CREATE CHANGE: For yourself, others, your team, and your organisation
COMBINE MENTAL TOUGHNESS, HAPPINESS, AND FLOW: NESTS + Habits + NOISE + Thriving Habit + Five Ss + SONS + GOAT + GP-CA – POT + RAP
THE 5-MINUTE THRIVING HABIT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE: Decrease neuroticism and increase optimism, internal locus of control, self-esteem, and extroversion
DEVELOP DIRECTION: Set effective goals based on an intense examination of values
IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WITH NESTS AND HEALTH: Better Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Thinking, and Social support
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DESTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP:
Prevention, Intervention, And Self-Reflection Techniques
Course utilises:
3,457 PowerPoint slides
61-page Manual
47-page Workbook
Why study Destructive Leadership to become a better leader?
Leadership research and training has traditionally focused on the positive side of leadership and transmitted an over-preoccupation with romantic, idealized, and sadly uncommon forms of positive leadership. The last 20 years, however, have
seen a small, but ever-increasing shift towards also researching the dark side of leadership. Unfortunately, leadership training courses are lagging behind by not teaching individuals how to prevent, intervene, and learn from such destructive leaders. This course rectifies that problem. In this course you will (1) learn the key characteristics of the major forms of destructive leadership; (2) learn the deleterious economic and social impact on employees, organisations, and society; (3) discuss ways to prevent destructive leadership; (4) learn how to implement intervention strategies to diminish destructive leadership; and (5) be given substantial opportunities for self-reflection about your own leadership practices.
13 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
Be able to explain the key features and negative impact of 10 destructive leadership styles (authoritarian, borderline
personality, grandiose narcissism, machiavellianism, megalomania, psychopathy, racially destructive, sexually destructive, tyrannical, vulnerable narcissism), know why they are not models to pursue, and know to what extent you lead in these
ways,
Be able to explain the impact of underlying destructive leadership variables (e.g., CU traits,…),
Understand key concepts related to destructive leadership (e.g., conducive environments, dark triad, susceptible followers, toxic triangle, vulnerable dark triad),
Understand key concepts of sexually and racially destructive environments (racial discrimination, racism, sexual harassment, social dominance orientation, structural racism),
Understand the implications of some psychological research concerning sexism and racism,
Have decided (1) whether personality traits have any utility; and (2) whether you’re a particular kind of person, or just have thoughts, that lead to feelings, that lead to actions,
Examined whether you need to change your leadership behaviours,
Know what to do to change yourself or help others change to become non-destructive leaders,
Have more confidence to handle situations most leaders would consider difficult,
Understand how to put into action pre-emptive and follow-up strategies to reduce (1) destructive leadership, (2) sexual abuse, and (3) racial harassment,
Have a clearer vision of how you want to lead and been provided the Phenomenal Leadership Pyramid as a model to produce a greater frequency of positive results,
Have decided (1) whether you want to be flexible and use a constructive leadership model according to your circumstances, and (2) if you want to create a healthy work environment, and
Have been stimulated to increase the frequency with which you lead phenomenally.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
LEARN FROM LEADERSHIP’S DARK SIDE
What kind of leader is George Soros?
Why focus on the dark side of leadership?
Learning methodology and objectives
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
DESTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP
Introduction to destructive leadership
What is destructive leadership?
Was Kwesi Nyantakyi a destructive leader?
Features of destructive leadership
Was Sepp Blatter a destructive leader?
Reducing destructive leadership
SESSION 3:
GRANDIOSE NARCISSISTIC LEADERSHIP
What is grandiose narcissism?
Grandiose narcissistic leaders
Was Jean-Marie Messier a grandiose narcissist?
Are you a grandiose narcissist?
Was President Johnson a grandiose narcissist?
13 pre-emptive and follow-up strategies
SESSION 4:
MACHIAVELLIAN LEADERSHIP
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
What is Machiavellianism?
Was François Mitterrand a Machiavellian leader?
Machiavellian employees and leaders
Are you Machiavellian?
Is your callous-unemotional score too high?
SESSION 5:
PSYCHOPATHIC LEADERSHIP
What kind of leader was Adolf Hitler?
What is psychopathy?
Psychopathic employees and leaders
Are you a psychopath?
The worst dark triad leadership style
SESSION 6:
VULNERABLE DARK TRIAD LEADERSHIP
What is the vulnerable dark triad?
What is vulnerable narcissism?
Is John a vulnerable narcissist?
Vulnerable narcissistic employees and leaders
Are you a vulnerable narcissist?
What is borderline personality?
Is Jane a borderline personality leader?
Low empathy and high selfishness (+ entitlement)
SESSION 7:
BECOME A BETTER LEADER
Reminder of what we have covered
3 questions
10 tips for dealing with dark triad personnel
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
MEGALOMANIAC LEADERSHIP
What is megalomaniac leadership?
Was Eva Perón a megalomaniac leader?
What would you do if...?
SESSION 2:
TYRANNICAL LEADERSHIP
What is tyrannical leadership?
Are you a tyrannical leader?
Was Arturo Toscanini a tyrannical leader?
What would you do if...?
SESSION 3:
AUTHORITARIAN LEADERSHIP
What is authoritarian leadership?
Are you an authoritarian leader?
Was Felix Magath an authoritarian leader?
What would you do if...?
SESSION 4:
SEXUALLY DESTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP
An opinion of President Abraham Lincoln
The main message of Harvey Weinstein
Sexually abusive Dutch creative industry leaders
How to prevent and redress sexual harassment
How Suhani Mohan avoids hiring sexist employees
Leaders of employees who sexually abuse
SESSION 5:
RACIALLY DESTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP
Was William Dampier a racially destructive leader?
The impact of racism and structural racism
What can you learn from Cécile Kyenge?
Is Jamie Masada a racially destructive leader?
How to prevent and redress racial discrimination
How Donny Williams handled racially inappropriate jokes
Do you prefer unequal relationships (social dominance orientation)?
SESSION 6:
DESTRUCTIVE LEADERS, SUSCEPTIBLE FOLLOWERS, AND CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENTS
The personality traits of Harvey Weinstein
Are personality traits a waste of time?
Destructive leaders, susceptible followers, and conducive environments
The L/F/E of Fidel Castro, Adolf Hitler, and Donald Trump
A better model of leadership for you
SESSION 7:
WHAT WILL YOU NOW DO DIFFERENTLY?
Reminder of what we have covered
7 questions
Future possibilities
A true leader
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DYNAMIC STRATEGIC PLANNING:
For organisations, departments, and individuals
Course utilises:
3,308 PowerPoint slides
74-page Manual
53-page Workbook
Why participate in yet another course on Strategic Planning?
Strategic planning has been criticised for being little more than a poor defense mechanism to cope with the fear of the unknown. Critics suggest it results in spoiled strategic thinking; the manipulation of numbers (at the expense of not producing “real” vision); unnecessarily bureaucratic and hierarchical plans; and a hardened, inflexible strategy culture, saturated with a “can’t do” attitude. However a 2019 meta-analysis of 31 empirical studies clearly indicates that strategic planning can be efficacious for improving both business and Government performance. In this course you will learn how some organisations have pursued disastrous strategic plans and be shown how to avoid, not only such catastrophes, but several perceived weaknesses of strategic planning (e.g., how not to stifle creativity and opportunities). You will discuss current strategic planning trends, such as taking into account sustainability, power shortages, organisational learning, planning with the reality of covid-19 and future crises, and the advantages of using dynamic strategic planning. You will be shown state-of-the-art approaches for creating both traditional strategic planning techniques (e.g., BHAG, mission, vision) and less common techniques (e.g., elevator conversations, purpose statements, take the offensive), how to combine them with new strategic planning trends in the 2020s, and how to build flexibility into your plans with dynamic strategic planning, so that your organisation follows a clear direction, but can change in response to opportunities/threats. By the end of the course you will: (1) have decided which strategic planning techniques are ideal for your organisation (and how to do them); (2) have learnt how to make your next strategic planning advance a success; and (3) know how to launch your strategic plan in a positive manner.
