Personal ProductivitySmart Work helps you and your team to get organised, conquer the deluge of incoming communications and spend more time on the important work that has an impact. Learn to leverage the power of technology to boost productivity in the modern workplace. Run as an onsite or online training workshop, or as a conference keynote presentation.
Team ProductivitySmart Teams will help your team to go beyond personal productivity skills to enhance team productivity culture. Create team agreements that reduce email noise, make meetings more effective, make collaboration more productive and reduce unnecessary urgency. Can be run as a series of team presentations or as a cultural change deep dive.
Leading ProductivityIncreased productivity at the leadership level can have a massive impact on the productivity of the entire team. Develop the personal productivity skills of your leadership team at the same time as equipping them to lead productivity within their teams. This program can be run onsite or online, or as a bespoke conference keynote presentation.
Adapt has over 17 years’ experience helping leaders, managers and staff to harness the power of their technology to work more productively. Our experience working with medium to large corporations means that we understand the productivity pressures faced by your people.
Our programs are based on a set of productivity principles that can be applied directly to tools like MS Outlook and OneNote to produce immediate results for participants.
Results of our post program survey from past participants, months after the training:
90%
gained at least 30 minutes of
more productive time per day
96%
achieved greater focus on important work
97%
increased their ability to manage email
82%
achieved inbox zero on a regular basis
100%
would recommend the training
to others in their organisation
You have revolutionised my life! Our session on Wednesday was a game-changer for me! Unlike most courses, where I begin seriously invested and drift off half way through, I actually found myself becoming more invested in what you were saying as the day progressed.
Monique Hope-Pearson, Group Legal Council, Connective Broker Services
In my 6 years in CommSec (and CBA) this is the BEST COURSE I’ve ever done. I would recommend to anyone at any level. In fact I've had 4 of my staff go through it since. Its easy application in real time with ongoing support makes it easy for everyone and anyone to implement ..…
Steve Mater, Executive Manager Investment Sales, CommSec
I am delighted to report that today, the team are totally energised and working diligently to implement the new systems. The office has a completely different feel, a warmth of positive energy.
David Smith, Managing Director, SC Botanicals
We are an organization that gears up at the end of the year enormous work load leading into the Australian Open. There is a significant sense of “busyness” amongst the teams and I was looking for an expert that could talk to all levels of employees and management and relate to their “busyness” by providing…
Jaquie Scammell, Director Customer Relations, Tennis Australia
Adapt’s integrated approach to managing inputs, actions and outcomes through centralised action planning has made a world of difference to how I operate and what I get done. Achieving a zero inbox has taken a weight off my shoulders and I feel more in control of my time.
Steven Ford, Managing Director, Bulbeck Group
This is the most valuable training I have done in years!
Rachel Foley-Lewis, Senior Partner, Deloitte Australia
Adapt has helped me and many of my colleagues to improve our effectiveness and sharpen our focus by changing the way we use our technology. Dermot’s approach is straight forward, practical and produces immediate results.
Michael Rose, Chief Executive Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
Dermot Crowley's Smart Work is an exciting personal productivity game-changer. 7 days on from our Leadership Team of 60 people spending 3 hours with Dermot, it's great to see the buzz during the session translated into a team who are excited to have found a simple and practical way to release their potential and that…
David Smith, Managing Director, Diageo Australia
As someone to whom work organisation does not come naturally, the Smart Work program has changed my life and transformed the way I work every single day. I’m getting more done in less time and getting better outcomes simply because I’m better equipped through better prioritisation and having more time available to spend on activities…
Jeff Harrison, Team Manager, Video Conferencing, CBA
"Dermot makes the concept of improving personal productivity tangible with practical tips that can be implemented immediately. His humble approach to holding up a mirror to the bad habits many of us fall into means that his audience can immediately relate to his stories whilst still feeling inspired to take action."
Richard Burns, General Manager, Customer Experience & Technology, Aussie
Strategies to Control Urgency, Reduce Stress
and Increase Productivity
Urgency—that frantic feeling that we need to be doing more, and faster—is a destructive force in today’s workplace. Unnecessary urgency can be toxic, causing stress and burnout. But not all urgency is bad, and sometimes we really do need to get things done quickly. Too little urgency can lead to inaction and lost productivity. So how do we find the right balance where we can use urgency as a meaningful tool to keep productivity up, without generating burnout?
Urgent! is a guide to using urgency for good to help achieve your goals, to drive success, and minimise stress for yourself, your teams, and your business.