Distraction, busyness and reactivity are productivity issues experienced by many staff and managers in most organisations, but at the leadership level the negative impact of these productivity blockers can be extremely disruptive.
Senior leaders may have many years’ of experience in their roles, but this does not mean they have a way of working that truly maximises their time, energy and focus, or that of their team. All too often the complexities and demands of their role make senior leaders more distracted, more busy and more reactive than they should be. This can lead to an increase in stress and overwhelm, and a decrease in impact.
Lead Smart will take your leadership team on a journey from personal productivity to group productivity, and will help them increase their focus, maximise their impact and leverage the productivity of their teams.
The masterclass takes a practical approach to productivity, so participants don’t just learn theory – they actually implement it during the training. Technology plays a big factor in our productivity, so all principles are linked to implementation strategies using MS Outlook, OneNote and other MS 365 productivity tools.
"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
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
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
“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
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
The Lead Smart masterclass has three core productivity themes that can help leaders to both work and lead more productively.
Participants will start by examining their own personal productivity habits and behaviours, before moving on to examine how they interface more effectively with their teams, and finally how they can build more productive cultures within their teams.
This dual focus on both personal productivity and group productivity has a truly leveraged impact on the performance of the entire team. Your leaders will benefit personally, but will also be positioned to boost the productivity of their wider teams!
Our starting point is Focus—how leaders can focus their schedule, focus their priorities and focus their inboxes. In order for leaders to work at maximum effectiveness, they need to an organising system that can cope with the heavy demands on their time, energy and attention. Leaders will learn how to balance their schedule and priorities, as well as how to get on top of the deluge of emails and other inputs that swamp their inboxes every day.
We then move to Impact, and how leaders can spend more of their time, energy and attention on the things that truly matter as a leader. We look at how to identify the activities that have the most impact, and how to ensure as much of their time as possible is spent on these activities. We cover a range of prioritisation and planning frameworks that will help leaders work on the right priorities at the right time.
We then move to Leverage, and close off by discussing the three productivity cultures that can make or break the productivity of the wider team – the communication culture, the meeting culture and the prioritisation culture. We look at the role a leader plays in creating more productive team cultures, and how they can boost productivity for all by reducing the friction that often impedes team productivity.
Let’s catch up for a coffee, or have a chat on the phone. We would like to understand your needs, and we’re sure you would like to know more about our approach.