12 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
Understand the key findings of strategic planning research and what is the best strategic planning system,
Be able to proficiently conduct 17 preparatory strategic planning elements (e.g., sunk costs),
Be able to perform strategic planning techniques more effectively (e.g., balanced scorecards/strategy maps, BHAG, elevator conversations, mission statements, motto, PEST/PESTEL analysis, Porter’s 5 forces, purpose statements, SWOT analyses, values, vision statements),
Be able to explain the philosophy, 2 key ingredients, and 3 techniques of the strategic principle “taking the offensive”, along with the 8 principles of constantly reinventing yourself,
Have more confidence using strategic planning techniques, due to having assessed and created organisation, department, and individual strategic planning techniques,
Create more effective strategic plans because you assessed other business’s strategic techniques and plans,
Be able to explain why strategic planning sometimes fails, the importance of the 3 C’s, the key contributors of strategic planning success, the need for ensuring factors associated with strategic planning success are ideal, and how to show staff the benefits of strategic planning,
Have improved your ability to create and improve goals due to an assessment of your goal-setting abilities, an examination of goal-setting research, a discussion about what makes business plans great, several goal-setting exercises, and having been taught a 9-point goal-setting guideline,
Have decided if you should participate in strategic planning trends, especially dynamic strategic planning,
Have decided what strategic planning techniques should be included in your organisation’s strategic plan, what the overall plan should look like, and whether you wish to choose from and adapt to suit your organisation’s needs, any of a 42-point strategic planning framework,
Have determined the best method to share your organisation’s strategic plan, and
Have decided how you are going to become a better leader, create a better organisation, and improve the next strategic planning advance.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
IS STRATEGIC PLANNING OUTDATED?
What is strategic planning?
Does research support strategic planning?
The benefits of strategic planning
What is the best strategic planning system?: Is it dynamic strategic planning?
Current trends in strategic planning, espcially dynamic strategic planning
Course overview
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
PREPARATORY STRATEGIC PLANNING ELEMENTS
17 preparatory strategic planning elements for the organisation and department
Select the strategic planning team
Identifying customers, stakeholders, partners, and sponsors
Analyse the business environment and data
Analyse now
Specialisation and differentiation
Segmentation and concentration
Adjacency areas and divestment strategy
Zero-based thinking and sunk costs
SESSION 3:
MISSION STATEMENTS
Characteristics of mission statements
Assessment of business mission statements
Improve your organisation’s mission statement
How to create a mission statement if you're stuck
Create a department mission statement
Create an individual mission statement
SESSION 4:
VALUES
What are values and why are they important?
Assessment of your organisation’s values
6-step individual values creation method
8-step department values creation and utilisation method
How to use your business values effectively
SESSION 5:
PURPOSE STATEMENTS
Why are purpose statements important?
Assessment of your organisation’s purpose statement
How to create a department purpose statement
How to create a personal purpose statement
SESSION 6:
TAKE THE OFFENSIVE
The strategic concept "Take the offensive"
Let go of the past and encourage courage
Embrace failure and do the opposite
Imagine the possibilities and put yourself out of business
Reject limits and aim beyond
SESSION 7:
VISION STATEMENTS
Characteristics of vision statements
Assessment of business vision statements
Improve your organisation’s vision statement
Create a department vision statement
Create an individual vision statement
SESSION 8:
HAVE A MORE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVANCE
Reminder of what we have covered
5 questions
7-item quiz
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
STRATEGIC PLANNING DISASTERS
Why does strategic planning sometimes fail?
Were the Dyson electric car and the Iridium satellite phone strategic planning disasters?
What can we learn from Playboy’s decision to remove nudity from it’s magazine?
SESSION 2:
BHAGS
Characteristics of BHAGs
Create an organisation BHAG
Does your organisation’s BHAG lack courage?
Stretch the imagination with a department BHAG
Be brave when you create a personal BHAG
SESSION 3:
MOTTOS
Mottos echo missions, values, and how you help
Assessment of your organisation’s motto
Create a memorable department motto
Create a noble personal motto
SESSION 4:
ELEVATOR CONVERSATIONS
Preparation for an elevator conversation
How to create an effective elevator conversation
Create a department or personal elevator conversation
SESSION 5:
SWOT ANALYSES
Uncovering advantages with SWOT analyses
Conduct a department SWOT analysis
Conduct a personal SWOT analysis
SESSION 6:
GOALS
What makes business strategies and plans great?
Is goal-setting really worth all the time and effort?
Are you an effective goal-setter?
Determine organisational outcomes and goals
9 goal-setting guidelines
SESSION 7:
SHARING YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN
Assessment of several organisation’s strategic plans
PEST/PESTEL analyses and Porter’s 5 forces
Balanced scorecards and strategy maps
Modify strategic planning models for your needs
Determine how to share the strategic plan
SESSION 8:
STRATEGIC PLANNING TRENDS IN THE 2020S
Strategic planning trends
Should strategic planning produce sustainability?
Should strategic planning prepare for power cuts?
Should you use dynamic strategic planning?
Can you use dynamic strategic planning and organizational learning for the COVID-19 crisis?
SESSION 9:
THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVANCE WILL BE A SUCCESS
Reminder of what we have covered
10-item quiz
5 questions
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CALM CRISIS MANAGEMENT: What to do before, during, and after a crisis
Course utilises:
2,874 PowerPoint slides
76-page Manual
67-page Workbook
How does this course help you prepare for, manage, and gain from a crisis?
In this course, you will learn preventative measures such as how to quickly identify crises, chose a crisis management team, carry out a crisis audit and a risk matrix, make a 15-section crisis management plan (while using a flexible attitude), and conduct regular online monitoring. To help you during a crisis, you will learn the typical emotional responses people experience in crises, how to manage such emotional responses (especially with diaphragmatic breathing), how to hammer home 2-3 main points with a practiced media presentation, anticipate the media’s questions, create answers for their anticipated questions, and practice staying in control in a Media Q&A session. You will be in a better position after a crisis because you will have learnt to use both a Crisis Aftermath Checklist and an 8-step investigation technique and seen the importance of prioritising NESTS and safety, getting legal/medical/mental help, doing pleasurable things, and using routines. Your understanding of the crisis management material presented will be substantially enhanced with in-depth discussions of 21 crisis management Case Studies and participation in 1 Bad Crisis Management Leadership Decision. Your skills will be tested practically in 3 Crisis Simulation Exercises, 1 Media Crisis Simulation Exercise, and 1 Crisis Aftermath Simulation Exercise.
15 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
Have participated in 3 Crisis Simulations, 1 Media Crisis Simulation, and 1 Crisis Aftermath Simulation Exercise
Have discussed in depth 21 crisis management Case Studies,
Have participated in a Bad Crisis Management Leadership Decision and learnt from it,
Know the types, characteristics, and definitions of crises and the importance of crisis management training,
Have learnt how to carry out a crisis audit and participated in a risk matrix exercise,
Have learnt how to make a 15-section crisis management plan (while using a flexible attitude),
Have learnt the need for regular online monitoring and quick crisis identification,
Know the most common emotions people experience in crises and why it is important to stay calm in a crisis,
Have learnt how to do (and the benefits of) diaphragmatic breathing and been provided a breathing routine,
Discussed responding to the media quickly, hammering home 2-3 main points, practicing a media presentation, anticipating the media’s questions, creating answers for their anticipated questions, staying in control when, communicating with the media, and practiced staying in control in a Media Q&A session,
Have learnt not to use psychological debriefing, but offer counseling only for those employees who want it,
Discussed Crisis Aftermath Checklists and what information should be documented after a crisis,
Have learnt an 8-step investigation technique and the need for someone trained in investigation techniques,
Learnt to prioritise NESTS and safety; get legal, medical, and mental help; do enjoyable things; and use routines, and
Know the personal characteristics (e.g., poise, creativity) you need in a crisis and measured your levels.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
WHY CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL
Was this a crisis?
Some industries take crisis management very seriously
Why crisis management training is essential
Course overview
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
WHAT IS A CRISIS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT?
