Going was great at Exeter Business Network at Exeter Racecourse

October 9, 2014

October’s Exeter Business Network event began with a business seminar hosted by Belinda Newton and Nicky Dunn. Titled “Motivating Staff” Belinda and Nicky referred to some startling statistics. In the Watson- Wyatt World Human Capital Index®,

only 26% of workers are fully engaged (motivated, exceeding expectations) in their work,
while 55% are disengaged, and 19% are actively disengaged (so unhappy they are spreading discontent in the workplace.)
What that means is, if you are average, only 26% of your employees are motivated to give their best

With some theory (Maslow’s hierarchy of needs – where are you on this – picture in the gallery below?) and then plenty of practical advice, techniques from job chats, supervisions, staff surveys, appraisals, works councils, training to name a few! on developing a team to be happier, more motivated, more productive with greater retention. If you would like more information then you need to contact Belinda – The HR Dept – 0845 8630653 mailto:belinda.newton@hrdept.co.uk and Nicky Dunn – Mego Employment – 0843 178 1888 mailto:nicky.dunn@mego.org.uk

“We’re all in this together, that’s the secret” and “We let the folks know we’re interested in them” 2 quotes so relevant to networking (from Sam Walton (founder of Walmart) – father of John T Walton who was born 8/10/1950 – a link even if tenuous!) opened THE networking lunch, numerous tables, hosted with expertise, full of conversation and connections being made – a buzz created by the “Social energy” that is created when people get together.

A recent post (Inside the HBR Newsroom: How the World’s Must-Read Management Blog Actually Works by Lindsay Kolowich on Hubspot) that talked about the success of the Harvard Business Journal blog had direct correlations to networking. The HBR gets “over four million unique visitors reading their content every month” – why? Because it helps people….

Do their jobs better;
Know and run their businesses better;
Understand something new about the context in which they’re doing business;
Understand the forces that are changing business right now;
Be aware of the new ideas coming out of academia that are relevant to management; and
Understand which management ideas are behind business stories in the news

When you look at this you can see that getting to networking events and meeting people face to face, taking time to listen, engage and build relationships can do the same for you, or you or…..

Sam Talby – FRP Advisory was the lunch speaker and he gave an insight into the expertise that he provides to businesses or individuals who are experiencing difficulties or need the expertise to prevent them getting into them – explained far better than I can here!…..

Contact Sam in confidence on 0117 203 3673 and mailto:Sam.Talby@frpadvisory.com

Everyone who attended entered the Business Card Draw to win an Exeter Racecourse Annual Membership – worth over £180 giving the lucky winner –

Premier Admission to all 15 Exeter Fixtures
Free, privileged parking
Concessionary package price to dine in the Desert Orchid Restaurant
Over 50 reciprocal days racing at many other racecourses in the UK & Ireland

And the winner was Claire Robinson – Extra Help – how serendipitous is that……………………..

The business needs and announcements from the event….

Claire Robinson – Charity event at Borringdon Hall

Contact Claire Robinson – Extra Help – 0845 6182904 – mailto:claire@extra-help.co.uk

Steve Gaskell – Action Coach – Buying Customers

Date: Thursday 23rd October

Location: Bristol at UWE Bristol Exhibition and Conference Centre

Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm (Registration from 6.00pm)

Western Morning News Business Awards – November 2014 at Sandy Park. Sponsorship Opportunities – contact Rachel Cox 07775 540561

REMEMBER, REMEMBER the 5th of November! An event – full details here – super seminar on how to “Stop Wasting Money at Exhibitions & Trade Shows hosted by Mark Leveridge, THE networking lunch…..conversations and connections to enhance your business!

Thank you also for the positive comments and conversations on Twitter (#BNSW @seanhumby)……..

AstraMHFA3:43pm via Twitter Web Client

@qChrisWood @Rundlewalker @MartinLuckGroup@exetergcc @seanhumby great to have met you all! the best table – no doubt!

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qChrisWood @Rundlewalker @AstraMHFA@MartinLuckGroup @exetergcc @seanhumby – table hosting didn’t go too bad, considering!! #BNSW3:38pm, Oct 08 from Hootsuite

AstraMHFA @qChrisWood @Rundlewalker@MartinLuckGroup @exetergcc @seanhumby great to have met you all! the best table – no doubt!3:43pm, Oct 08 from Twitter Web Client

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@Rundlewalker @AstraMHFA @MartinLuckGroup @exetergcc@seanhumby – table hosting didn’t go too bad, considering!!#BNSW

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Rundlewalker Gr8 #BNSW lunch with @AstraMHFA@MartinLuckGroup @qChrisWood @exetergcc@seanhumby @cobaltcomms @cobaltcomps@BelindaNewtonHR & lots more!2:55pm, Oct 08 from Twitter Web Client

qChrisWood @Rundlewalker @AstraMHFA@MartinLuckGroup @exetergcc @seanhumby – table hosting didn’t go too bad, considering!! #BNSW3:38pm, Oct 08 from Hootsuite