Key Subject Areas
While each workshop program is structured to meet the specific needs and experiences of the participants involved, a number of key subject areas provide the core of the program. These include:
Mind-Body Training - A system of exercises and training techniques that move the thought waves into their most effective patterns. The point at which mental clarity is high but physical tension is low. This section examines the physical pre-requisites to peak intellectual and physical performance. The studies of highly successful people provide models for comparison.
Work/Life balance - What does it really mean? How do highly effective manage to sustain successful relationships and personal well-being. Steps to successful personal control of work and leisure.
Building self-efficacy - the key to confidence, self-esteem, optimism and success.
Resilience and stress management - How to enhance the beneficial effects of stress and minimise the destructive effects. Preventing burnout. How to improve effectiveness under high levels of sustained pressure.
Creativity and Innovation - The right- and left-brain function. Analysis of present thinking style. Methods of developing whole-brain activity - the point where right-brain creativity combines with left-brain logic to develop imaginative and workable solutions. Exercises and practice in developing right-brain, left-brain and whole-brain activities.
Change Management - Strategies to examine the impact of change. How to build personal flexibility in constantly changing systems.
Extending Performance Cycles - What is peak performance? What are the triggers? At what point does effectiveness begin to decline? How to prevent the decline. How to tap into and sustain peak performance. How to inspire others to higher levels of effectiveness.
Problem Solving and Decision Making - The latest methods for developing a whole-brain approach to problem solving. Techniques to enable participants to clearly see the complex overview - to cut through the confusion of multiple solutions and crystallise the vital issues.
Mind Mapping - How to use this powerful tool for planning, problem solving, note taking, summarising and more. This technique uses far fewer words than traditional methods, to greater effect, leaving more time for listening and taking part in discussions. It is efficient, fast, simple and dramatically improves recall.
Multiple Intelligences- New approaches to understanding and using intelligence. Breaking away from the old mind sets that limit our views of ability. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Intelligence (EQ)
Whole-brain Teams How thinking styles enhance or inhibit team effectiveness. Conflict prevention by understanding and valuing diversity. The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument is used as a tool to identify the diverse thinking styles that make up an effective team. How to use this to handle difficult people more effectively and to build highly effective low stress teams.
Vision and Values - Developing a long term vision and action plan aligned with personal values. Integrating motivation,commitment and integrity.
Mental Models - Breaking out of restrictive belief systems and creating an individual mindset. Achieving breakthrough thinking by identifying and challenging assumptions.
Mental Rehearsal - Mental rehearsal has been used for decades to enhance sports performance. The same techniques can be used to lift effectiveness in any situation, and these are adapted for use in the work environment.
Cognitive Restructuring- Thoughts and beliefs can make or break us. Self-limiting thought processes are identified and shifted to provide the foundation for building self-efficacy.