What is crisis management?
What is a crisis?
Types of crises
Crisis characteristics
Which definition of a crisis do you prefer?
SESSION 3:
LEARN FROM CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRISES
Are construction industry crises as certain as sunrises?
The 3 ironies of construction crisis management
The construction industry needs more courage
SESSION 4:
EMOTIONS IN CRISES
What is a crisis like emotionally?
Emotional reactions to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
The importance of staying calm in a crisis
Staying calm when landing gear falls off your plane
Emotional reactions to the August 17, 2017 Barcelona La Rambla van attack
SESSION 5:
LEARN FROM SECURITY INDUSTRY CRISES
Complacency leads to crises
Four things security teams should do to prepare for a crisis
There is a cost associated with preventing/reducing crises
Emphasise self-protection
SESSION 6:
HOW TO MANAGE EMOTIONS IN CRISES
Breathing test
Diaphragmatic breathing in a chair
Evidence diaphragmatic breathing works
Diaphragmatic breathing on your back
SESSION 7:
LEARN FROM PETROLEUM INDUSTRY CRISES
Stay on top of simple criticism
Celebrate your mistakes
Detect crises as soon as possible
SESSION 8:
THE THREE KEYS TO CRISIS MANAGEMENT
4 questions
10-item quiz
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
SIMULATION EXERCISE 1 (1989 NEWCASTLE EARTHQUAKE)
Simulation Exercise 1
What did you learn from the exercise?
Don’t end up in the Memorial To Heroic Self
Sacrifice at London’s Postman’s Park
60 seconds of diaphragmatic breathing
What was the 1989 Newcastle earthquake crisis really like?
Would the 3-step crisis response process have helped you in the simulation exercise?
SESSION 2:
CREATE AN EFFECTIVE 15-SECTION CRISIS PLAN
Do you recommend the “You alright bro?” managerial technique?
Learn from Charanpreet Dhaliwal and make good leadership decisions
Conduct several crisis audits
Prioritise your risks with a risk matrix
Choose a crisis management team
All employees have a role in a crisis
Create a 15-section crisis management plan
Use a flexibility crisis management plan philosophy
Design a crisis audit interview for a hospitality company
Conduct a crisis audit interview for a hospitality company
Create a risk matrix for a hospitality company
Simulation Exercise 2
What did you learn from the exercise?
60 seconds of diaphragmatic breathing
What was the 2022 Kanjuruhan Stadium crisis really like?
Don’t use debriefing (offer psychological support later on if desired)
SESSION 4:
HOW TO USE THE MEDIA TO YOUR ADVANTAGE IN A CRISIS
Respond to the media quickly
Exercise: Hammer home 2-3 main points
Exercise: Anticipate the media’s questions before the media presentation
Exercise: Practice your answers for the anticipated media questions
Stay in control when talking with the media and Media Crisis Simulation Exercise
SESSION 5:
MANAGE YOUR COMPANY AND STAFF CRISIS AFTERMATH EFFECTIVELY
Document
Investigate
Share what you’ve learned
Re-evaluate business strategies
Personally recover from the crisis
Support and encourage your staff
SESSION 6:
SIMULATION EXERCISE 3 (MULTIPLE CRISES: CYBERATTACK AND EXPLOSION)
Simulation Exercise 3
Media Crisis Simulation Exercise (5-minute preparation, 5-minute presentation, 5-minute Q&A)
Crisis Aftermath Simulation Exercise
What did you learn from the 3 simulation exercises?
60 seconds of diaphragmatic breathing
SESSION 7:
BE A MORE EFFECTIVE LEADER IN A CRISIS
Ideal personal characteristics of people in a crisis
Leaders need poise in a crisis
Leaders need creativity in a crisis
5 sum-up questions
7-item Crisis Management Quiz
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FACILITATE CREATIVITY:
A challenging examination for a cutting edge future
Course utilises:
4,206 PowerPoint slides
132-page Manual
59-page Workbook
How will this course help you?
This course is a very cognitively challenging two days. It is for people who are serious about exceptional performance. You won't be taught lots of simple techniques to increase creativity, as few exist. Instead, you will delve deeply into discussions about the definition, measurement, and theories of creativity. By the end of the course, you will probably respect creativity more, as you will learn that it is very complex and we are unlikely to fully understand it. Substantial emphasis is placed on providing you a variety of academic and professional opinions and research and then following them up with real-life case studies. A substantial number of hours on the first day are allotted to learning how best, if at all, you can measure creativity. For instance, you will fully complete ten creativity questionnaires/tests and discuss considerably more. The second day focuses predominantly on facilitating creativity. You will learn eight creativity theories and how the researchers believe you can increase creativity. You will also look at various techniques artists and musicians have used to increase creativity. Then you will participate in an exciting discussion about the future of creativity that will include robots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, and sadly global warming. An important discussion will look at how all your time-consuming efforts to produce a creative idea may not be implemented due to substantial resistance from people, especially those currently in positions of power. You will discuss research indicating the most effective ways to facilitate creativity, but this will not be happy news for everyone, as it is extremely difficult to become a highly creative person - you need to be (or become) consistently open to new experiences, happy, and persistent. You will also learn two techniques that facilitate creative behaviour temporarily. Finally, you finish the course with a 12-item Creativity Quiz, 5 Sum-up questions, and a question (Will your future be a creative life?).
15 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will have:
Discussed the creativeness of various individuals and organisations, compared yourself with others on 4 Creativity exercises, and considered whether you can be highly creative,
Defined creativity, creative genius, innovation, and project management,
Considered the possibility of not using “old” solutions that don’t work, nor constantly implementing conventional strategies, but rather thinking about what others aren’t doing,
Discussed (and completed) Ability tests, Other-report measures, and Self-report measures,
Discussed a 10-step approach to determining what creativity measurement tool you could use,
Discussed how to be more creative due to cubism, surrealism, 4 artists, and 3 songs,
Evaluated the usefulness of 8 creativity theories with regards to both yourself and artists/musicians and considered whether more than one creativity theory is needed,
Considered whether you should use various techniques (e.g., Nick Cave, Pomodoro, immersion),
Learnt how to creatively use robots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality,
Considered the future of creativity and the implications for you and your business,
A better understanding of resistance to creativity,
Learnt the relationship between uncertainty and creativity and how creativity will be perceived,
Discussed the impact of personality on both creativity and brain anatomy, and 3 effective ways to change your personality (and thus your brain) to become more creative, and
Discussed 2 effective ways to temporarily increase creativity.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A PIECE OF PAPER? (WHY BRAINSTORMING MIGHT NOT HELP)
What can Vincent Floderer do with a piece of paper in 3 minutes and 19 seconds?
What Luis Matias Santos can do with paper
Brainstorming origami
What has research concluded about brainstorming?
Do green walls improve workers’ creativity?
What the Escuela Museo Origami Zaragoza does with pieces of paper
Course overview
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
WHAT IS CREATIVITY?
What is creativity?
Must an idea be original, valuable, and surprising to be creative? How about Alejandro Pereda’s “Horror Vacui”,
Firat Genc’s “Gezi Protests”, and Seval Sahin’s “Tombili”?
Is Cropley’s 2 categories of sublime creativity and ordinary creativity useful?
Should creativity be novel, relevant, effective, ethical, and organic?
Does a creativity questionnaire assess your creativity accurately based on your definition of creativity?
Was the design of the King Abdullah Financial District and the Al-Haras Garden creative?
Is innovation simply project management?
Valladolid’s Casa del Sol shows how non-originality can sometimes be more phenomenal than creativity
SESSION 3:
WHY IS CREATIVITY IMPORTANT?
Why is creativity important for business?
Don’t keep using the same ineffective solution
Creativity Exercise 1 (A roundabout in Murcia)
Think about “What aren’t they doing?”
Creativity Exercise 2 (Available land in Murcia)
SESSION 4:
DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO MEASURING CREATIVITY
4 reviews of creativity assessment tools
Ability tests (and Weiss et al.’s review of them)
Other-report measures (and Weiss et al.’s review of them)
Self-report measures (and Weiss et al.’s review of them)
Are Self-report measures of creative ability “useless”?
