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| Pointing to results pasted on a window, a participant analyzes financial results in a pilot session for Business Owner Training. |
"Whether you are a project manager, marketing specialist, receptionist, or a member of our technical staff, each individual has an impact on our financial performance," added Darlene. "That’s why we decided to create an experiential learning program that plunges people into the big picture and connects it to details that happen at a project level." Developed in collaboration with Workplace Development, the one-day seminar provides the content and experience that employee-owners need to more fully understand the company’s financial results.
Employee comments on the custom Business Owner Training"Looking at the details of the financial statement really made it clear how my contribution fits!" "I thought the presentation was incredibly well organized and presented." "Best part of today: experiencing the inter-relatedness of decision-making and financial results." "Best part of today: the circus services [business simulation] game - helped bring the company's decision-making philosophies home." "The lecture and game were both highly beneficial - getting us talking and working together was great." |
Workplace Development built the curriculum and business simulation with a team of Parametrix employee-owners. Using a train-the-trainer format, the classes were developed, piloted, and are now run internally by Parametrix in-house trainers.
"We knew what we wanted as an outcome in this program, but we did not know how to get there," says Cameron Teller a Parametrix manager and development team leader. "Workplace Development provided the framework we needed. They brought experience in creating business simulations, and a remarkable depth of knowledge of our industry." Parametrix team members developed the unique story line for their business and linked the program to their progressive employee ownership culture.
During the training, participants first learn to understand
financial reports for their office. This makes the training directly
relevant to each participant’s personal experience. Then the program
uses a business simulation to emphasize the impact of each
employee-owner’s actions on the company’s financials. "We find that
each company’s approach to creating these learning experiences is
unique," says Cathy Ivancic from Workplace Development. "At
Parametrix, for example, they wanted to focus on a handful of
financial indicators, but in a fun, interactive way."
The learning activity emerged from the team’s initial inspiration: a
circus! Scooping "elephant dung" is "slightly" different from the
engineering, planning, and environmental services Parametrix
employee-owners typically provide. The experience, however, quickly
launches from laughs into meaningful discussions about client
service expectations, pricing, billing levels, collections, ESOP
repurchase obligations, and the challenges of business expansion.
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| Keeping track of the cash flow is an important learning tool in the Parametrix customized business simulation. |
The custom business learning experience created with Parametrix enables employee-owners to:
Contact Cathy Ivancic at 330-896-7285 or to learn more about how you can bring this kind of learning experience to your company.
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| A Parametrix trainer (standing) facilitates a discussion of the team's performance. |
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