Free Webinars

Since Hayley and Graham published ‘How to Fix Meetings’ in 2021 we’ve been in many organisations to help reduce the number of meetings people attend and to help make the ones that people do attend even better.

In this webinar, Hayley and Graham chat about some of the wonderful ideas clients have come up with to improve their meetings and some of the challenging questions our Productivity Ninjas are asked about meetings.

They also include some ideas on how different organisations are dealing with their information updates, hybrid meetings and what information needs to be shared in advance as a bare minimum.

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
02:24 The Real Cost of Meetings
03:29 Where You Should Be Putting Your Attention
07:45 Balancing Virtual and Face to Face Meetings
09:20 Challenges of Hybrid Meetings
13:20 Encouraging Positive Contribution in Meetings
17:41 The Importance of Setting a Meeting Agenda
19:58 Tips for Keeping Your Meetings Fresh and Engaging
21:52 Acknowledging Power Dynamics (the HIPPO effect)
25:05 The 40-20-40 Model
27:46 The Importance of Truth and Honesty
31:12 The Delete a Day Challenge
36:50 Being More Ruthless with Meetings
38:25 How to Deal With Meetings that Overrun
41:56 Writing Purpose Statements
44:23 How to Opt Out of Meetings
47:40 Encouraging People to Bring Truth to Meetings
50:13 Introducing a Trial Period For Changes
51:31 How to Prioritise Actions
54:24 Optimising Your Pro-Active Attention Time
58:58 How to Keep Moving During Meetings

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Date: May 9, 2023

Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

Let’s think like Ninjas!

Learn how to confront procrastination by understanding why we do it. Think DUST!

Eat frogs – get stuff done! Learn how to manage your attention for the best results and how to give yourself space for what matters. :-)

Date: May 3, 2023

Duration: 29 minutes

Host: Australia

Spoken Language: English

If you’re feeling overwhelmed and your brain is a little scattered, we’re here to help.

Join us to discover our TOP 3 tips on reducing overwhelm, clearing your brain and establishing some Ninja Zen Like Calm into your work and life.

This session is part of our Ninja Skill Booster series of free 30 minute webinars. We make these short, sharp, and super practical. Looking forward to chatting with you.

Date: April 21, 2023

Duration: 29 minutes

Host: Australia

Spoken Language: English

Join the founder of Think Productive and author of the best-selling book ‘How to be a Productivity Ninja’ Graham Allcott to discover the magic in giving clear, kind and constructive feedback.

You’ll understand the purpose of giving feedback (and how to do it well), how intent and approach are everything, and what to do to continue to get better at delivering feedback.

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
03:55 The Purpose of Feedback
06:10 The Importance of Clear Expectations
07:37 Negative and Destructive Feedback
12:57 How to Receive Feedback Graciously
17:26 How to Give Kind and Effective Feedback
21:47 Giving Feedback and Debriefing in Meetings
23:29 The 1:1 Feedback Model
26:23 The Importance of Intent and Delivery
28:41 NASA: A Feedback Analogy
30:34 More From Think Productive
33:48 Leading With Kindness
34:57 Navigating Negative Feedback
38:15 Tips For Giving Balanced Feedback
42:07 Dealing With Defensiveness
46:24 Steps to Take After Receiving Feedback
47:06 Managing Self-Esteem Issues
49:37 Creating an Outlet Outside of Your Company
51:28 Learning to Let Go of Control
54:41 Thoughts on 'Safe Spaces'
57:52 Remembering the Positives

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Date: March 21, 2023

Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

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!

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
05:45 Overview of the Session
08:14 The Highs and Lows of WFH
10:20 The Challenges of Hybrid Working
11:27 The Benefits of Hybrid Working
14:09 The 4 Modes of Work
15:44 Doing Solo Work at Home
17:36 Why You Should Avoid Multitasking
18:47 Creating Space for Solo Work
20:10 The Benefits of Tandem Work and How to Create This at Home
22:16 Navigating Collaboration While WFH
26:39 Alternative Tools to Email
27:18 Sometimes Real-Time Collaboration is Best
30:57 The Diverse Experience of Working During Covid
33:41 Integrating Wellbeing Into Work
35:48 Creating Space for Community
39:35 Being Mindful of Remote Workspace Inequality
41:15 How Remote Working Celebrates Accessibility and Inclusion
43:17 Adapting the Workspace
46:02 More From Think Productive
48:35 Bringing the Office into Your at-Home Work Space
51:33 How to Keep Virtual Teams Connected

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Date: March 6, 2023

Duration: 58 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

This is one of our FREE 30 min Ninja Skill Boosters. We run these to support our community of past, present and future Ninjas. Welcome.

