In this free webinar, our brilliant Productivity Ninja Hayley Watts will be sharing practical tips and techniques so you can get the most out of your Weekly Review.

Whether you’re a regular reviewer, have an ad hoc review schedule or have never heard of the benefits of Weekly Reviews – there will be something to help everyone stay on top of their to do lists, projects and commitments.

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
02:09 The Cord Productivity Model
04:48 Clients' Thoughts on Reviews
05:36 Weekly Review at Think Productive
07:13 Finding Time for a Weekly Review
08:33 Learning to Trust Your Second Brain
10:05 Weekly Review Checklist
14:14 Weekly Review Example
18:28 How to Be More Ruthless With Your Time
19:52 Prioritising Important Tasks
21:27 The Logistics of a Weekly Review
26:49 Reviewing Your Personal Life
28:02 Achieving Quarterly Goals
29:47 Maintaining Discipline
31:54 What Tasks You Should Block Out Time For
33:15 Organising Your Second Brain
36:10 Minimising Interruptions
39:15 More From Think Productive

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Date: July 11, 2022

Duration: 42 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

Low trust grinds productivity to a halt.

Sometimes trust gets eroded inadvertently, through misunderstandings, conflict or lack of clarity.

Sometimes uncertainty and change can knock our trust.

And sometimes we find ourselves starting from a place of distrust – where history, baggage and sheer exhaustion gets our back up.

How do we build trust in today’s world of work? When everyone’s busy, when things are uncertain, we can’t always see each other, and some of us have never even met in person?

In this video Productivity Ninjas Grace Marshall and Lee Cottier share some thoughts from our Leading Hybrid Teams, Delegate Like a Productivity Ninja and Struggle workshops.

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
05:54 The Importance of Trust
07:14 Why Trusting Can Save Money
08:12 High Trust vs Low Trust Behaviours
09:27 Why We Resort to Low Trust Behaviours
12:14 The Need For Psychological Safety
14:20 Hybrid Working and Contemporary Challenges
19:03 Discussing Vulnerability and Trust in a Team
21:11 Trusting Yourself
24:33 An Overview of Task-Based Trust
26:50 How to Delegate Decision Making
31:25 An Overview of Social Trust
33:53 How to Integrate Wellbeing on a Daily Basis
37:50 Building Trust When Things Go Wrong
43:15 Comms Tool Recommendations
45:32 How to Recover from Broken Trust
54:01 How to Implement Trust in Your Work Environment

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Date: June 8, 2022

Duration: 57 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

So, “Hybrid Working” is definitely here to stay. But other than sorting out all those endless online meetings (eeek!), what are the deeper effects and consequences of this radical experiment?

In this short webinar, Lee & Grace explore what’s changed, what’s happening now, and where we might go next. How has this radical re-definition of where and how our work is done altered things for us as individuals, households, teams and organisations?

And where might there still be things we need to fine-tune? We’ll be looking at aspects of communications and team dynamics, but also important issues in wellbeing, accessibility and inclusion – and the possible future of the blended physical and digital workplace.

Find out more about our Productivity Ninja's Guide to Hybrid Working workshop here: https://thinkproductive.co.uk/workshops/the-productivity-ninjas-guide-to-hybrid-working/

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
04:10 The Challanges of Working From Home
05:33 The Opportunities of Working From Home
06:45 The Landscape of Work Post-Covid
09:39 The 4 Modes of Work Model
11:10 The Importance and Challanges of Solo Work
13:10 The Benefits of Tandem Work
14:50 The Stuggle of Comms in Tag Work
17:57 When is Team Work Important?
22:30 Reconising the Range of Work From Home Contexts
27:50 Maintaining and Creating Connection with Hybrid Work
32:00 The Accessibility of Hybrid Work
33:30 What is Workspace Inequality?
35:40 Reimagining Office Spaces and Their Function
40:44 Monitoring the Wellbeing of Your Hybrid Team
42:30 How to Keep Remote Workers Engaged
46:39 Managing Hybrid Location Meetings
50:20 Dealing With Demands to Return to the Office
57:16 Navigating Hybird Work as a Young Professional

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Date: April 14, 2022

Duration: 1 hour

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

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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Date: March 17, 2022

Duration: 48 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

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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Date: November 10, 2021

Duration: 48 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

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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Date: October 6, 2021

Duration: 55 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

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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Date: September 10, 2021

Duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

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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Date: June 15, 2021

Duration: 54 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

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.

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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 Meetings 
12:30 Preparing For and Designing a Meeting
17:36 Delivering a Successful Meeting
26:44 Useful Phrases to Move Meetings Forward 
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 Meetings 
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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Date: May 12, 2021

Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English