SESSION 5:
THE BEST WAY TO MEASURE CREATIVITY
Davide Piffer’s approach to measuring creativity
John Rossiter’s approach to measuring creativity
A 10-step approach for determining your ideal creativity measurement tool
How are you going to measure creativity?
7 questions
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
LEARN FROM INSPIRATIONAL MUSICIANS HOW TO BE MORE CREATIVE
Was cubism inspirationally creative?
Was surrealism inspirationally creative?
Was Henri Matisse’s creativity slump the best thing to happen to him?
Five ways Pablo Picasso aided his creativity
Creativity Exercise 3: Challenge traditional ideas of what art is
Who was more creative: Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, or you?
SESSION 2:
CREATIVITY THEORIES - PART 1 (The relevance for you and artists)
Do we need more than one creativity theory?
Mel Rhodes’ 1961 Four P’s theory of creativity (and does it explain the creation of cubism?)
Mednick’s 1962 Associative theory (and does it explain Marcel Duchamp’s creative idea concerning “Fountain”?)
Finke, Ward, and Smith’s 1992 Geneplore model (and does it explain Henri Matisse’s creative rebound?)
Nijstad et al.’s 2010 Dual-pathway model (and does it explain the creation of surrealism?)
Which 1 of the 4 theories is most useful for you and for understanding Salvador Dali’s creativity?
SESSION 3:
LEARN FROM INSPIRATIONAL ARTISTS HOW TO BE MORE CREATIVE
Was “Boombastic” and Shaggy’s change creative?
By writing 20 pages of “revenge”, did Bob Dylan end up writing the most praised song of all time?
What can you learn about creativity from Future’s “Tony Montana” and mumble rap?
Learn from song writing, the Nick Cave method, the Pomodoro technique, and music immersion
SESSION 4:
CREATIVITY THEORIES - PART 2 (The relevance for you and musicians)
Antonietti, Colombo, and Pizzingrilli’s 2011 WCR model (and does it explain Shaggy’s change of singing voice?)
Creativity theory, Robert Weisberg, Dean Simonton, and the Sanat Parki sculpture
Simonton’s 2022 Blind-variation and selective-retention theory (and does it explain Bob Dylan’s conversion of 10-20 pages of “hatred” into “Like a Rolling Stone”)
Sweller’s 2009 Random generate and test theory (and does it explain Future’s development of mumble rap?)
Csikszentmihalyi’s 1996 Systems model (and does it explain Paul McCartney's creation of “Yesterday”?)
Which of the 8 creativity theories is best for you?
SESSION 5:
CUTTING EDGE CREATIVITY AND THE FUTURE
Creativity and robots
Creativity and artificial intelligence
Creativity and virtual reality
Creativity and augmented reality
The future of creativity
Creativity and global warming
SESSION 6:
PEOPLE WILL RESIST YOUR CREATIVITY
We resist innovation
We’re in an innovation famine with big firms stifling competition
We are negatively biased against creativity
SESSION 7:
HOW TO FACILITATE CREATIVITY
Can a non-ideal brain be highly creative?
Long-term personality change - Be open to new experiences
Long-term personality change - Be happy
Long-term personality change - Be persistent
Temporary behaviour - Schedule solitude and nonconformity
Temporary behaviour - Do moderately arousing activities that activate positive emotions and allow for an engaged mind
SESSION 8:
WILL YOUR FUTURE BE A CREATIVE LIFE?
12-item Creativity Quiz
5 Sum-up questions
Will your future be a creative life?
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How does this course make you a more powerful speaker?
Public speaking events are fantastic opportunities for powerful presenters. To help you become such a speaker, you will evaluate 35 recorded public speeches with official speech rating scales, decrease your public speaking anxiety, and utilise a “wise friend” speech evaluation philosophy. You will use a formal 3-part technique (opening, body, close) and learn introductions should use a good “hook,” directly state the main point, and project an image of what is to come; bodies should use speech-writing tips, an 8-step method, and emphatically emphasise the main point; and conclusions should be considered from the audience’s perspective, achieve a sense of closure, and drive home a strong ending. You will couple such structure with passion, charisma, shining, and speaking like a leader. To connect with your audiences, you will learn the need to be likable, appear similar to and interested in your audience, sound fresh, and acknowledge audience reactions. To become more persuasive, you will learn the need to have an audience-centered orientation, be focused only on things that matter, be credible, use logical arguments, and arouse emotions. You will leave the course having improved and presented a Go-to speech and learnt how to deliver three specific speeches (a warmly sincere introduction of another speaker; a fun and planned 3-element acceptance speech; and a positive and respectful toast).
16 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
Have a better understanding of the power of public speaking and the need to ensure all speeches are well planned,
rehearsed many times, and worth listening to,
Have improved your ability to speak with techniques to decrease public speaking anxiety,
Have more confidence speaking due to evaluating 32 speeches,
Be able to use five speech rating scales,
Have presented various speech parts, a 3-minute speech, and one of your Go-to speeches,
Have considered becoming more informed, professional, and a better version of you with a Renaissance attitude,
Have improved your introductions with great hooks, directly stating the main point, and being “on” from the start,
Be able to use a speech body 8-step method, organisational patterns, writing tips, and a focus on one good idea,
Have learnt how to finish strong and consider the conclusion from the audience’s perspective,
Have learnt not to use psychological debriefing, but offer counseling only for those employees who want it,
Have more confidence in using passion and charisma, speaking like a leader, and shining when you speak,
Have improved your ability to share mutual warmth with audiences by being likable and audience-centered,
know how to be more persuasive by taking a stand, improving credibility, using logical arguments (not fallacies),
Focusing on your message and what matters, and arousing emotions,
Understand how to introduce another speaker by being warmly sincere, enthusiastic, and building the speaker up,
Know how to give a fun, witty acceptance speech that comes from your heart, has 3 phases, and a plan,
Be able to deliver toasts that are gifts forever with simple, positive speech, which emphasises your main point, and
Know the importance of staying calm when answering questions.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
PUBLIC SPEAKING IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY
If unexceptional, very ordinary Agnes can...
Would you have spoken as effectively as Robert Kennedy on April 4, 1968?
Public speaking is a privilege to sell dreams
Learning methodology and objectives, Logistical information, AND 5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
BECOME A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER WITH WISE FRIEND ASSESSMENT
How should you assess a speech?
Bock and Bock’s 1981 Speech Rating Scale
Assess Vanessa Williams 1989 NAACP speech
Texas A&M’s Score Sheet for Public Speaking
Assess Frances McDormand’s 2018 Oscar speech
Iberri-Shea’s 2017 Public Speaking Rating Scale
Assess Greta Thunberg’s 2019 United Nations’ Climate Action Summit speech
SESSION 3:
THOROUGHLY PREPARE SO THAT WORDS FLOW SMOOTHLY AND AUTOMATICALLY
Presenting after 5 minute’s preparation
Most people communicate ineffectively
Public speaking anxiety
How to decrease public speaking anxiety
The importance of preparation
Be a great person
Be informed
Take your time making decisions
SESSION 4:
WHET THE APPETITE IN SPEECH INTRODUCTIONS
Bock and Bock’s Introduction Rating Scale
Assess Dananjaya Hettiarachchi’s introduction
What makes an introduction phenomenal?
Pierce Brosnan’s personal story introduction at the 2007 AFI ceremony
Improve the introduction of 1 of your 3 go-to speeches
SESSION 5:
SPEAK WITH PASSION AND CHARISMA
Speak passionately
Assess Sidney Poitier’s passion
Speak charismatically
Assess Martin Luther King Jr.’s charisma
Improve your go-to speech with passion and charisma
SESSION 6:
SHINE AND SPEAK LIKE A LEADER
Shine when you speak
Assess if Denzel Washington shined
Speak like a leader
Assess if Queen Elizabeth II spoke like a leader
Improve your go-to speech by shining and speaking like a leader
SESSION 7:
ORGANISE AROUND A FEW MAIN POINTS IN SPEECH BODIES
Why do you need to spend a lot of time creating the body of a speech?
