Over the autumn, alt62 will be offering places on workshops in Leicester covering key self-management skill areas. They’re designed around people working in creative industries – especially “Creative distractions”, which tackles procrastination. Managers and team leaders in non-profit organisations will also find them rewarding, revealing, challenging and fun.
All the sessions below can also be booked for small groups, at workplaces. They can also form the basis of one-to-one coaching.
Fees are negotiable and competitive. For more information, or to register interest, email us:
Creative distractions—a quick guide to procrastination for creatives
It is well-known that the brightest, most creative, most imaginative and sensitive people are those most likely to procrastinate. That helps reduce the shame or guilt people feel about the things they spend ages not getting round to.
With that happy thought, Peter White, writer and consultant, explains what procrastination is and reveals some of the common causes. In this fast, fun and thought-provoking summer seminar, he promises to get through as many practical tips on overcoming procrastination as possible. If he gets round to it.
Make your mind up faster—a quick guide to decision making
Do you want the orange praline or a champagne truffle? Should you book that training course, or this one? Take on a new member of staff, or use an agency? Whether it’s serious pleasure or vital business, decision-making can be hard. Which is why a lot people avoid doing it till the last minute
That’s often a mistake, says writer and consultant Peter White. Putting decisions off doesn’t tend make them easier, or better. In this focused and illuminating seminar, he explains the advantages of faster decision-making – and invites participants to practise.
Taking control of the inbox—a quick guide to handling email
Email is a part of working life – and often a problem. Some people are swamped by it. In other organisations, a mismatch of expectation causes frustration and inefficiencies. The answer is the same – developing habits of fast, decisive processing of emails, with the aim of emptying the inbox regularly.
In this highly-praised seminar, writer and consultant Peter White takes participants step-by-step through a system designed to allow them to take control of their inbox, while respecting other people’s needs and styles of work.
Out-of-date, depressing and unworkable—a quick guide to what’s wrong with to-do lists
Why are so many people dissatisfied with their task lists? If you could identify the reasons, you’d be well on the way to finding the answers. It’s not about what gadget or software program you use. It is about discovering what kinds of list make your life easier.
Writer and consultant Peter White takes participants systematically through the criteria needed for an effective task list. Once the principles are recognised, it becomes just a matter of practice to maintain relevant and up-to-date lists, giving responsive control over daily tasks and current projects.
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