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Avoiding an Always Urgent Workplace Culture
What to do when it all goes wrong...
In this 45 minute Ninja Skills Session, Productivity Ninjas Grace Marshall & Hayley Watts discuss how to avoid an 'always urgent' workplace culture and share 5 key questions you can ask yourself to slow down.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
00:55 What Creates Urgency in the Workplace?
04:50 What Does Good Work Look Like?
06:02 Good Work is About More than Speed
09:03 The Difference Between Urgency and Importance
10:28 Quality versus Speed for Tasks
11:19 Clarifying the Importance or Urgency of a Task
13:38 Why Understanding the Source of Urgency is Important
15:50 Limiting Urgency with your Team and Clients
17:46 The Risk of Working 'Too Fast'
22:17 Managing Your Reactions and Distractions
28:56 How to Manage an Urgent Manager
33:16 How Changing Your Own Priorities Affects Company Culture
35:35 How to Manage Client Expectations Around Communication
38:40 How Guaranteed Response Times Can Lead to Poor Work
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Duration: 48 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
How to Delegate Successfully... with Think Productive
In this short taster of our workshop 'Delegate like a Productivity Ninja' Hayley Watts shares the common problems with delegating, and some tips for how you can master this skill yourself.
For more info on our full session, check it out on our website here: https://thinkproductive.co.uk/workshops/delegate-like-a-productivity-ninja/
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
07:45 Why is Delegating Important?
08:54 Common Reasons for Not Delegating
11:55 Why Delegating Feels Hard
12:30 How Delegating Supports Productivity
14:23 Why Accepting Difference is Key to Delegation
17:10 Delegating the Result rather than the Task
20:37 How to Delegate like a Productivity Ninja
21:34 How to Create Boundaries to Support Delegating
24:28 Why it's Important to Know your Team
27:24 How to Tackle Undesirable Tasks
28:30 Get Specific when Delegating
30:32 Tackling Procrastination with Delegated Tasks
31:16 How to Manage your Own Needs when Delegating
32:55 Encouraging Ownership in your Team
34:22 How to Plan Delegation into your Day
35:55 How to Deal with Micromanaging
37:00 How to Delegate without Authority
39:16 Why Evaluating your Delegation Style is Necessary
40:40 The 3 Different Types of Feedback
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Duration: 48 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
A taster of our 'How to be a Study Ninja' workshop...with Think Productive
Join Productivity Experts Lee Cottier and Grace Marshall for this 30 minute taster of our workshops 'How to be a Study Ninja'. With learnings taken from Graham Allcott's book of the same name, they share some top tips on how to study smarter, focus better and achieve more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
05:31 What Is the ‘How to Be a Study Ninja’ Workshop About?
08:22 The 9 Study Ninja Characteristics
09:15 Implementing a Healthy Work/Life Balance
11:56 How to Quiet Your Mind
15:23 Why You Can't Do Everything!
18:21 Dealing With Procrastination
21:05 Utilising Tools and App Recommendations
25:16 Getting Rid of Distractions and Making the Most of Your Attention
28:43 The Pomodoro Technique
30:16 Finding Productive Work Spaces
31:55 Turning Off Notifications
32:39 Working On Digital Stealth
34:56 The Importance of Mindfulness For Productivity
37:20 Why Doing The Prep Work Matters
39:49 Human, Not Superhero!
41:59 Your Brain, on a Good Day
44:45 More From Think Productive
47:40 Adapting Your Current Skills for Study
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Duration: 55 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Unstick Your Productivity with Think Productive
Are you stuck with your productivity? Is there something in particular you can't overcome? Need a bit of guidance to get yourself back on track?
Graham Allcott and Grace Marshall help our audience unstick their productivity woes live.
