Reduce Stress, Increase Energy, Strengthen Focus

1. Gain control over your time for greater personal effectiveness!

The Resource of Time

• The concept of time.
• Running out of time: the most scarce resource.
• Creating time on our hands: getting organised.
• Effective workplace organisation and workflow management.
• Wasting time: the impact of time wasters.

Principles of Planning

• Saving time or losing time: the power of habits.
• Importance vs. urgency.
• Establishing goals and priorities.
• Creating an overview with time schedules – month, week, day.
• Project planning tools.
• Kerry Gleeson’s 13 principles of work.

Blocks to Taking Charge

• Dynamics of delegation.
• Problems with procrastination.
• Interference of interruptions.
• Effective meeting management.
• The 80/20 rule and productive hours.
• Persistence – final key to your effectiveness.
• Brian Tracey’s rules

Timeless Management

• Burnout and its effect on the body.
• Paradoxes for productivity.
• Timeless management.
• Mindfulness and breathing exercises.

2. Managing your Energy and Stress for Focus, Connection and Renewal

Physically Energised

• Energisers.
• Energy and cycles.
• Effects of tension and attitude with energy levels on the job.
• Energy management: physical, emotional, mental and moral skills.
• Movement and stretching exercises.
• Relaxation response and stress reduction exercises.

Emotionally Connected

• Emotions and empathy: the foundation of connection.
• Building rapport.
• Active listening.
• Constructive feedback.

Building Trust

• Creating trust and giving support.
• Trust radius: communicating with internal and external customers.
• Trust survey.
• Credibility and believability in communication.
• Smart trust.
• Building a high-trust environment.

Mentally Focused and Aligned with your Values

• Positive assertive communication.
• Self-coaching and self-talk management.
• Affirmations for self-confidence.
• Visualisation for improved performance.
• Honesty, integrity, passion and commitment to service.
• Measures of energy in your team.
• Creating a work/life balance plan.
• Wrap-up and evaluations.