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Benefits Of Mars & Venus
In The Workplace Workshops
Increased Job Retention Rates
More effective managers and leaders
Increased productivity
Improved morale
Meet the needs for diversity training / Reduce risk
of judgment on harassment issues
Decreased injury, sick leave & health problems
Negotiations, sales and customer service
INCREASED JOB RETENTION RATES
Most studies reveal that the cost of replacing a worker is approximately 150% of that worker's salary. A company with 500 employees with a job loss rate of 20% and an average job salary of $40,000 a year must pay approximately $600,000 a year to retrain the workers it loses. One of the main reasons people leave jobs ihas to do with interpersonal conflict with managers and other employees. Reducing the job loss rate to even 17% represents a savings of $90,000 a year. In the last few years companies have invested heavily in recruiting and promoting women only to have them leave earlier in their careers than is desireable. The Mars Venus Approach gives women the knowledge and skills to navigate some of the hidden cultural differences between men and women that create stress. It also helps companies support their valued employees in more effective ways so that they have more productive careers. A true win-win solution.
MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGERS AND LEADERS
Studies have shown that the single biggest factor in Transformational
Leadership is the ability to appreciate and capitalize on the individual
differences of people. This training will provide your managers with
increased skills in understanding and working with the single biggest
factor of difference in the workplace - gender. Your managers’ ability to lead motivate people will improve because of their improved
ability to understand the different needs and communication styles of
employees.
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
Reducing stress and increasing humor in the workplace has been shown
to increase worker productivity. Your employees will be better able
to:
Listen effectively
Resolve conflict
Be more assertive
Work more as a team
HAPPY PEOPLE ARE PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE
The single biggest stress on people at work is their stress from home.
A person who is unhappy at home will not have his or her mind and heart
at work. This training will also help people in their relationships
at home. Therefore you will have a more productive employee, manager
or vice president. As one CEO put it, “When one of my vice presidents
was in the middle of marital problems his productivity went way down.
It is hard to estimate just how much that cost us, but it did cost us
a lot” . Even these trainings are focused onthe woprkplace, many peolpe report that they use these skills at home as well.
IMPROVED MORALE
What percentage of your work force is female?
How many times have you heard complaints about insensitivity or lack
of understanding from the men in the work force?
How many times have you heard complaints from men that they do not understand
how to deal with women in the workforce?
Beware if you have not heard complaints that could be a sign of even
bigger trouble that you simply do not know about.
MEET THE NEEDS FOR DIVERSITY TRAINING / REDUCE
RISK OF JUDGMENT ON HARRASSMENT ISSUES
The reason Men are form Mars and Women are from Venus was the best selling
book of the 90s, selling over 15,000,000 copies and translated into
42 languages is that it struck a chord in people. It presented the differences
between genders in a positive manner and gave people practical tools
to work with those differences.
While, this training cannot prevent lawsuits, it does two things. First,
if you are sued it shows that you are addressing the issues of creating
a supportive work environment.
Second, and more importantly, most people only resort to lawsuits if
they feel that they cannot get their needs met any other way. If your
company embraces the lessons taught in this training, it will create
an atmosphere and culture that will support and respect both men and
women and their differences.
When people feel respected and supported they are not likely to sue.
DECREASED INJURY, SICK LEAVE & HEALTH PROBLEMS
Did you know that in the United States, stress related problems account for?
159 million sick days a year from headaches alone
$150 Billion in lost productivity a year
70-80 % of work related injuries
Mars & Venus In the Workplace will significantly reduce the stress in your place of business. Reducing stress will translate to your bottom line.
NEGOTIATIONS, SALES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
Selling to a woman is not the same as selling to man. When your sales
force knows how men and women are different with regard to their emotional
needs, they will be able to adjust their style of sales. This is even
more important in business-to-business interactions.
Any one in business knows that you can lose a deal over misunderstandings
and negative feelings. You do not know if the point person of the next
company with whom you are negotiating is going to be a man or a woman.
Your people have to know how to adjust themselves to account for the
differences between men and women. This gives you an edge over someone
who does not take these things into account.
In a world that is becoming more and more connected, can you afford
to not have this strategic edge?
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