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
01:56 9 Characteristics of the Productivity Ninja
03:37 Where Procrastination Comes From
04:33 Making Space for What Matters Outside of Work
07:18 Why You Might Be Feeling Stuck
09:45 Understanding Why Your Task Matters To Help You Achieve It
11:42 Utilising What Motivates You
14:17 Think Productive Courses and Programmes
16:35 How to Prevent Email Overwhelm
18:06 Why You Should Prioritise Thinking When You're Busy
20:53 How to Help Change the Email Culture at Your Workplace
25:38 Finding Motivation When Working From Home
29:28 Tips to Start Writing a Book
33:10 How Blocking Out Space in Your Diary Can Help You Focus
37:14 Tips to Help You Stick to a Weekly Review
41:40 How to Prioritise Your Tasks and Set Boundaries
45:44 How to Settle Into Worker Mode
48:26 How Much Time You Should Spend on 'Thinking' and Organising
50:39 Managing Productivity Expectations
54:54 The Best Time For Meetings
59:00 How to Do a Weekly Review
59:55 Navigating Work Boundaries With Your Team
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Duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Human, not Superhero...with Think Productive
Join Productivity Ninja Lee Cottier, alongside Think Productive's MD Elena Kerrigan where they discuss how we’re helping create workplace cultures where yes people can get their best stuff done, but just as importantly in a way that’s sustainable, happy and healthy. That was always tricky of course – but in this past year, it somehow got even harder.
They explore the balance between expectations and reality, learn to embrace the way things really are, and commit to practical ways of looking after ourselves, and each other.
Connect with them on Linkedin:
Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecottier/
Elena: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenathinkproductive/
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
03:40 5 Ways Our Wellbeing is Affected at Work
10:20 How Wellbeing and Work are Connected
13:40 Tips for Adjusting to Hybrid Work
16:55 Accepting the Things You Can't Control
18:05 The Benefits of Hybrid Work
19:00 The Importance of Trust and Kindness at Work
19:56 How to Use Remote Comms to Stay Connected
23:19 Why Putting People First Matters
25:06 How to Put People Above Work as a Manager
28:03 It's OK to Not be OK at Work
29:17 Why You Need to Refuel for Your Wellbeing
34:50 How Think Productive Disrupts Long Hours
38:10 How Integral Wellbeing is to Sustainable Work
39:25 How to Say No at Work
45:47 How to Manage Self-Judgement
47:27 How to Manage Study, Work and Wellbeing
50:10 How to Inspire Valuing Wellbeing at Work
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Duration: 54 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Chair Meetings like a Productivity Ninja with Think Productive
Join authors of 'How to Fix Meetings' Graham Allcott and Hayley Watts whilst they discuss how to overcome human, organisational and practical barriers to delivering effective meetings.
Order 'How to Fix Meetings' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08131ZSM5/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
02:54 What Makes a Great Chair?
05:09 The 40-20-40 Model
7:55 Balancing Listening With Taking Action
11:13 Adapting to Virtual MeetingsÂ
12:30 Preparing For and Designing a Meeting
17:36 Delivering a Successful Meeting
26:44 Useful Phrases to Move Meetings ForwardÂ
28:27 How to Ensure Action is Taken After Meetings
32:11 Reducing Quantity of Meetings to Save Time and Money
35:58 What Does ‘PIP’ Stand For?
36:15 How to Get Everyone Talking In a Meeting
37:22 How to Keep Weekly Meetings Interesting and Relevant
39:50 Should the Chair be the Minute Keeper?
42:15 Changing the Organisational Culture in a Large Corporation
45:23 Encouraging Colleagues to Block Out Time for Themselves
46:06 How to Use the 10 Minutes at the Start and End of a Meeting
48:12 How to Keep People Concise in Meetings
Q&A and Discussion
49:32 The Relationship Between Chair and the Notetaker in a Meeting
51:40 Successfully Setting Up Recurring Meetings
55:42 Building Confidence When Chairing Meetings
57:00 How to Say No to MeetingsÂ
58:13 Recording Meetings versus Taking Minutes
59:06 Manage a Long To-Do List When Chairing Meetings
1:00:23 Getting Others On Board With 40-20-40
1:02:06 Engaging Reluctant Participants
1:03:09 Selling the Importance of a Meeting
1:03:27 Preventing Meetings from Overrunning
1:04:16 Bringing Humour to Meetings
1:05:00 Improving Data Heavy Meetings With Large Groups
1:06:29 Selling a Meeting Electronically
1:06:53 Ensuring Everyone is Heard Within a Meeting
1:07:22 How to Challenge a Manager Who Always Overruns
1:08:34 Determining The Right Meeting Length?
