While a senior executive’s role will always be busy, it is getting harder and harder to stay focused and productive in our meeting and email driven workplaces. Of course, you have resources to help. You may have an EA, and all the latest technology at your fingertips. But are you leveraging these resources in a way that allows you to focus on the really critical actions that get results?
Simply learning how to use tools like MS Outlook or mobile devices does little to harness their potential. To be more productive in the modern workplace a senior executive must first adopt effective workload and time management practices, and then harness the technology to support those efforts. These productivity practices need to be up to date and relevant to the 21st century workplace.
Based on the best-selling book Smart Work, Adapt’s Executive Productivity Coaching is a powerful method for helping senior executives work more productively using technology, and to build a productive partnership with their EA.
This whitepaper looks at the productivity challenges facing organisations in today’s digital age, and what you can do as a leader to meet these challenges in a practical and effective way. It provides a template to build a ‘Superproductive’ culture that experiences sustained productivity across the whole team.
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The tools we have gained from your course have got me well and truly out of that ‘hurry sickness’ cycle of reactivity. So not only has your course made me more productive, but it might just stop me dropping dead from a stress related heart attack too.
James Redgrove, General Manager - Safety Systems, Dreamworld Australia
"Thank you Dermot, this course has been fantastic. I have learnt about so many part of outlook I was not aware of and am already seeing a difference in the way I work from the changes I made earlier on in the course."
Kirsty Macfarlane
"Love this course, great combination of presenter videos, how to videos, the written white papers and the ability to go back and re watch sections. Really got a lot out and it is beginning to show in my working week. Still lots to learn. Thank you Dermot."
Karen Riddel
I finished this book on the weekend in just a day and loved it! Really great content and relatable examples, actually feels such a relief while reading it. The words of a globally recognised time management expert help unpack why the day feels as crammed and stressed as it does, and importantly, what can be…
Sarah Hearn, Executive, Customer Remediation at NAB
Told with genuine insight and a sprinkle of wit, never could this evidence-based study be any more timely and urgent than now, in this era of shifting and resetting workplace paradigms. An easy-to-follow playbook for business and government leaders and workers to make sense of what we do today but should be doing tomorrow.
Charles Miranda, author, editor and journalist
"Dermot has been guiding our team through 'Smart Work' and 'Smart Teams' for just over two years. The strength and clarity of his knowledge and personal work practices flow into his books and training, and our results have been transformational. Team members experience a greater sense of control and ease in their work days, and…
Lesley Mackay, GM Tasmania, The Smith Family
"This latest offering from Australia's leading expert on productivity is his best work yet (and that's saying something...Dermot's work has already had a profound impact on me and my team, and transformed how we work and how we work together). If you want to do more deep work, more meaningful work and have an impact,…
Peter Cook, Chairperson of Thought Leaders, author of The Thought Leaders Practice and The New Rules of Management
"COVID-19 shows us that we can all work differently. It forced us to reassess what was urgent, what was important and what was a true crisis. Dermot Crowley's latest book Urgent! points out the 'inconvenient truth' of urgent work and how this leads to unproductive cultures. Urgent! shows us how to be less reactive and…
Gabrielle Dolan, author of Real Communication and Stories for Work
"Disruption requires us to deal with immediacy, but that does mean everything requires urgency. This book explains the difference."
Matt Church, founder of Thought Leaders Global, author of Amplifiers
"Whether through one of our chats, or through reading one of his great books, I have learned so much from Dermot about being more calm and focused and deliberate in how I decide on the right things to do and when to them, and then get them done. Like everyone, I can easily fall into…
Stacey Barr, strategic performance specialist, author of Prove it!
“Dermot has been guiding our team through ‘Smart Work’ and ‘Smart Teams’ for just over two years. The strength and clarity of his knowledge and personal work practices flow into his books and training, and our results have been transformational. Team members experience a much greater sense of control and ease in their work days,…
Lesley McKay, General Manager Tasmania, The Smith Family
“While we all aspire individually to work smarter, it is not until you shift an entire team to achieve this that you realise the true scale and benefits. Smart Teams is an excellent reference for leaders and individuals alike. Allowing you to not only develop good habits, but more importantly create a team culture of…
Paul Gracey, Director-Printing Systems, HP
"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
“Dermot presented at our recent Area Manager conference in the Gold Coast. Dermot delivered on the brief perfectly, and presented a tailored session that was both inspirational and instructional. I believe that his practical approach to productivity will ensure that my team actually implement what they have learnt.”
Angus Sullivan, Executive General Manager, Retail Sales & Service, CBA
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
We have found working with Dermot Crowley extremely rewarding. As a team we have developed a new operating rhythm, a common language for efficiency practices and gained collective and individual insights into our optimal working styles. We have collectively been so impressed with what we have learnt that we have requested Dermot continue to work…
Justine Cain, Divisional General Manager, Medibank
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
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
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
Dermot is a true professional who unlocks time by smart use of technology together with tried and true time management principles.
Kathleen Bailey-Lord, Group GM Shared Services, ANZ Bank
Dermot’s workshop and 1 on 1 coaching was life changing for my team and me. Personally, I have regained at least 16 hours each week, and my team have become evangelists, converting everyone they meet to their new approach to email and task management.
Fiona Geddes, General Manager Direct Channels Support, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
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
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