Workshops for Professionals

Rediscovering Your Raison d’Être: Philosophy for Business Excellence

A clear and authentic purpose is the heart of any thriving organization. I offer tailored workshops for Christchurch companies to explore and refine their raison d’être, or fundamental purpose.

My approach blends critical thinking with collaborative dialogue to uncover what truly matters to your organization, aligning it with the values of your team, stakeholders, and broader community.

Through guided facilitation, Philia offers:

  • Employee Engagement: For leaders who want to help their employees connect with the company's values, Philia facilitates interactive sessions that explore what these values mean personally and how they can be implemented in daily work.

  • Entrepreneurial Launch Support: For entrepreneurs launching a new business, Philia assists in defining the right words for their core values and creating strategies to embody these values from the start.

  • Realignment for Established Companies: If your organization is looking to realign or reinject its values, Philia helps teams embrace these principles across all stakeholder interactions, ensuring that your brand truly delivers on its promises.

You’ll not only define what makes your organization unique but also craft a narrative that inspires both internally and externally. Our facilitated sessions are interactive, inclusive, and designed to lead to meaningful, actionable outcomes.

Take the next step in your journey toward authenticity and impact. Let’s work together to craft a purpose that resonates with your team and community.

Why Philosophy?

Philosophy offers a unique approach to understanding and aligning with company values because it encourages deep reflection, critical thinking, and meaningful dialogue. By grounding these workshops in philosophical principles, teams are helped to:

  • Clarify Core Beliefs: Philosophy encourages individuals to ask fundamental questions about purpose and meaning. This helps companies identify values that resonate on a deeper level, ensuring they are not just buzzwords, but truly reflect the organization's mission.

  • Foster Authenticity: Philosophical inquiry pushes us to examine not only what we say, but what we do. It encourages authenticity, ensuring that employees and leaders don’t just state values but embody them in their everyday actions.

  • Encourage Open Dialogue: Philosophy promotes open dialogue and the exploration of diverse perspectives. This is essential for creating a shared understanding of values within a team and for ensuring that these values are inclusive and adaptable to all stakeholders.

  • Enhance Critical Thinking: Applying philosophical reasoning helps employees and leaders critically examine how their decisions and behaviors align with the company’s values, empowering them to make more value-driven choices in complex situations

By integrating philosophy into the Values Circle workshops, offer not just a surface-level alignment, but a deep and lasting connection to the values that drive success and integrity.

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