TED videos:
Two films and discussions – Tim Smits CEO of the Eden project and Julian Treasure (Master of Sound)
Learning Points:
Tim Smit covered such principles as volunteering,randomness, killing off negativity. Julian Treasure looked at the importance of the voice in public speaking and particularly the importance of avoiding the 7 deadly sins (Gossip, Judging, Negativity, Complaining, Excuses, Lying, and Dogmatism). If you want to influence, rather than turn people off, focus on HAIL: Honesty, Authenticity, Integrity and Love (wish people well).
Andy Bounds Lego Networking video:
Learning Points:
Always go for individuals or open groups – either ‘Hi, I’m X’ or ‘Do you mind if I join you?’ Don’t approach closed groups – get a drink and go back – things might have opened up a bit.
Disc Profiling: Paul Fieldhouse
Learning Points:
What type of learner are you? How do your supervisees learn and how can we best work together.
Sweeping and Prospecting: Allison Sutherland
Learning Points:
Share leads and contacts from magazines and newspapers - we now have teams set up to sweep on a weekly basis.
Power of the Mind: Paul Tracey
Learning Points:
Focus on the end goal and visualise how you are going to get there.
Business Development Team Training: Dennis Laverty
How to sell, motivating each other, questioning and the flow of selling.
Gaming to Know Us: Scott Alexander and Erin Graham
Learning Points:
A team game - learning about employment law NI and ROI. Who wants to be a millionaire style questioning.
Learning Points:
Health and well being - metabolic age, what it means.
Positive Parties: Denise Devlin
Learning Points:
How to focus on fun to get past a difficult issue - Clowns and Bananas.
Start Stop Continue
Learning Points:
An opportunity to share our thoughts on what we believe the company should start doing, stop doing and continue doing.
Self Organisation: Grainne Cochrane
Learning Points:
- Simply Better gaining a competitive edge
- The Eff words: Efficiency; Effectiveness; Excellence
- Efficiency is doing things right
- Effectiveness is doing the right things
- Excellence is doing the right things right
Awareness and self management of our Time, Energy and Attention will enhance efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.
Identify your Time
Bandits – activities that are not the most effective use of your time – and
then STOP IT.
Procrastination - divide your elephant tasks
into manageable chunks and eat your frogs
first thing.
The Pareto Principle – differentiate between the critical few and the trivial
many, allocating your time, energy and attention according to the 80/20
rule.
3 key questions
to ask yourself daily:
‘What are my highest value activities?
‘What can I and only I do that if done well will make
a real difference?
‘What is the most valuable use of my time right now?
Essentialism –
The disciplined pursuit of less
Steven Covey – 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Organisational skills
Email Management
Thrive – The Third Metric to Redefining Success
Stress management
Flourishing
The Happiness Advantage
Exercise and cognitive function
Mindfulness
Einstein’s Definition of Insanity
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