Use a 8-step method to create the body of a speech
Assess Paul Keating’s 1992 Redfern Park speech
Ensure your audience remember your one good idea
The most important organisational patterns
Make a body in less than 5 minutes
SESSION 8:
YOU CAN SPEAK POWERFULLY LIKE ROCKY BALBOA
Reminder of what we have covered AND 3 questions
Anyone, even Rocky Balboa, can speak powerfully
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
INTRODUCE OTHER SPEAKERS WITH A WARM, UP-BEAT TONE
Be warmly sincere
Was Alexander Zverev warmly sincere when he introduced Roger Federer?
Be enthusiastic
Was Sean Penn enthusiastic when he introduced Al Pacino?
Build the speaker up in the audience’s mind
Can you do better than Peter Drury’s introduction of Christiano Ronaldo?
SESSION 2:
ACHIEVE CLOSURE WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN SPEECH CONCLUSIONS
Did Ed Sheeran “Finish strong” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards?
Will the 1993 HIV/AIDS conference audience remember Princess Diana’s conclusion?
Did Leonardo DiCaprio consider his 2016 Academy Awards conclusion from the audience’s perspective?
Was Sylvester Stallone’s last sentence the best ever used to finish a speech?
Assess Aranya Johar’s poem with Susan Dugdale’s Public Speaking Rubric
Improve the conclusion of 1 of your 3 Go-to speeches
SESSION 3:
CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
What can you learn from President John Kennedy’s June 26, 1963 speech?
How to connect with your audience
Improve your Go-to speech introduction by connecting with your audience
SESSION 4:
PUT YOUR AUDIENCE AT THE HEART OF YOUR SPEECH
Why speakers do not connect with their audiences
Was Whitney Houston audience-centered?
Did Amanda Gorman share a mutual warmth with the audience?
SESSION 5:
SPEAK MORE PERSUASSIVELY
Focus on your message and what matters
Take a stand
The persuasive statement of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “I hate Plan B”
Leonardo DiCaprio’s credibility at the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit
Was Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” speech logical and emotion arousing?
The most persuasive speech assessed with Dugdale’s Public Speaking Rubric
SESSION 6:
DELIVER A MEMORABLE, HEARTFELT ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Did John Cleese have fun while speaking at the 1989 BAFTA awards?
Did Jack Nicholson speak from his heart at the 1998 Academy Awards?
Did Joaquin Phoenix deliver a memorable, heartfelt acceptance speech?
SESSION 7:
IMPROVE A RECIPIENT'S LIFE WITH A LIFE-CHANGING TOAST
Did Robin Williams honour Al Pacino with a heartfelt expression of joy?
Deliver a simple, positive, personal, no non-sense wedding speech
Is Bill’s ‘Father of the bride’ speech a gift his daughter will treasure forever?
SESSION 8:
POWERFULLY PRESENT 1 OF YOUR 3 GO-TO SPEECHES
How to successfully answer questions
Did Steve Jobs stay calm when answering a rude question
Record yourself delivering speeches
Phenomenally deliver your Go-to speech to the audience
SESSION 9:
IMPACT LIVES POSITIVELY BY THOUGHTFUL SPEAKING
Reminder of what we have covered AND 3 questions
What you say is vitally important
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CREATE CHANGE:
For yourself, others, your team, and your organisation
Course utilises:
3,938 PowerPoint slides
84-page Manual
60-page Workbook
How does this course help you change and facilitate others to change?
We begin by examining a 13-year old boy who, in his own words, “refused to be told anything.” We discuss 20 years of his life and compare his ability to change with yours. You will discuss two more case studies (bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman; Stephen, a hypothetical man) with the need to view change from the individual’s perspective emphasised. We examine research indicating that most people do not change their personality because we create automatic habits that become a part of us, we fear change, and resistance to change is helpful. More than 3 hours and 5 sessions are spent discussing the trans-theoretical model of behaviour change. Implementing 10 processes of change and helpers needing to know what stage of change an individual is in is emphasised. You will complete 3 sessions devoted to 9 ways to generate change, which include proactively using time with Kaizen, the Pygmalion effect, the PS-BS technique, and having ideal levels of WAR (Want, Able, Ready). You will discuss how helpers need certain characteristics (e.g., empathic, genuine, risk-taker) to facilitate change in others, Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” lyrics, and basketballer Michael Jordan’s opinion about leading by example. Two personality styles (conscientiousness, proactivity) that embrace change are examined and how to increase them with DAG (Daily plans, Accountable, Good things) and DARTS (Deposit proactive initiatives, Act quickly, Remove distractions, Timelines, Split tasks). A thorough examination of change management is conducted, including its history, why it’s failed, and possible solutions. Then, we look at how you can facilitate change in groups using a method with research support. We finish by summing up the 2-day course and the positive words of Rick Pitino.
13 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
have realistically considered the difficulties of change,
have discussed case studies about resistance to change,
have discussed the importance of not just knowing, but implementing change principles,
know personality usually doesn’t change due to automatic habits, healthy resistance, and fear,
know the stages of change model and how to use it (both as an individual and a helper),
know how to implement 10 processes of change (with the appropriate stages of change),
know 9 techniques to help you overcome resistance to change (e.g., Kaizen, PS-BS, WAR),
know certain personal attributes (e.g., empathy) are required to help someone change,
understand the advantages for change of being conscientious and how to increase it with DAG,
understand the advantages for change of being proactive and how to increase it with DARTS,
know why change management has failed and a better way to facilitate change in groups,
have considered being more open to sound advice and not resisting change unnecessarily, and
have decided what you want to do differently.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
CHANGE IS DIFFICULT
Do you find changing as difficult as this 13-year old athlete?
What Barthelemy, Black, and Barton might have said to Malcolm Marshall (and you!)
All aspects of change are difficult
Learning methodology and objectives
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
CHANGE SURROUNDS YOU AND IS COMPLEX
We frequently experience change
Is the pace of change increasing?
Will the COVID-19 pandemic create a new human being?
How will future humans be different?
Change is complex
Can we study change if we can’t define it?
Main determinant of whether change will occur
SESSION 3:
WHY YOU RESIST CHANGE
Should Ronnie Coleman have changed?
What should Stephen do and what should I say to Stephen?
Knowledge about change is only potential power
Your personality and behaviour doesn’t change
Resistance to change is common and helpful
At the heart of resistance to change is fear
Additional causes of resistance to change
SESSION 4:
STAGES OF CHANGE
The most effective way to help someone change
Individuals in the Stages of Change model
Helpers in the Stages of Change model
6 Stages of Change exercises
The importance of believing it will work
What Stage of Change are you in?
SESSION 5:
CHANGE WITH WAR, TIME, PYGMALION, KNOWLEDGE, AND STAGE ADVANCEMENT
9 ways to generate change
Have appropriate WAR (Want, Able, Ready)
Use the passage of time to your advantage
Know you need to change
Go through the Stages of Change
Ensure others believe you can change
Do you have to go through hell to change?
SESSION 6:
CHANGE WITH TAILORING, MATCHING, SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIPS, AND PS-BS
Tailor strategies to the Stages of Change
Use matching Processes of Change
Nurture your support network so Supporting Relationships can be turned to
When in Preparation use PS-BS
SESSION 7:
IS DR NATHAN CORRECT THAT PEOPLE WON'T CHANGE
Reminder of what we have covered
3 questions
What should you do when sound advice is ignored?
