Feeling stressed, overwhelmed or overworked? In need of some motivation, structure or clarity in your work? Want a better work-life balance?

In this 45 minute session, Graham Allcott will give you a taster how to set up new habits that will give you more structure, clarity and control.

He’ll also touch on the more subtle, human elements that mess up our productivity or stress us out, such as how to overcome procrastination, how to be kinder to ourselves and how to manage what’s going on outside of work, too.

Timestamp:
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction to Graham Allcott
00:32 – About Think Productive & Graham’s Books
01:01 – What is Six Weeks to Ninja?
02:01 – Format: 2 Hours/Week + WhatsApp Community
03:00 – What’s Covered: Productivity, Cord Model, Inbox Zero
04:23 – Ninja Traits: Human Not Superhero, Psychology of Productivity
05:24 – Zen-Like Calm: Finding Flow Without Deadline Stress
07:23 – Ruthlessness: Saying No to What Doesn’t Matter
07:53 – Weapon Savvy: Tools, Second Brains, Apps
08:22 – Stealth & Camouflage: Protecting Focus
08:52 – Unorthodoxy & Agility: Innovation & Responsiveness
10:22 – Mindfulness: Origin Story & Benefits
10:55 – Preparedness: Planning for Crisis Moments
11:52 – Human Not Superhero: Realistic & Compassionate Productivity
13:20 – The Power of a Second Brain
14:21 – Getting Things Out of Your Head
15:18 – How Much Are You Holding in Your Mind Right Now?
16:15 – Clarifying Projects: Desired Outcome & Next Physical Action
17:13 – Why Procrastination Happens
18:11 – “Clear the Garage” Example & Specificity
19:10 – Procrastination & The Lizard Brain
20:09 – The Lizard Brain Explained
21:03 – Fear, Judgment, and Avoidance in Procrastination
21:59 – Mindfulness & the Lizard Brain
22:31 – DUST Model for Diagnosing Procrastination
23:00 – DUST Breakdown: Difficult, Undefined, Scary, Tedious
24:25 – Reframing Difficult Tasks
25:22 – Dealing with Scary Tasks (Create External Deadlines)
25:46 – Turning Tedious into Games or Rituals
26:17 – Productivity vs. Toxic Hustle Culture
27:20 – Productivity for Humans, Not Machines
28:24 – Self-Care Is Not Selfish
29:23 – Danish Wisdom: Lower Expectations for Higher Balance
30:25 – Productivity = Making Space for What Matters
31:31 – Program Logistics: Time, Dates, Cost
32:32 – Public & Group Pricing Options
33:05 – Related Think Productive Webinars & Workshops
34:06 – Broader Think Productive Offerings
35:12 – Q&A: Flow One Day, Avoidance the Next
36:13 – Adjusting Next Actions in Your Second Brain
37:04 – Proactive Attention & Energy Management
38:16 – AI in Productivity: Usefulness & Limits
39:47 – File & Email Management Tips
41:01 – Folder Simplicity: Search Beats Over-Organizing
42:01 – Final Recap: Program Summary & Costs
43:17 – Goodbye & Contact Info

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 7 February 2025

Duration: 44 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

Join us for our exclusive People Professionals webinar series, designed to support anyone working in HR, L&D, Organizational Development, Talent Management, or Employee Relations.

Have you ever had a terrible feedback experience?

If you said yes, you are not alone! Both giving – and receiving – feedback can be stressful and uncomfortable! Usually, it’s because we’ve had a bad experience and it’s continuing to linger.

In this free webinar you’ll learn how to deliver feedback in a way that is truthful AND shows care for the other person. The feedback you share will be kind, timely, behaviour-based, relevant, and actionable.

Timestamp:
00:00 – Welcome & Intro to Feedback
01:09 – Why Feedback Matters (Chat Reflections)
02:40 – Global Participants & Reflections
04:23 – Meet the Facilitators
05:34 – Session Overview & Structure
06:04 – What Is Feedback? (NASA Origin)
08:24 – When It’s Not Feedback
10:02 – Best & Worst Feedback Experiences
13:46 – Key Issues in Poor Feedback
15:03 – Intent: Give Kindly, Receive Graciously
16:15 – Emotional Responses to Feedback
17:51 – Feedback as a Gift
19:21 – How to Evaluate Feedback
21:25 – Thanking & Processing Feedback
22:31 – Feedback Delivery Model (Overview)
23:40 – The Six-Step Feedback Framework
25:56 – Wrapping Up & Setting Follow-up
26:30 – Q&A Intro & Workshop Options
28:57 – Using Feedback with Teenagers
29:32 – When People Panic or Lie
31:03 – When Someone Agrees Without Meaning It
33:25 – Defensiveness & Impact Framing
35:27 – Freeze Response & Follow-up Tips
37:05 – Culture of Feedback & Trust
39:12 – Building Psychological Safety
40:51 – Receiving Poorly Delivered Feedback
43:05 – Workshop Details & How to Book
44:10 – Final Plugs & Upcoming Sessions

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 12 December 2024

Duration: 44 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

Join us and discover the power of Microsoft for Productivity Ninjas!