Hybrid Working – how is it going for you and your team?

Whether you’re back to the office part-time, full-time or not at all, this is a powerful 30 mins to focus on what your ‘new normal’ looks like right now? How is that feeling? And is it optimal for great productivity and wellbeing?

Join us to delve into ways to sustain your productivity and balance your workflows for success in the hybrid landscape. A thought-provoking power session to get you on track. Hybrid is here to stay, so let’s get it right.

Date: February 23, 2023

Duration: 29 minutes

Host: Australia

Spoken Language: English

Applying Gretchen Rubin’s “Four Tendencies” to your world of work will not only transform your understanding of what motivates you and your colleagues but will also open up a whole new toolbox for how to communicate with stakeholders and customers at every level.

During this video, Hayley explores each tendency's pros and cons and helps you identify which tendency applies to you and those around you.

With this knowledge, you’ll be equipped to tailor your communications and interactions with your colleagues (trust us, they will no longer ignore you!) and wider groups and stakeholders outside your own “tendency bubble”.

Timestamps
00:00 Hello and Welcome!
02:09 What Are Internal and External Expectations?
08:31 Gretchen Rubin's 'Four Tendencies' Personality Profiles
21:17 Overlapping Tendencies
23:26 How Long It Takes to Create a Habit
26:12 Tailoring Messages for Different Tendencies at Work
29:23 Motivating 'Rebels'
30:44 Apps to Support Making Habits
33:06 Why Knowing Your Tendency Can Help
35:01 Changing Tendencies
35:46 Struggling With Inner Expectations
37:22 Tendencies and Habit Prioritisation
39:34 'Obligers' and Boundaries
41:57 Webinars, Workshops and Sessions

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Date: January 25, 2023

Duration: 48 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English

Join Productivity Ninja, Matt Cowdroy to Kickstart Your 2023

After what was hopefully a relaxing, resetting holiday season, lets re-group and think (like a Ninja) about our plans for 2023.

Ninja Matt will be sharing some Ninja reminders AND new ideas to help us get in the zone and ready for the year ahead.

Date: January 19, 2023

Duration: 27 minutes

Host: Australia

Spoken Language: English

Setting New Year’s resolutions is a difficult task to begin with but setting ones which you can actually stick to, can feel like an unreachable goal.

In this free webinar, Think Productive founder, author and Productivity Ninja, Graham Allcott, shares his tips on creating New Year’s resolutions you will manage to stick to.

Timestamps:

00:00 Hello and Welcome!
01:20 Why New Years Resolutions Are Hard to Stick To
03:20 The Art of Specificity and Why It’s Necessary
06:48 Tracking Your Progress 
08:02 Treat Your Resolutions as Projects
09:23 How to Plan Progress Reviews in the Year
10:40 How to Hold Yourself Accountable 
11:15 Supporting Your Friends and Family
12:59 Using Themes to Structure Your Resolutions
18:44 Prioritising Realism Over Ambition 
19:23 Setting Both ‘Being’ and ‘Doing’ Resolutions
21:23 Don’t Take Resolutions Too Seriously!
21:40 Addition Bias and Focusing on Taking Away 
22:18 Being Agile and Kind to Yourself
27:33 Integrating New Years Resolutions into Your Day to Day
29:15 What Is a Healthy Number of Resolutions?
31:25 Getting Your Thoughts Together at the End of the Year
33:16 Manging Resolutions for Freelancers
34:24 How Many Resolutions Should You Keep?
36:18 Being Accountable and Sharing Progress on your Resolutions
38:01 How to Progress if You’re Feeling Overwhelmed and Stuck?
39:52 How to Cope when Deadlines Collide?
42:39 Breaking the Stigma Around Being Productive?

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Date: December 15, 2022

Duration: 46 minutes

Host: United Kingdom

Spoken Language: English