Workshops
"You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want."
— Johnny Cade, The Outsiders
Spending over 20 years in corporate marketing, I attended a multitude of workshops targeting a variety of areas. Workshops have always been a great way for companies, large and small, to provide teams with an interactive and engaging learning experience.
The challenge is finding a workshop that is customized to your needs, keeps your team engaged and excited, and ultimately leaves each person with tangible, constructive ideas they can retain and take back into the workplace.
Spending over 20 years in corporate marketing, I attended a multitude of workshops targeting a variety of areas. Workshops have always been a great way for companies, large and small, to provide teams with an interactive and engaging learning experience.
The challenge is finding a workshop that is customized to your needs, keeps your team engaged and excited, and ultimately leaves each person with tangible, constructive ideas they can retain and take back into the workplace.
Fun and Unique
80s Pop Culture and The Workplace
Yes, believe it or not, 80s pop culture can teach us quite a bit about the workplace.
Chris’s workshops – which he calls “Laugh and Learn” – are unique, fun, and constructive and can be designed and customized to target a variety of areas within the culture of a workplace, organization, or association, including leadership, teamwork/building, problem solving, human resources, and more.
For example:
- Exploring the different types of leaders and leadership styles through the lens of 80s musical icons like Prince and 80s movie characters like Johnny Cade and Ponyboy from The Outsiders, Prince Akeem from Coming to America, Doc Brown in Back to the Future, the kids in Stand By Me, and more.
- Are we getting the best out of our teams? Learn how to identify the strengths in every employee by studying the underdogs and unexpected heroes/heroines of 80s pop culture, such as The Frog Brothers in The Lost Boys, Lisa in Weird Science, Chunk and Sloth in The Goonies, Carl Spackler in Caddyshack, and more.
- Make your workplace the most awesome place to work by diving into and dissecting the unique approach to life, work, and humans from characters like Jeff Spicoli, Mr. Miyagi, Axel Foley, Ferris Bueller, E.T., and more.
- Exploring the different types of leaders and leadership styles through the lens of 80s musical icons like Prince and 80s movie characters like Johnny Cade and Ponyboy from The Outsiders, Prince Akeem from Coming to America, Doc Brown in Back to the Future, the kids in Stand By Me, and more.
- Are we getting the best out of our teams? Learn how to identify the strengths in every employee by studying the underdogs and unexpected heroes/heroines of 80s pop culture, such as The Frog Brothers in The Lost Boys, Lisa in Weird Science, Chunk and Sloth in The Goonies, Carl Spackler in Caddyshack, and more.
Make your workplace the most awesome place to work by diving into and dissecting the unique approach to life, work, and humans from characters like Jeff Spicoli, Mr. Miyagi, Axel Foley, Ferris Bueller, E.T., and more.
Goals
The Outcome
Ultimately, it’s about being a better leader, team member, and person. And yes, believe it or not, 80s pop culture can teach us how to be better at all three.
Besides the learning and growth that comes with all workshops, a main focus of Chris’s workshops is the retention of the ideas we discuss. Connecting the lesson back to a movie, character, icon, or scene helps us retain and ultimately apply the information we absorbed.
Because when the day is over, and everyone goes back to their office, cube, desk, or workspace, it is really all about retention. How much do you remember, and will you actually apply the lessons learned when it matters the most?
Ultimately, it’s about being a better leader, team member, and person. And yes, believe it or not, 80s pop culture can teach us how to be better at all three.
Besides the learning and growth that comes with all workshops, a main focus of Chris’s workshops is the retention of the ideas we discuss. Connecting the lesson back to a movie, character, icon, or scene helps us retain and ultimately apply the information we absorbed.
Because when the day is over, and everyone goes back to their office, cube, desk, or workspace, it is really all about retention. How much do you remember, and will you actually apply the lessons learned when it matters the most?
FUN
UNIQUE
