Once certified, participants will have access to the ProjectConnect Facilitator’s Guide and materials and will be able to continue to facilitate groups within your organization year after year.
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“Project Connect is a helpful framework for making space for connection in the workplace. The program takes away the need for community members or leaders having to figure out conversation starters or an inclusive group structure on their own. The program is flexible enough to adapt to our specific needs and has been well worth the investment of time, energy and money.”
—Kris Mereigh, Director of Wellbeing, Corporate law firm