A business seminar is an event bringing together employees from all or part of the company.

It can last a day or more, but it often does not exceed three days.

Employees are happy to participate in this type of event because they allow them to leave the professional context of the office and strengthen relationships with other employees.

This in a relaxed atmosphere and a warm climate. So how do you organize an effective business seminar?

The objective and benefits of a business seminar

The first objective of a business seminar is to bring employees together around Brainstormings in order to develop projects, new ideas, advances. The second objective is to unite teams through fun group activities.

The business seminar promotes the development of a corporate culture. It must be productive and unifying.

It can be used to develop the performance of a Management committee, strengthen a team, bring employees closer together, bring out ideas or even make the company climate warmer.

Group spirit and corporate culture are determined within this framework.

A company's culture is essential to its proper functioning and once determined and communicated to everyone, it must be maintained. Seminars can therefore be a good way to remind employees of the values of the company they belong to.

Seminars are also the place for the emergence of new ideas for the future of business.

The topics covered are often chosen in advance in order to work effectively and to give everyone a voice. This develops team performance and collective work.

Some important steps that should not be overlooked in organizing a seminar

1. Setting goals

When organizing a seminar, the first step is to set the objectives of the event. This step is crucial because it will determine the activities organized and will make the seminar a fruitful moment, both in terms of work and in strengthening team cohesion.

It is therefore necessary to determine the common problem around which the collaborators will discuss throughout this seminar.

2. The format

The format of the seminar varies depending on the company, its budget, the number of employees involved and the objective.

Determining which format is best for your business can be difficult. But this is essential to be able to organize the event in the best possible way and to ensure that it is productive.

Seminars are often divided as follows: group brainstorming time to strengthen team spirit and give way to the expression of new ideas, leisure time to practice Team Building activities that will allow people to discuss in a caring and relaxed atmosphere, free time.

3. When to do it?

The date and location of the event must be chosen strategically to be sure to be able to bring together a maximum of employees in the most suitable location.

Some places offer special seminar packaging allowing you to decide on an agenda and to have a privileged interlocutor on site who will ensure that the organization goes perfectly.

4. Make an agenda

A schedule must be determined in advance. The start time, the end time (taking into account, of course, the departures and arrivals of employees on the premises), the break times, the free time.

It is essential to find a good balance between work sessions, group reflection and leisure time, team games, sports challenges...

5. Communicate

It is important to clearly communicate to employees the dates and the planned schedule when setting the agenda.

This is so that everyone can plan their visit as best as possible and so that as many people as possible are present.

Without sufficient prior communication, organizing a seminar can become a real obstacle course.

Business coaching, support in setting up your seminars!

Business coaching makes it possible to support managers in their problems but also to guide and guide their teams.

As part of team coaching, the coach can help the manager in setting up events and building a coherent agenda. This may include organizing a seminar, so that it is optimal and in line with the needs of the team.

VISCONTI Partners offers Management Committee coaching Or Board of Directors coachings during which the topics of team cohesion are widely discussed.

One professional coach allows you to take the necessary perspective in order to determine the management points to be worked on.

Thus, when planning the seminar, the manager can choose a topic and activities that are appropriate for his team and the needs of the company.

Learning how to implement a seminar can also take place as part of a executive coaching.

Corporate seminars are essential to corporate life and play a major role in team cohesion.

Like the use of collaborative tools or the organization of Team Building activities, seminars strengthen a team, create links, establish culture and sometimes allow innovative ideas to emerge for the company.