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
CHANGE WITH SOCIAL RE-APPRAISAL
The unpleasantness of Social Re-appraisal is what makes it effective
The implementation of Social Re-appraisal
SESSION 2:
SIX PROCESSES OF CHANGE
Emotional Arousal
Self-liberation
Self-re-evaluation
Countering
Rewarding
Process of control test
Social liberation
SESSION 3:
HELPERS NEED TO DEVELOP CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Sudden and gradual elements of psychological change
Helpers need to develop certain characteristics
SESSION 4:
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND CHANGE
Ignacy Paderewski and the characteristics of conscientiousness
The advantages of conscientiousness
Conscientiousness of individuals and teams
The heart of conscientiousness
Increase conscientiousness with DAG
SESSION 5:
PROACTIVITY AND CHANGE
Josiah Ng and the characteristics of proactivity
The pros and cons of proactivity
Procrastination stops the achievement of dreams
Increase proactivity and decrease procrastination with DARTS
SESSION 6:
HOW TO FACILITATE CHANGE IN GROUPS
What is change management?
Why has change management failed?
How can we make change management more effective?
How you can facilitate change in groups
SESSION 7:
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Reminder of what we have covered
3 questions
Everyone has the capacity to change
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COMBINE MENTAL TOUGHNESS, HAPPINESS, AND FLOW: NESTS + Habits + NOISE + Thriving Habit + Five Ss + SONS + GOAT + GP-CA - POT + RAP
Course utilises:
3,921 PowerPoint slides
90-page Manual
59-page Workbook
How does this course make you mentally tougher, happier, and experience more flow?
Research has found numerous ways to think, feel, and behave more effectively. When it comes to performance, however, the combination of three modalities is ideal: resolute mental toughness, relaxed happiness, and spontaneous flow experiences. Having positive combinations of these three will allow you to not only survive, but actually thrive in circumstances that most people would label “difficult”. They will also help you perform phenomenally far more frequently. Hence, you will be shown the characteristics and advantages of mental toughness, happiness, and flow; research supporting their usefulness; and provided an opportunity to assess your levels of all three. You will also be taught how to increase happiness (with NESTS, Habits, NOISE, the Thriving Habit, Five Ss), mental toughness (with SONS, GOAT, GP-CA, but not POT), and flow (with RAP). Thus you will learn things like how to abandon the stress concept, control your perceptions, commit to your goals, believe you can cope, proactively accept challenges, increase your confidence, improve your happiness, perceive you are ready physically and mentally, have the ideal attentional focus, and maintain a positive attitude and mood.
10 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
understand the advantages of combining mental toughness, happiness, and flow,
be able to explain how there is no such thing as stress, events are not inherently positive or negative, and you get scared when you perceive the demands on you are greater than your perceived ability to cope,
understand the negative impacts of the fear response and repeated episodes of fear on one’s body (e.g., back pain, cancer),
know the characteristics and advantages of being hardy; how hardy individuals cope with solitary confinement, covid-19 lockdowns, and being a CEO; and how to increase hardiness with SONS,
understand why you need to be extremely confident; act appropriately if you have realistic concerns; stop unhelpful doubts immediately; create a NESTS confidence foundation; and how to increase confidence with GOAT, GP-CA, but not POT,
understand the 4 Cs model, advantages of mental toughness, and how to keep high levels of mental toughness with SAM,
have reflected on the power of happiness and if you want to change and become happier,
know the characteristics of flow; the relationship between flow and performance; and how to increase flow with RAP,
have assessed your level of hardiness, confidence, mental toughness, happiness, and flow experiences, and
know 11 techniques to improve your mental toughness, happiness, the frequency of flow, and performance.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
MENTAL TOUGHNESS, HAPPINESS, AND FLOW
Key point of course
Visual overview
Course overview
12 course outcomes
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "STRESS"
Are you “stressed”?
“Stress” and control
Hans Selye, Robert Maurer, and “stress”
Resistance and fear
Perception is the key
Cultivate courage
SESSION 3:
THE FEAR RESPONSE
Greg Norman, Miloslav Mecir, and symptoms of fear
The fear response and the 5 Fs
Do we need the fear response in the 21st century?
SESSION 4:
THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF CORTISOL
Repeated episodes of fear and BEP
Fear, cortisol, and serious body damage
Health problems arise from perception
Fear and back pain
Fear, cortisol, and the parasympathetic nervous system
SESSION 5:
HARDINESS
The 3 Cs of hardiness
Why hardiness is so good for you
Can we increase hardiness?
Increase hardiness with SONS
Hardiness, solitary confinement, COVID-19 lockdowns, and being a CEO
SESSION 6:
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE
Why is confidence important?
The power of confidence is immense
Believe in your people
Remove doubts, but take appropriate action with realistic concerns
How Dennis Lillee maintained his confidence
SESSION 7:
HOW TO CULTIVATE COURAGE
Reminder of what we have covered
5 questions
20-item quiz
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
HOW TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE
Do you consistently live confidence’s main message?
NESTS provides a foundation for confidence
Increase confidence with GOAT and GP-CA
Increase confidence by not doing POT
SESSION 2:
HOW TO INCREASE MENTAL TOUGHNESS
Ana Ivanovic, Greta Garbo, Dean Jones, Allan Border, and mental toughness
Characteristics and advantages of mental toughness
Mental toughness, consistency, and happiness
How mentally tough are you?
How to increase mental toughness
Mental toughness exercises
SESSION 3:
THE POWER OF HAPPINESS
Should happiness be a goal?
Happiness is good for you
Happiness is good for society
Happiness is good for illness prevention
Are you one of the few who will make changes to increase your happiness?
SESSION 4:
WHAT IS HAPPINESS?
History, culture, and individuals affect the definition of happiness
How do psychologists define happiness?
Write your definition of happiness
Gabriela Sabatani and 5 happiness exercises
SESSION 5:
HOW TO INCREASE HAPPINESS
Is the average individual above average in happiness?
Did you rate your happiness accurately?
Money and other things that don’t make you happy
Can we become happier?
Things that make you happy Questionnaire
Volunteering and happiness
SESSION 6:
HOW TO INCREASE PSYCHOLOGICAL FLOW
Examples and characteristics of flow
The Flow Questionnaire
Flow and happiness
How to use flow in the workplace
Increase the likelihood of flow with RAP
Two flow strategies for organisations
The Workplace Flow Quiz
SESSION 7:
HOW I WILL IMPROVE MY PERFORMANCE
How to become mentally tougher, happier, and experience more flow
5 questions
30-item quiz
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THE 5-MINUTE THRIVING HABIT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE:
Decrease neuroticism and increase optimism, internal locus of control, self-esteem, and extroversion
Course utilises:
3,403 PowerPoint slides
73-page Manual
43-page Workbook
How does this course help you change and facilitate others to change?
How does this course make you think more effectively, perform better, and be happier?
This course teaches you the essential elements of five personality styles summed up by the acronym NOISE (Neuroticism, Optimism, Internal locus of control, Self-esteem, Extroversion), how to create a NOISE Sentence and a NOISE affirmation, and how to perform three relaxation exercises, two cognitive techniques, and the 5-minute Thriving Habit. After a brief introductory session, we focus on neuroticism and emphasise Greek philosopher Epictetus’s opinion. Next, you learn diaphragmatic breathing and how to perform it in a chair, on your back, and on your stomach. Optimism is the next focus, with insights from Muhammad Ali, West Germans knocking down the Berlin Wall, and a speech by Winston Churchill. Then you are taught a 60-second whole body progressive muscular relaxation (PMR) routine and how Michael Phelps’ uses PMR. Internal locus of control is discussed next, with an emphasis on “action causes reaction,” I-Messages, and not buying into “luck.” Day 1 ends with learning five simple meditation techniques, discussing meditation research, and demystifying meditation. Day 2 starts with self-esteem, its relationship with rejection and happiness, and Martin Seligman’s opinion that low self-esteem is an epiphenomenon. The next session, extroversion, emphasises being sociable and not impulsive. Now you internalize all the NOISE research to create your NOISE sentence and a private NOISE affirmation. Then you learn to handle negative thoughts with a 3-step thought stoppage technique, along with mental imagery via nine exercises, combining it with Thought Stoppage and future “difficult” situations, and seven tips. Finally, you learn the five-minute Thriving Habit and how regular usage will result in more positive thoughts; focused, goal-directed behaviour; and happier emotions. To test the effectiveness of the Thriving Habit, you might like to do the following test. Place some paper clips in one of your clothes pockets. For the next two hours, every time you notice that you have a negative thought, take one of the paper clips out of your pocket and place it in another pocket. At the end of the two hours, count the number of paper clips in the second pocket. Then divide that number by two to determine your average negative thoughts per hour. Write down the average negative thoughts per hour somewhere you won’t lose or forget. Then practice the Thriving Habit every day for a few weeks. Once you are fully comfortable with the Thriving Habit, then conduct the test again, however, this time do the Thriving Habit first and then do the 2-hour test. Then compare your average number of negative thoughts after the Thriving Habit with your previous average score (without the Thriving Habit). As a client (Mike of Staten Island, New York) noted, having completed this course, "You’re mind’s power is an under-used tool. We do physical practice, but not mental practice. People at the top of their game, however, do mental practice as well."
