When you’re the one everyone else relies on, who helps you get your time back?
Senior leaders and directors carry a different kind of overwhelm. The inbox doesn’t stop, the calendar is never really yours, and there’s rarely space, or anyone senior enough in the room, to properly work through it. Group training doesn’t always fit either, when the real problem is deeply personal to your role, your workload and your working style.
Our expert consultant spends a day with you, one-to-one, at your desk. This is built specifically for leaders, directors and C-suite executives who need genuinely personalised, confidential support, not a general course. We start with a diagnostic session to establish what actually needs to change, then implement that change directly in your real inbox, your real calendar, your real working day.
We recommend:
In-person or online
6hrs
1-2 people
What you’ll learn & do
This workshop empowers you to:
- Diagnose exactly what’s driving the overwhelm at your level, not just the symptoms of it
- Overcome information overload by managing attention, rather than time Use the 9 Characteristics of the Productivity Ninja® to identify changes specific to your role
- Learn and implement the CORD Model™ to increase productivity and reduce stress
- Build new habits directly into your existing workflow, protecting time for strategic thinking
95%
of participants say our work makes a difference
Who is this session for?
- Senior leaders, directors and C-suite executives whose workload and inbox have become genuinely unmanageable
- Leaders who need confidential, targeted support at their level, not a group course or open-ended coaching
- Executives who feel there’s no space left for the big-picture, strategic thinking their role actually requires
- Leaders who want to role-model calm, focus and healthy working habits for the people who report to them
What this workshop offers
Built for leadership-level demands.
Designed specifically for the workload, visibility and pace of senior leaders and directors, not a general course.
Completely personalised.
Your consultant works directly with your real workload, tools and energy patterns.
Learning that lasts.
You get access to the Productivity Ninja® Academy.
A format that fits.
Up to 6 hours, one-to-one, at your desk, entirely confidential.
What you’ll do
You’ll start with a diagnostic conversation, understanding your existing habits, tools and workload honestly, before anything gets built. From there, your consultant works through the CORD Model™ and the 9 Characteristics of the Productivity Ninja® with you directly, applied to your actual inbox, your actual calendar, your actual working day, at the pace and scale that leadership actually demands.
Because this happens at your desk, not in a training room, what you build together gets tested and embedded immediately. You’ll leave with a bespoke working system built for your role, not generic advice aimed at a general audience.
What happens when your system actually works
When a senior leader’s workload and attention are genuinely under control, everything changes:
- Your inbox stops running your day, you do
- Strategic thinking gets real, protected space, instead of being squeezed out by admin
- Decisions get made faster and with more clarity, because clutter and overwhelm aren’t clouding them
- Calm and focus become visible to the people who report to you, not just something you feel privately
- The impact carries into life outside work, not just the hours you’re at your desk
Uni of Bristol
“An eye-opener and a great framework for managing the pressures of life.”
Giles Couzin
Benefits & results
The most immediate benefit is control: a genuinely personalised system built around the specific demands of a leadership role, not generic advice adapted after the fact. But the deeper shift is capacity. Once day-to-day overwhelm is under control, there’s real space for the strategic thinking a senior role actually requires.
What your organisation gets
A leader who role-models calm, focus and sustainable working habits, visibly, for the people who report to them. More capacity for strategic thinking at the top, less time lost to reactive firefighting.
Boots
“Life changing is how I would describe Think Productive’s methods”
Sonia Sparkles
Why it matters
The more senior someone becomes, the less permission they feel they have to admit their workload has become unmanageable, and the less likely a generic course is to actually fix it.
– Information overload gets treated as a time problem, when for senior leaders it’s really an attention and visibility problem
– Strategic thinking gets squeezed out entirely, with no protected space to bring it back
– Generic training doesn’t fit a role this senior, and confidentiality often matters as much as the content itself
Frequently Asked Questions
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It’s designed for busy professionals who want personalised support. That includes senior leaders, managers, specialists and anyone who feels stretched, overloaded or stuck in unhelpful working habits.
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This isn’t open-ended coaching. It’s practical, structured and focused on real work. You’ll explore your existing habits, tools and workload, then build a personalised system based on the Productivity Ninja principles.
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Anything that affects your clarity, focus or workflow. Common topics include overwhelming inboxes, task management, prioritisation, constant interruptions, unclear processes, hybrid working struggles and decision fatigue.
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Completely. Your consultant works directly with your real workload, tools and energy patterns. You’ll leave with a bespoke working system rather than generic advice.
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Yes. Senior leaders often value the confidentiality and targeted support. They use the session to reset their working habits, shape their week more intentionally and create more mental space for strategic thinking.