This paper by David Rock, of The Brain at Work fame, explores why we get distracted and what we can do to regain focus and be more productive. Kindly shared by Wendy Aynster – all rights reserved by David Rock, so please just use for personal development rather than sharing. DOWNLOAD NOW
This exercise can be used to illustrate the problems with multi-tasking and introduce a topic of careful time management, diary planning and saying no! It can be run virtually or face-to-face and can easily be adapted for teams (see variation at the end). The actual activities don’t matter (choose those that are relevant to your…
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Ever wondered why some people achieve so much more than others with the time they have? Planning and prioritising is of course a factor, but focus and energy have a massive impact on how effective we are. This handout explains the Focus/Energy Grid which can be useful in personal productivity workshops. DOWNOAD NOW
A lovely exercise to follow the keeping of a time log. Allows delegates to see ‘at a glance’ where most of their time is spent but more importantly than that, also asks them to visualise how their time would be spent in an ideal (yet realistic) world. really useful in helping to decide what actions…
This quick self-assessment questionnaire can help delegates to see whether they are busy being productive or just busy being busy! Honest completion and analysis will help them to identify the strategies that will help them to be more productive at work. DOWNLOAD NOW
Training design takes longer than people think, so it often gets put off until the last minute or pulled together with insufficient time. Here’s what bust L&D professionals can do to give learning design the time and attention it needs to do it justice
Modern organisations are busy places. They are filled with busy teams and busy managers. Everyone seems to be rushing from one meeting to the next, grabbing lunch at their desk, multi-tasking, being addicted to their e-mail or smartphone, and working longer hours. But still the work never seems to get done. Classic time management training…
This session on planning your time recognises that in modern business, everyone is pulled in many directions, and there never seems to be enough time in the day. It aims to help people to identify where they SHOULD be spending their time, and help them to make better use of the time they have available. It…