9 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
Decrease your neuroticism,
Increase your optimism,
Increase your internal locus of control,
Increase your self-esteem,
Increase your extroversion,
Perform diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscular relaxation, and meditation easily,
Use visualisation, NOISE affirmations, and Thought Stoppage,
Complete the daily five-minute Thriving Habit, and
Put yourself into the ideal mind-set to achieve your goals and dreams.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
WHAT IS THE THRIVING HABIT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE?
Key point of course
Course overview
9 course outcomes
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
NEUROTICISM
Characteristics of neuroticism, emotional stability, and anxiety
Disadvantages of neuroticism and anxiety
Neuroticism is incompatible with happiness
Can we learn from Stuart Thompson?
How neurotic are you?
How can you increase emotional stability?
Is some neuroticism good for you?
SESSION 3:
DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING
Control fear, coping skills, and Hilary Lister
Breathing test
Diaphragmatic breathing in a chair
Evidence diaphragmatic breathing works
Time needed for diaphragmatic breathing
Diaphragmatic breathing on your back
Squeeze and breathe and lying-on-stomach
Make cheerfulness (not anger/crying) a habit
SESSION 4:
OPTIMISM
Characteristics of optimism and pessimism
Advantages of optimism
Optimism, habitual naysayers, and happiness
How optimistic are you?
Speak optimistically
The world is a better place these days
SESSION 5:
WHOLE BODY PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR RELAXATION
1 Muscle Group (Biceps) PMR
Whole Body PMR
How the average American, Michael Phelps, and Janice spend their time
SESSION 6:
INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL
Characteristics of internal and external locus of control
Advantages of internal locus of control
Locus of control and happiness
How internal are you?
How can you increase your internal locus of control?
SESSION 7:
MEDITATION
What is meditation?
Physiological effects of meditation
Psychological effects of meditation
Yantras and meditation
How much time is needed for meditation?
2 meditation tips
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
SELF-ESTEEM
Characteristics of self-esteem
Advantages of self-esteem
Self-esteem and happiness
How high is your self-esteem?
How can you increase self-esteem?
Is self-esteem an over-inflated idea?
SESSION 2:
EXTROVERSION
Characteristics of introversion and extroversion
Advantages of extroversion
Extroversion and happiness
Can you change your level of extroversion?
How extroverted are you?
The negative side of extroversion is really impulsivity
SESSION 3:
NOISE SENTENCE
Internalise the information to improve your thinking
Check your N, O, I, S, and E sentences
Write your NOISE Sentence
SESSION 4:
CREATE YOUR NOISE AFFIRMATION
Can you do mental techniques in the difficult times?
Features of effective affirmations
Write your private NOISE affirmation
SESSION 5:
THOUGHT STOPPAGE
Why thought stoppage is worth doing
3-step thought stoppage technique
The reasons why thought stoppage works
SESSION 6:
MENTAL IMAGERY
What is mental imagery?
Research evidence supporting mental imagery
Internal and external mental imagery
Mental imagery with thought stoppage and NOISE affirmations
7 tips for using mental imagery
SESSION 7:
THE THRIVING HABIT
The Thriving Habit
Henry David Thoreau’s opinion about aim
The stay the same or try something new exercise
3 questions
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DEVELOP DIRECTION: Set effective goals based on an intense examination of values
Course utilises:
4,278 PowerPoint slides
74-page Manual
64-page Workbook
How does this course help you determine your most cherished values and set goals based on them?
Significant environmental changes (e.g., becoming unemployed) are likely to catalyze changes in your values. However, you don’t need to be a passive product of your environment or a mere reflection of your society. You can become who you want to be. This course focuses on determining your most cherished values, creating highly effective goals based on these values, and 15 Values/Goals Tasks to help you achieve your dreams. Hence, you’ll discuss 20 values (responsible, passion, tolerance, pride, decency, support, freedom, restraint, creativity, beauty, loving, caring, privacy, sharing, humanity, status, re-education, perseverance, respect, fairness) after pondering eye-opening case studies (e.g., Redux Beverages, Alan Greenspan, Michael Richards, Barry Baltimore, Abu Ghraib prison, Rodney Hulin, YMCA Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya, slavery today, Gordon Gekko, Barry Bremen, industrial and citizen pollution, Agnes Bojaxhin, Stephen Schwartz, John Q., the paparazzi, the Patriot Act, copyleft, Ubuntu, Craigslist, Flossenburg concentration camp, William Kamkwamba, garbage, illegally parked cars, and Guantanamo Bay detention center). Next, you will discuss the key points of the 20 values with suggestions from Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Rhoads, and Pastor Niemoller. Then you will determine your most cherished values, define them, explain why they are important, discuss two preliminary goal-setting questions, and write your goals using eight goal-setting guidelines. You can then finish the 15 Values/Goals Tasks and add your values and goals to the 5-minute Thriving Habit.
10 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
Completely understand how to perform all 15 Values/Goals Tasks,
Know what values are, why they’re important, and how they direct your behaviour,
Have examined 20 values in substantial detail,
Have prioritised your values (including terminal and instrumental values),
Have thought more seriously about what you want to do with your life,
Have questioned whether you should impose your values on others,
Have begun writing definitions of your most cherished values,
Have begun writing explanations as to why your values are important to you,
Have learnt 2 preliminary goal-setting questions and 8 goal-setting principles, and
Know how to combine your values, value definitions, and goals with the Thriving Habit.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
WHY IS DEVELOPING DIRECTION IMPORTANT?
Key point of course
Course overview
10 course outcomes
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
VALUES SHAPE WHO YOU WILL BECOME
Do you have a clear image of what you want?
Does your life have meaning?
Should you impose your values on others?
What are values?
Why are values important?
Should your life purpose be aligned with your values and passion?
Being a “good person” is an ineffective value because it doesn’t hold you accountable
SESSION 3:
TERMINAL VALUES
Milton Rokeach’s 18 terminal values
1968 to 1971 terminal value changes
Terminal values differ in some segments of society
Australian’s terminal values
September 11’s effect on terminal values
Terminal values in Ghana (West Africa)
Your commemorative inscription
SESSION 4:
INSTRUMENTAL VALUES
How you live your life and your statue
Milton Rokeach’s 18 instrumental values
1968 to 1971 instrumental value changes
Instrumental values differ in some segments of society
Australia and China’s instrumental values
September 11’s effect on instrumental values
SESSION 5:
VALUES AND CULTURE
Rokeach’s values may be problematic for you
Your culture has a big impact on your values (Case study: Saudi Arabia)
SESSION 6:
EXAMINE VALUES THOROUGHLY: RESPONSIBLE, PASSION, TOLERANCE, PRIDE, DECENCY, AND SUPPORT
Should you know your organisation’s values?
Do you need to reprioritise your values?
20 Values Worksheet
Do you cherish the value responsible?
Do you cherish the value passion?
Do you cherish the value tolerance?
Do you cherish the value pride?
Do you cherish the value decency?
Do you cherish the value support?
SESSION 7:
TECHNIQUES TO QUESTION VALUES
Gang member “Monster” Kody Scott’s values
Individuals can reprioritise their values
www.valuesparenting.com approach to values
Martin Herbert’s approach to values
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
FOCUS ON VALUES COMPREHENSIVELY: FREEDOM, RESTRAINT, CREATIVITY, AND BEAUTY
Key point of yesterday’s information
Do you cherish the value freedom?
