Being Productive Without The Stress

Focus! Plan! Attack!

Focus! Plan! Attack! Three core attributes needed by a

mountain lion if it’s to survive; and just as important for

our fast paced world!

This one day seminar has been developed to help

effectively manage a hectic and complex workload and

support us as we focus on the important, plan our work

effectively and attack it with confidence.

Applying this puts you in control, leaving you on top of

your work, not buried by it. Productivity without the

stress.

Learning Outcomes:

In this course, participants will learn how to:

Skilfully manage a busy schedule. Feel on top of work and home life. Efficiently organise paperwork, emails and other inputs. Effectively plan and progress projects. Determine and prioritise goals. Increase creativity. Build resilience and reduce stress and anxiety.

Red Cottage, 25 Curriehill Castle Drive, Balerno, Edinburgh, EH14 5TA Tel: 0845 680 2684 Email: info@positivepeople.biz

What people say:

“Most useful training session I have had to date in my

career.” - Kerry (Falkirk)

“Excellent. I found the day really useful. Simple

changes to work practices which make a big difference

to how I cope with my workload. Very well presented

and I can use the information in all areas of life.” -

Elaine (Team Manager—Elgin)

“I would like to say a big thank you! There were so

many things from the day I am already implementing.

My capture tools are working well now, I’ve blocked

out time for my Weekly Review and am saying “no!” to

so many interruptions.” - Tanya (London)

"An excellent day - good use of time out of office and

practical tools which I'll use. Tutor/delivery excellent." -

Neil (CEO, Harmeny Education Trust, Edinburgh)

“David was very cheerful and inspiring. Loved the

context thing; lots of very helpful ideas. This would be

great for my office manager and other members of the

team.” - Jill (Northumberland County Council)

“I've attended a number of time management courses

over the last 6 years but this has been far more

inspirational and productive.” - Ceri (Green Tourism

Business Scheme—Perth)

“Really enjoyed this course. I thought I was pretty well

organised in the office, but realise that there is a lot

more that I can do to take the stress factor out of work.

Useful for home situation too.” - Manuella (Moray)

“Good fun as well as learning. High Impact. Feel

positive that I will use this in my practice at work and

home. 10/10!” Lesley (Fife)

Complex workload?

Having to do ‘more with less’?

Need to focus on the important?

Lots of change in your organisation?

Need time for your personal life?

Event dates at http://www.focusplanattack.com

Being Productive Without The Stress

Focus! Plan! Attack!

Red Cottage, 25 Curriehill Castle Drive, Balerno, Edinburgh, EH14 5TA Tel: 0845 680 2684 Email: info@positivepeople.biz

Programme

Depths of Perspective

A strategic view of our world and work from different levels providing a framework for decision-making.

1) Getting clear on our Roles and Responsibilities 2) Understanding and managing Projects 3) Overcoming procrastination by being Task oriented. 4) Communicating our Values 5) Setting a Vision 6) Aligning our Goals Getting to Grips with Workflow

A tactical approach to dealing with a hectic workload when it’s coming at you thick and fast.

1) Capturing all our stuff instead of holding it in our head

2) Clarifying and processing its meaning 3) Organising our commitments into a trusted system 4) Reflecting and planning to gain freedom 5) Engaging appropriately with our work Setting up a system

Taking an operational look at how tools can support you rather than hinder.

1) Putting it all together 2) Corporate tools (e.g. MS. Outlook, web-based tools)

For upcoming events, visit www.focusplanattack.com or contact us on 0845 680 2684

About the Presenter

David Longstaff has over ten years’ experience in productivity and workload stress. Since the 1990’s as a director of a fast paced Dot com and running his own company to a senior manager in a multi-national consulting and services firm, he has learned and taught the principles of managing a busy and balanced life and motivating successful teams.

Having spent many hours supporting senior management teams to cope with their workload, he is now delivering this course across a wide variety of sectors and professions, including university academics and support staff, social workers, teachers, doctors and on corporate development programmes. Many of his client organisations have long waiting lists while others have made this mandatory training for all staff.

Seminar Background:

Staying on top and in control of our work in this

fast-paced world is becoming increasingly difficult.

This can have a profound effect on our overall job

satisfaction and our ability to deliver the required

results.

Positive People have developed their flagship

seminar “Focus! Plan! Attack!” to support busy

professionals, providing an approach which puts

you in control and reduces overall stress and

anxiety and helps you to be productive without

being stressed.

Positive People have been delivering this material

since 2009 to 1,000’s of participants in a wide

variety of organisations from small startups with a

few members of staff to large public sector bodies

with tens of thousands of employees.

Positive People are proud to now release this

course as a public seminar.

The course is highly acclaimed by busy

professionals at all levels and proving extremely

popular in this climate of ‘doing more with less.’

This one day session is supported by a one-year subscription to our eLearning package: www.easetheload.com.

This hosted system includes short videos, articles, cheatsheets and exercises along with interviews of others who have

attended the course. For a brief overview of Focus! Plan! Attack!, please visit the site:

http://www.focusplanattack.com