Building an Engaged Team
Through the Arts The Arts Partnership's Art WORKS Program
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here’s no question that, in today’s business climate, the environment you create for employees has real value. It’s no longer enough to have a good benefits package; you also have to think about creating engaging, team-building activities and having a design aesthetic. If you don’t, the myriad young employees entering the workforce will go elsewhere, and you’ll be left without the kind of bright, youthful minds you need to grow your business. Talk to any HR director, and they’ll tell you they're spending a significant amount of money per employee to create experiences that excite their team, help build camaraderie and build a stronger corporate culture. Let me introduce you to one program that accomplishes all of that and actually helps build another layer of intelligence in your employees. The Art WORKS program, offered through The Arts Partnership, is a flexible program meant to engage employees at all levels of your business in shifting their work lens by applying artistic thinking and processes to their more traditional jobs — accounting, project management, development, leadership and more.
By DAYNA DEL VAL Photography by HILLARY EHLEN AND J. ALAN PAUL
I spoke with Myriad Mobile Vice President of Sales & Marketing Camille Grade and former TMI Hospitality Director of Operational Performance Standards Deena Sutton about how the program has been a net-positive for both of their companies. FARGOINC.COM
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