Do you cherish the value restraint?
Do you cherish the value creativity?
Do you cherish the value beauty?
SESSION 2:
CONDUCT A DETAILED APPRAISAL OF VALUES: LOVING, CARING, PRIVACY, SHARING, AND HUMANITY
Let’s build
Do you cherish the value loving?
Do you cherish the value caring?
Do you cherish the value privacy?
Do you cherish the value sharing?
Do you cherish the value humanity?
SESSION 3:
CONSIDER VALUES SINCERELY: STATUS, RE-EDUCATION, PERSERVERANCE, RESPECT, AND FAIRNESS
Values develop from life experiences
Emelita’s and Irene’s values
Do you cherish the value status?
Do you cherish the value re-education?
Do you cherish the value perseverance?
Do you cherish the value respect?
Do you cherish the value fairness?
Summing up the 20 values
SESSION 4:
PRIORITISE YOUR VALUES
Being aware of your values has benefits
What are all the things you regret?
5 happiness exercises and the Integrity Mirror
4 sentences spoken at your funeral
Your tombstone words
Newspaper tribute about you
Prioritising your values can be painful
6 important values tasks
SESSION 5:
CREATE EFFECTIVE GOALS BASED ON CHERISHED VALUES
Research evidence supporting goal-setting
Create effective goals to become your dream
Goal importance and difficulty
We are capable of so much when we really try
Honest commitment to goals
8 goal-setting principles
You can take goal-setting further!
SESSION 6:
BY DEVELOPING DIRECTION YOU CAN BECOME YOUR DREAM
Reminder of what we have covered
Use your values and goals with the Thriving Habit
Your remaining private tasks
3 questions
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IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WITH NESTS AND HEALTH:
Better Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Thinking, and Social support
Course utilises:
3,827 PowerPoint slides
96-page Manual
64-page Workbook
How this course helps you improve your physical health, mental health, and performances:
The majority of adults in the United States have at least one symptom of a sleep problem, are overweight or obese, and do not exercise regularly. Mimicking their behaviour won’t provide health, performance, or happiness. However, if you abstain from detrimental behaviours (e.g., avoid tobacco) and follow the NESTS approach to health (Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Thoughts, Social support), then you will benefit substantially. The first two sessions introduce the benefits of NESTS, question whether you’re doing all the things you need to do to achieve your goals, and provide research about destructive behaviours (e.g., alcohol, marijuana, shisha, unprotected sex) in a manner designed to shock. Next, you will be advised to eat with moderation, variety, and balance; consume 9 fruit/vegetables servings/day; eat the 10 Mayo Clinic Great Foods; and have a low daily Glycemic Index average. You will discuss research showing exercise improves physical health, mental health, brains, and happiness and six simple exercise physiology guidelines. After examining a one-day menu, a Healthy Eating Pyramid, the flexitarian approach, two recommendations (25 grams of fiber/day, obtain 20-35% of daily calories from fat), and an exercise philosophy (as long as you are not doing anything dangerous, any exercise is better than nothing), you will create a personal healthy eating and exercise plan. Next, you will examine the effects of sleep on your brain, performance, and happiness and the tragic result of not getting enough sleep. You will discuss the importance of making good decisions so that vehicle commuting, long work hours, lack of vacations, and overwork cultures don’t stop you from achieving NESTS and a great career. On Day 2, you will discuss the performance improvements due to increased sleep duration, the negative effects of noise, and 16 sleep tips. Next, a fake concept and the need for critical thinking are discussed. You will learn thinking causes emotions, some cognitive behaviour therapy basics, how to replace self-defeating dysfunctional thoughts, the STAC-STAR model, six dysfunctional thinking styles, and how to use an Automatic Thoughts Change Record. Next, research studies detailing the benefits of social support and confiding, John Gottman’s amazing research, and three of his techniques for improving relationships are discussed. Then you will rate ten powerful social support techniques. In the last session, you will discuss Sun Tze’s oracle tale about choices, Uta Hagan’s ideas about being extraordinary (not mediocre), and developing flourishing health (not preventing ill health or curing ill health). Finally, you are encouraged to test yourself with three tests once per month.
15 Course Outcomes:
By the end of this 2-day course you will:
follow a healthy NESTS lifestyle,
change bad health habits,
follow healthy nutrition principles and create a healthy eating plan,
achieve exercise benefits, follow exercise physiology guidelines, and design an exercise plan,
obtain enough and regular sleep,
make good decisions about naps and noise,
make good decisions about commuting, work hours, number of vacations, and work cultures, so that you achieve great NESTS and a great career,
critically and functionally think using cognitive behaviour therapy,
dispute dysfunctional thoughts and use an Automatic Thoughts Change Record,
improve your social support, relationships, and confiding,
decrease the negative effects of individualism,
make better choices,
pursue NESTS even when surrounded by people who don’t prioritise NESTS,
prioritise flourishing (opposed to preventing and curing ill health), and
test yourself monthly with three questionnaires.
DAY 1:
SESSION 1:
A SOUND MIND IN A SOUND BODY
Key point of course
Course overview
15 course outcomes
Logistical information
5 + 1 questions
SESSION 2:
NESTS CREATES A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
Do the right thing for your health
Is tobacco use the right thing for you?
Is alcohol use the right thing for you?
Is marijuana use the right thing for you?
Are sexually transmitted diseases ideal for you?
SESSION 3:
THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION
Moderation, variety, and balance
Heart disease, blood vessel disease, chronic disease, and nutrition
Categorisation of food
Is obesity the key to happiness?
9 fruit/vegetables servings/day, 10 Mayo Clinic Great Foods, and daily Glycemic Index average of 50-55
SESSION 4:
THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE
Physical exercise improves physical health
Physical exercise improves mental health
Physical exercise improves brain functioning
Physical exercise improves work performance
Physical exercise improves happiness
6 exercise physiology guidelines
SESSION 5:
HOW TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND EXERCISE
Supplements, fasting, or healthy eating?
Create a healthy eating plan
Create a healthy exercise plan
SESSION 6:
THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP
Do you get enough sleep?
What happens if you don’t get enough sleep?
The impact of sleep on concentration
The impact of sleep on body fat
Microsleeps and drowsiness
The impact of sleep on brains and happiness
How much sleep do you really need?
SESSION 7:
MAKE GOOD DECISIONS TO HAVE GREAT NESTS
NESTS is difficult with commuting
NESTS is difficult with long work hours
NESTS is difficult with few vacations
NESTS is difficult with over-work cultures
NESTS is possible with good decisions
DAY 2:
SESSION 1:
HOW TO IMPROVE SLEEP
Sleep and performance
The negative effects of noise pollution
16 tips to improve sleep
SESSION 2:
THE IMPORTANCE OF THINKING
Critical thinking and Bill Shankly syndrome
Critical thinkers are courageous (not gullible)
Thoughts lead to feelings
Cognitive behaviour therapy can improve thinking
Evidence that CBT is effective
Randy Pausch and functional thoughts
SESSION 3:
HOW TO IMPROVE THINKING
Automatic thoughts and core beliefs
The ABC and STAC/STAR models of CBT
CBT disputing exercises
6 dysfunctional thinking styles
Really go for it and use an Automatic Thoughts Change Record
SESSION 4:
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT
Social support
Support from friends
Support from family
Support from work
Don’t endure your grief alone
Increasing individualism is causing problems
Social support aids socially and mentally
A suggestion to improve social support
SESSION 5:
HOW TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SUPPORT
John Gottman’s keys to a successful marriage
Rate 10 techniques to improve social support
SESSION 6:
PREVENTION IS GOOD, BUT FLOURISHING IS BETTER
Sun Tze, an oracle, choices, and “obstacles”
NESTS requires being comfortable in the minority
NESTS and longevity
Prevent ill health, but emphasise flourishing
Regularly test yourself
3 questions
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