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Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
How to Fix Meetings with Think Productive UK
Join authors of the new book 'How to Fix Meetings' Graham Allcott and Hayley Watts in our free webinar. In this webinar they chat about what's wrong with meetings and share some top tips on how you can fix yours.
Pre-order their book (out 13th May 2021) here for more tips: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fixing-Meetings-Productivity-Ninja-Guide/dp/1785784757/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=how+to+fix+meetings&qid=1619710726&sr=8-2
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
00:54 Common Problems With Meetings
04:32 The Importance of Attention
08:06 Designing a Productive Meeting
11:14 Challenges and Benefits of Virtual Meetings
12:38 Starting Meetings With Positivity
14:38 Why Meetings Need Purpose
17:55 Improve Focus and Energy levels
19:39 Listen to Everyone Equally
22:10 How to Keep Meetings Engaging
26:08 Follow Meetings With Action
28:53 Save Time With The 'Delete a Day' Challenge
30:35 Our Book and Available Workshops
Q&A:
32:49 Poor Engagement During Meetings
36:52 How Giving Feedback Supports the Chair
39:27 How to Prevent Rambling
40:42 How These Tips Work in the Public Sector
42:45 No Meeting Mondays
43:59 Overview of the Session
45:22 How Effective Are Stand Up Meetings
47:35 Approaching Managers About Meeting Organisation and Purpose
49:26 Meeting Resources
50:51 How To Improve Daily Meetings
53:41 Not Attending Meetings in Practice
56:01 How To Deal With Multiple Meetings
57:43 Software Recommendations
1:01:04 Dealing With Inefficiency After The Pandemic
1:03:29 Information on the 'Delete a Day' Challenge
1:04:39 How To Politely Leave a Meeting
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Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Struggle: What if we've got it all wrong about getting it wrong?
Grace Marshall talks us through some of the key messages from her new book called 'Struggle - The surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life’s shittier moments.'
Order your copy here: https://gracemarshall.com/struggle/
Connect with Grace on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemarshall/
Connect with Jess on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesslouisescott/
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
00:59 The Role of Control in Struggle
04:00 How Failure Leads to Opportunity
11:37 The Cost of Avoiding Mistakes
20:24 Bringing Empathy and Connection into Conflict
26:08 Sometimes Things are Just Hard
30:35 A New Way of Thinking About Struggle
33:22 How to Find the Treasure Inside Struggle
36:00 How Working Through Conflict Improve Relationships
37:24 Grace's Experience of Struggle
38:40 How to Know When to Let Go of Fixing a Problem
39:42 Engaging Curiosity to Work Through Struggle
41:20 About 'Struggle' the Book
42:48 How to Promote Learning Rather Than Speed at Work
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Duration: 50 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Four Day Week: The Secret to a Happy Team... by Think Productive
For World Happiness Day, Elena Kerrigan and Jessica Scott from Think Productive, who have been running a Four Day Week since 2011 and discover how the 4DW will not only improve your team’s happiness and wellbeing but will actually be better for your bottom line too.
Timestamps:
00:00 The Benefits of a 4 Day Week
02:04 How the 4 Day Week has Benefitted Think Productive
04:02 The Think Productive 4 Day Week Model
04:55 The Results of Our 4 Day Week Model
06:24 Why an Extra Day Off Makes Such a Difference
11:36 Priceless Benefits of a 4 Day Week
14:04 How to Make Space for What Matters with Productivity
23:25 Think Productive Workshops to Support Your Productivity
26:02 The Practicalities of the Team Taking The Same Day Off
28:25 Reinforcing Your Boundaries with Colleagues on Days Off
30:20 How Does the 4 Day Week Work for Part-Timers
32:20 How Think Productive Implemented a 4 Day Week
33:51 What About a 3 Day Week?
35:24 How to Distribute Hours on a 4 Day Week
38:32 How to Reinforce the 4 Day Week in Your Organisation
39:36 Why Pay and Holiday Remains the Same on a 4 Day Week
40:37 How Handovers Have Improved on a 4 Day Week
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Duration: 44 minutes
Host: United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
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