In this short taster of our full day workshop Microsoft for Productivity Ninjas, we’ll share some of our top tips to help you utilise and connect essential features across a range of Microsoft applications to take control of your attention and mindset. All in human-speak.

Timestamp:
00:00 - Welcome & Introductions
01:07 - Checking Chat & Q&A Functionality
02:10 - Participant Reactions to Microsoft Tools
04:00 - Overview of Think Productive & Today’s Session
06:19 - Agenda: Teams Meetings & Second Brain
07:00 - Creating Live Agendas in Teams with Loop
08:54 - Assigning Tasks in Meetings
10:02 - Using Polls in Teams
11:34 - Meeting Notes & Task Syncing
14:36 - Webinar, Town Hall & Virtual Appointment Overview
21:05 - Bookmarking & Task Conversion in Teams
22:50 - Intro to Microsoft To Do as Second Brain
24:11 - How To Do Syncs with Teams, Planner, Loop, Email
26:04 - Accessing To Do via Web/App
27:20 - Structuring Your Lists & Daily Planning
29:45 - To Do on iPhone & Email Flagging
31:23 - Full-Day Workshop Overview
33:57 - Power BI & Power Automate Mention
35:16 - FAQs: Bookmarking, Planner vs. Asana, Copilot
40:19 - Smart Lists & Calendar Sync
43:30 - To Do + Todoist Integration
44:31 - Final Workshop Plugs & Wrap-Up

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 5 December 2024

Duration: 47 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

Tackle priortisation and procrastination like a Producivity Ninja.

Prioritising is a tricky thing. We think we know what we need to do, then get to the end of the day to find we did a load of other stuff instead!

In this free webinar, Hayley will help you to identify a strategy that helps you to identify where you really need to focus your energy and attention. Together we’ll look at how you make the most of your varying energy levels throughout the day. You’ll learn how to identify the things on your to-do list that are a top priority.

We will also share a few tips to help you avoid procrastination and focus on those priorities of yours.
For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Timestamp:
00:00 - Welcome and Introductions
01:32 - Why You’re Here & Chat Engagement
03:49 - About Think Productive & Today’s Session Focus
05:27 - Reality Check: Endless To-Do Lists
06:33 - Identifying Your Key Weekly Priorities
08:00 - The Shelf: What You’re Deliberately Not Doing
09:04 - Balancing Impact Work and Team Requests
09:33 - Matching Tasks to Energy Levels
11:00 - Examples of Energy Mapping
12:27 - Checking In With Your Goals
13:32 - Avoiding Procrastination
14:29 - Accountability and Working with Others
15:28 - Adapting to Changing Priorities
16:31 - Comments from the Chat: Energy and Distractions
17:40 - Planning Your Day Intentionally
19:14 - The 3-Task Daily Priority Rule
20:09 - Considering Your Working Environment
21:08 - Resistance and the DUST Model
22:37 - Energy Mapping Reflection
23:19 - Examples from the Chat: Matching Tasks to Energy
24:07 - Revisiting Goals and Translating to Actions
25:14 - Next Physical Actions and Avoiding Vagueness
25:39 - Q&A: Managing Meetings During Peak Energy Time
27:12 - When Meetings Drain Energy
28:07 - Planning and Procrastination Tips
28:40 - Firefighting vs. Fire Prevention
30:02 - Sequential Mono-Tasking, Not Multitasking
31:05 - Tackling Important but Difficult Work
31:32 - Q&A Begins: Priorities Set by Others
33:06 - Q&A: Proactive Communication with Managers
34:17 - Q&A: Top Tips from Today’s Webinar
34:55 - Q&A: Productivity During Memory Challenges
36:27 - Q&A: Clarity Around Projects and Team Capacity
39:29 - Q&A: Explaining Priorities to Managers
40:03 - Q&A: Email & Managing Communication Expectations
42:02 - Q&A: Neurodivergence, ADHD & Task Management
44:13 - Q&A: Limited Autonomy in Hierarchical Orgs
45:20 - Q&A: Firefighting in Events-Based Roles
46:03 - Example: On-Call Rotas and Blocking Time
47:16 - Q&A: Staying Productive in a Noisy Office
47:56 - Final Tips & Upcoming Workshops


Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 21 November 2024

Duration: 50 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

In this taster of our new workshop, ‘Thriving Teams in Tricky Times, ‘ you’ll discover tips & tactics to cultivate a culture where individuals thrive at work and together as a team, delivering a thriving performance – whether in calm seas or the thickest of storms.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction: Thriving Teams in Tricky Times
00:35 – Defining Tricky Times & Workshop Purpose
01:04 – What Thriving Means at Work
01:32 – Your Definitions of Thriving
02:29 – The Dictionary & HBR Definitions of Thriving
03:09 – Opposite of Thriving & HBR Study on Thriving
04:14 – Interconnection: Individual, Team, Performance
05:18 – VUCA & Thriving in Different Conditions
06:16 – Thriving on Solid Ground vs Rocky Ground
07:21 – Uncharted Waters & Interpersonal Safety
08:21 – Lizard Brain & Fight/Flight/Fear Responses
10:18 – High-Functioning Fear & Psychological Safety
12:26 – Motivation vs. Psychological Safety Matrix
12:58 – Four Elements of Thriving Teams
14:04 – 1. Clarity & Why It Matters
15:40 – Creating Clarity: Vision, Values & Compass
18:21 – 2. Resilience: Responding to Mistakes
20:05 – Team Views on Mistakes
23:12 – Black Box Thinking & Cultivating Curiosity
25:20 – #MyLatestMistake Slack Practice
27:58 – 3. Trust: Safe Communication & Vulnerability
30:05 – Practicing Kindness & 'Stinky Fish' Concept
32:24 – 4. Growth: Growth Mindset & Innovation Zone
34:59 – Stretching from Core to Periphery
38:19 – Q&A: In-House vs Public Workshops
39:21 – Q&A: Life-or-Death Mistakes & Culture
41:12 – Interrogating Mistakes, Not People
43:17 – Q&A: Changing Culture Without Being a Manager
47:02 – Q&A: Busy Culture & High-Functioning Fear
49:20 – Q&A: Empowering Volunteers for Growth
52:25 – Q&A: Encouraging Growth Mindset in Leaders
54:22 – Q&A: Building Safety in Shift-Based Teams
57:09 – Closing Thoughts & Contact Info

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 27 September 2024

Duration: 1 hour

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

We’re on a mission to change the way the world thinks about meetings. We want to create a culture where no one has to sit in boring, pointless or unproductive meetings ever again.

In this free webinar, Productivity Ninja Hayley Watts sets out some of the tools and techniques you need to become a brilliant chair, so that your team can make the most of any time spent in meetings.

Learn how to overcome human, organisational and practical barriers to delivering effective meetings.

Timestamps:

00:00 Hello and Welcome!
02:38 The Characteristics of a Great Chair
05:04 How to Welcome New Ideas in Meetings
06:15 Why Chairs Should Have Help
07:47 The 40-20-40 Meeting Model
08:35 Balancing Reflecting and Learning With Action and Planning
11:21 Some Virtual Meeting Considerations
13:11 Everything You Need to Prepare Before a Meeting
17:20 Tools to Help You Chair a Successful Meeting
20:15 Why You Should Have Breaks During Long Meetings
20:50 How to Politely Ensure No One Talks Too Much
22:46 Helpful Scripts and Phrases When Chairing a Meeting
24:38 How to Follow up on Actions, Engagement and Meeting Success
28:48 How to Ensure Everyone Has a Voice in Meetings
29:30 Tips for Keeping on the Meeting Topic and Agenda
30:15 How to Be a Confident Meeting Chair
32:31 How to Deal with Meeting Multitaskers
34:16 How to Make Sure Introverted Opinions Are Heard
35:24 Navigating Seniority in Meetings
37:07 Dealing with Large Group Meetings
41:40 Books, Upcoming Sessions and More From Think Productive!
43:24 How to Avoid Meetings
45:00 Rotating Chair Responsibilities
45:38 Advice for Dealing with People Who Interrupt and Talk Over Others
47:58 Staying in Control of the Chat in Virtual Meetings
50:20 Allowing People to Choose Whether You Have Cameras On or Off
52:21 Setting Agendas for Reoccurring Meetings
54:42 Why Chairs Should Be Involved in Meeting Planning
55:30 Meeting Icebreaker Ideas

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 13 June 2024

Duration: 58 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

It's not really about time management, the real action is in attention management.

