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Programs to Build a Capable and Motivated Workforce

Professional Development
for Educators
Positive and Productive
Workplaces
The FUNMAN'S Formula: How
to Build a Positive and Productive Workplace
Teamwork and Teambuilding
The CAPS Model for Teambuilding:
How to Build Cohesive and Effective Teams
Fun at Work
Fun is a Serious Business!: How
Fun at Work Helps Performance, Passion and Productivity
Work/Life Balance
Watch Your Wellness! Three
Keys to Help You Achieve a Work/Life Balance
Diversity and Personality
Styles
What is Wrong with
Them? How to Improve Communication and Enhance Relationships by
Understanding People's Behaviour
Humour and Fun
The Positive Power of Humour
and Fun for Health, Hope and Happiness
Positive and Passionate
Attitudes
Lessons from a Legend: Seven
Learning Diamonds to Build Passion and Promote Positive Performance
Practical Team Building
Workshops
Interaction Action! Fun Team Building
Activities
Professional Development Programs for Educators
Developing a
Capable and Motivated Workforce
The FUNMAN'S Formula: How to Build a Positive
and Productive Workplace
The life of an educator is extremely complex. In this
day and age we not only teach, but act as curriculum expert, psychologist,
security guard, social events coordinator, accountant, counsellor
and surrogate parent. Sometimes schools are so consumed with curriculum
development, behaviour management, assessments and accountability
that people can be left feeling tired and frustrated. We need to
look after the people! This presentation examines ways of nurturing
the "human side" of organisations in order to achieve great outcomes
in the "business" side.
Discover the FUNMAN'S FORMULA! . You will:
* Learn about seven key dimensions for building a
happy and productive workplace.
* Discover the importance of looking after the people, and what
will happen if you don't.
* Hear about research into what people really want and need out
of a job.
* Learn how to make your workplace a fun place to be.
Teamwork and
Teambuilding
The CAPS Model for Teambuilding: How to Build
Cohesive and Effective Teams
Recent Australian research tells us that the key
ingredient in "excellent" workplaces is Quality Workplace Relationships.
Good relationships and effective teamwork don't "just happen". Teams
are more likely to be successful if members understand the principles
of effective team building and seek to apply them in their workplace.
This program explores how teams work best.
Discover the CAPS MODEL FOR TEAMBUILDING! . You will:
* Learn how to build and maintain quality workplace
relationships.
* Discover the power of synergy.
* Learn about appreciation and recognition techniques to boost team
performance.
* Get ideas on how to improve team communication.
* Find out about the importance of sharing vision and direction.
* Learn about a simple method to help people better understand themselves
and their roles within a team.
* Discover seven key strategies to help you build a cohesive, supportive
and effective team.
Fun at Work
Fun is a Serious Business!: How Fun at Work
Helps Performance, Passion and Productivity
Recent research shows that having fun in the workplace
can significantly improve productivity. Talented and creative people
want to work in creative, challenging and ideas rich environments,
this is why fun can be The Success Factor.
Discover the FUN FACTOR! ... You will:
* Learn about research into the benefits of fun at
work.
* Become familiar with the "Ten Top Reasons Why Fun at Work Works."
* Discover how to use fun to boost morale and enhance workplace
relationships.
* Find out how to use fun to improve creativity and productivity.
* Become familiar with the "Funstar" model which outlines eight
dimensions for having fun at work.
* Learn about the difference between contrived fun and emergent
fun.
* Discover that fun is one of 15 "key drivers" of excellent workplaces
N.B. David has authored an e-book and two other books
which complement this presentation.
Work/Life Balance
Watch Your Wellness! Three Keys to Help You
Achieve a Work/Life Balance
The "wellness" of individuals is vital for their own
personal happiness, and crucial for the effectiveness of the organisations
they work for. This presentation takes a look at ways of enhancing
"personal wellness" by encouraging people to be self reflective
about their behaviour, and by revealing simple steps to help you
get the right balance between work, rest, and play.
Discover the WELLNESS WATCH! . a model for achieving
a work/life balance. You will:
* Find out how to stimulate "happy-joules" within
you body.
* Learn about the four basic needs of humans.
* Discover how you can enhance your mental health with "psychological
sunshine".
* Learn about practical strategies your organisation can implement
to enhance the wellness of it's people.
* Discover a simple, but powerful formula to help you achieve a
work/life balance.
Diversity and
Personality Styles
What is Wrong with Them? How to Improve Communication
and Enhance Relationships by Understanding People's Behaviour
This program will help you better understand yourself
and others by exploring an innovative model that examines the manifestation
of personality and behaviour of individuals. By understanding these
individual differences we can improve relationships with colleagues,
students and parents, and determine how we can best utilise peoples'
attributes, skills and abilities in a team environment.
Discover the RAINBOW MATRIX! . You will:
* Develop an understanding as to why people behave
the way they do.
* Learn why you get on with some people better than others.
* Discover why some people's behaviour can drive you crazy.
* Become familiar with your own personal style and how you are perceived
by other people.
* Get ideas on how to use the model to improve relationships with
students, colleagues and parents.
* Recognise which personalities are best suited to which roles in
the workplace.
Humour and Fun
The Positive Power of Humour and Fun for
Health, Hope and Happiness
Using scientific research, David will deliver insights
into the positive power of humour and fun. As well as outlining
the benefits, David will share lots of practical ideas for having
fun and using humour to enhance our lives.
Discover the FUN KEYS! . key strategies to help you
enhance your humour intelligence (HQ)
* Find out about research into the physiological,
psychological and sociological benefits of fun and laughter.
* Learn about three key strategies to help you have more fun and
add humour to your life.
* Get lots of great ideas for having fun and sharing humour with
family, friends, students and colleagues.
N.B. David has authored two books which complement
this presentation.
Positive and
Passionate Attitudes
Lessons from a Legend: Seven Learning Diamonds
to Build Passion and Promote Positive Performance
Now this is something different! David takes his love
of Neil Diamond music and combines it with his passion for helping
organisations build happy and productive workplaces. By performing
catchy Neil Diamond songs and linking them with key concepts, David
will help you connect with strategies to develop positive attitudes
in the workplace.
Discover the SEVEN DIAMONDS OF PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE!..
Key pointers which will encourage you to:
* Be ready and resilient for work.
* Create a sense of community in your workplace.
* Build a supportive environment.
* Develop your vision and set goals.
* Be committed and passionate about what you do.
* Achieve a work/life balance.
* Develop your leadership potential.
This is a presentation you won't forget! Research
tells us that people learn best when they are engaged in their learning
and are emotionally connected. This program does both, and really
is a great mix of education and entertainment!
Practical Team
Building Workshops
Interaction Action! Fun Team Building Activities
Forget the theory. This team building program is all
activity. Participants work through a range of problem solving and
cooperation activities designed to give them lots of stimulating
interaction whilst getting to know their team mates on a whole new
level. With activities like "Braaack Whiff", "Moon Ball" & "See
the Sausage", participants will have lots of fun and laughs. Many
teachers also find the activities demonstrated in this session useful
for their classrooms.
Experience INTERACTION ACTION! . You will:
* Enjoy stimulating interaction with colleagues.
* Get to know your team mates on a personal level outside the work
environment.
* Learn that a champion team is better than a team of champions.
* Have loads of fun with your team mates!
The program is tailored to suit the needs and demographics
of your group and can be used in conjunction with other presentations.
Sample of activities
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They illustrate some of the activities covering in this program.
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