Building Great Teams & Avoiding Lawsuits

Description

A Practical Workshop for Business Leaders and Managers

Building Great Teams and Avoiding Lawsuits is a practical workshop designed for small and mid-sized employers who may not have a dedicated human resources professional on staff. This interactive session will share the latest Gallup research on employee engagement and translate those insights into practical strategies you can apply immediately within your organization.

Participants will learn how stronger teams, better communication, and clear HR practices can help improve workplace culture while also protecting your organization from common legal risks.

Building Great Teams

Gallup’s research has identified five key drivers of employee engagement, highlighting how leadership, communication, and workplace culture directly impact retention and long-term organizational success.

Working with diverse personalities can be challenging, but when leaders understand how individuals think, communicate, and approach their work, collaboration becomes far more effective.

For more than 15 years, organizations across the country have used the Everything DiSC® Model to strengthen teams and improve leadership effectiveness. The DiSC framework identifies four primary personality styles, each with distinct communication preferences, motivations, and approaches to problem-solving.

Organizations that implement the DiSC model often experience:

• Better Collaboration – Teams communicate more clearly and reduce misunderstandings.
• Higher Trust – Understanding different personality styles builds empathy and stronger relationships.
• More Effective Problem-Solving – Leaders learn how to leverage the strengths of each team member.
• Improved Client Service – Stronger internal alignment leads to more consistent and effective service delivery.

Participants in this workshop will complete a brief DiSC assessment to gain insight into their own leadership and communication style, while also learning how to work more effectively with others.

Learn more about the DiSC model here:
https://www.everythingdisc.com/what-is-disc/

How to Stay Legally Compliant

In addition to building stronger teams, this workshop will also help business leaders better understand common HR risks and legal responsibilities.

Topics will include:

• The Top 10 Reasons for Employee Lawsuits and EEOC Charges
• Essential workplace policies every employer should have in place
• How an HR audit works and how it can help ensure your employment practices remain compliant

Whether you have a growing team or are simply looking to strengthen your workplace practices, this session will provide practical tools you can implement right away.

About the Speaker

Brian Spencer
Founder, Spencer Consulting Partners

Spencer Consulting Partners helps organizations become more successful by providing strategic HR guidance, compliance support, and leadership development. Their clients range from small businesses and nonprofits to government agencies and large corporate leadership teams.

Brian and his team have supported organizations with fewer than 10 employees while also facilitating leadership development for groups of more than 80 Fortune 50 executives.

Brian holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Pfeiffer University, is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), and is an Everything DiSC Authorized Partner. With more than 30 years of experience in human resources, training, and leadership development, Brian brings both expertise and a highly engaging teaching style to every workshop.

His goal is simple: help organizations build stronger teams, stay compliant, and create workplaces where employees can thrive.