The ability to create focus, concentrate and flow, and get some real work done.

That's never been easy - but now it's harder than ever.

Email pings, Teams messages, WhatsApps groups, SMS and phone calls, plus all the people who arrive at your deskside who want "2 minutes" - a torrent of digital and physical interruptions.
Good work requires team play and collaboration too for sure (and we love that as well!), but sometimes you just need to get your head down and 'solo mode' for a while.

In this session we'll be doing some deep work with one of our favourite Productivity Ninja characteristics - 'Stealth and Camouflage'.

Want to know how we use the Physical, Digital and Social versions of stealth and camouflage to win back peace and space for our brains to do what they are best at?

Then set your messaging status to 'Away', phone to 'Do not Disturb', Emails to 'Work Offline' mode, and join us for this playful, practical session.

Timestamps:

00:00 Hello and Welcome!
03:00 The 9 Ninja Characteristics
04:00 The Stealth and Camouflage Ninja
04:35 Attention Management vs Time Management
05:55 Common Work Distractions
07:32 Team vs Solo Work
09:57 Internal and External Distractions
11:18 What Stealth and Camouflage Is All About
12:40 The Need to Physically Be Alone
15:10 Thoughts and Tactics for Physical Stealth and Camo
19:25 Choosing Which Characteristics and Tactics are Suitable For You
21:28 How Flexi-Time and Office Space Can Improve Physical Stealth and Camo
23:19 Why We Need Digital Stealth and Camouflage
24:37 Thoughts and Tactics on Digital Stealth and Camo
29:41 Why Digital Stealth and Camo Is So Important
30:25 Why You Should Be Talking About How You Communicate
33:32 Getting Your Team On Board
35:29 Thoughts and Tactics on Social Stealth and Camo
37:35 Trying a 'Power Hour'
40:13 Putting Time Aside For Questions and Interruptions
42:05 Stealth and Camo Stop/Start/Continue

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 22 May 2024

Duration: 46 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

Need to generate new ideas and solutions? Stuck in old thinking patterns and tedious idea-storming meetings? It may be time to try something different…

Join serial improvisers Think Productive MD, Elena Kerrigan, and The Change Tribe Cofounder David Papa in this Ninja Skills Session. They’ll introduce you to some hand-picked improvisation games to help your team instantly conjure up fresh perspectives, ideas, energy (and fun)!

Additional info:
https://thinkproductive.co.uk/workshops/cracking-the-engagement-puzzle/
https://thinkproductive.co.uk/zoom-fatigue/

Timestamps:

00:00 Hello and Welcome!
02:55 Why Elena Loves Improv
03:42 How Improv Can Help Brainstorming Sessions Be More Inclusive
05:36 How Improv Improves Skills for Connection and Collaboration
07:19 Why David Loves Improv
08:46 About ‘Cracking the Engagement Puzzle’ Workshop
10:57 How Improv Tools Can Improve Engagement Levels
12:51 Improv Tips To Help You Relax
15:03 Yes And... Improv Approach
16:24 The Importance of Creating a Safe Environment
17:15 Some Improv Games for You To Try!

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 13 May 2024

Duration: 18 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

In this short taster session of our full day workshop, we’ll share some of our top tips to help you utilise and connect essential features across a range of Microsoft applications to take control of your attention and mindset. All in human-speak.

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
01:06 Meet Our Weapon-Savvy Ninja
01:57 How Microsoft Makes Us Feel
04:03 Why Microsoft Can Be Frustrating
06:30 All About Microsoft ‘To Do’ and Second Brains
07:34 Where to Find Your Online Apps
08:22 How to Build a Second Brain in To Do
13:05 Organising To Do by Urgency and Flagged Emails
14:41 How to Send Tasks From Teams to To Do
18:15 How to Send Tasks From Emails to To Do
20:47 Using Polls in Outlook to Cut Down on Email Traffic
22:55 Everything We Cover in the Full Session
24:14 All About Our Public Workshop!
26:44 Setting up a Recurring Task in To Do
29:16 Assigning Colleagues Tasks in To Do
30:04 Linking To Do with Your Calendar
31:00 Viewing More Tasks on Outlook
32:51 Online vs In-Person Session
34:19 Blocking Time Out on Your Calendar
35:25 Emails in To Do
40:35 About Microsoft Planner

For more tips on how to make space for what matters, and all of our latest skill sessions, make sure to like this video and subscribe!

Visit our website: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/sign-up
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-productive/

Date: 24 April 2024

Duration: 43 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English