Personal and Professional Development - The 'Funshop' (as in 'The Workshop')
Stress and time management, problem solving, success, and happiness.
Dr Ro's flagship program!
Background
Following the program’s success with Sheffield’s Executive MBA course, several graduates of the course have recently invited me to present it to their companies (e.g., A1, Alkaloid, Maktel); once again, it received raving reviews by staff and management (see below).
So here it is, packaged together with
Background
Following the program’s success with Sheffield’s Executive MBA course, several graduates of the course have recently invited me to present it to their companies (e.g., A1, Alkaloid, Maktel); once again, it received raving reviews by staff and management (see below).
So here it is, packaged together with
- a complimentary two week online follow-up course (5 minutes per day, delivered to your email or Facebook)
- work/funbooks for participants
- free "Idiots are invincible" e-books (300 pages packed with ideas) for those who complete the course.
Sample one day schedule
Registration (Fruit & stretching)
09:00-10:30 SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF STRESS
Break (Milk & push ups)
10:45-12:15 PROBLEM SOLVING
Light lunch (Vegetables & tai chi).
13:15-14:45 TIME MANAGEMENT
Break (Coffee & sit ups)
15:00-16:30 SUCCESS & HAPPINESS
Break (Tea & plank)
16:45-18:00 FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: Think different - act different!
09:00-10:30 SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF STRESS
Break (Milk & push ups)
10:45-12:15 PROBLEM SOLVING
Light lunch (Vegetables & tai chi).
13:15-14:45 TIME MANAGEMENT
Break (Coffee & sit ups)
15:00-16:30 SUCCESS & HAPPINESS
Break (Tea & plank)
16:45-18:00 FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: Think different - act different!
DETAILED CONTENTs
PART 1. Stress & time management
1A. What is stress?
2A. Success & happiness
1A. What is stress?
- Do you know someone who is stress-free? Is stress good for you?
- Sources and effects of stress.
- Hedges against stress. Do married people live longer, or does it just feel longer?
- Coping with stress. Healthy and unhealthy responses.
- Dealing with irrational thoughts.
- Time wasters. Set priorities. Distinguish between important and urgent.
- Learn how to say "No". Delegate. Use down-time.
- Connect with your values. How are you doing with your No1?
- Does your behavior correspond to your goals?
2A. Success & happiness
- What’s the difference that makes the difference? Are you successful?
- The Olympic rings for success: appearance, IQ, luck, responsibility, self-belief, imagery, goals, persistence, social skills, attitude. I nearly forgot: you need to work as well!
- What one skill if you develop would yield the most benefits?
- What do I need to do to get to Mount Olympus?
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The program is designed for employees in the service sector, elite performers, and is suitable for managers, team leaders and any individual who seeks to better understand him/herself and others, and learn new skills or refresh existing ones, to increase productivity, while at the same time making the most out of their time at the office/work/life.
OUTCOMES
By the completion of this training, participants will
- acquire valuable knowledge and skills on stress and time management, synthesize and map the knowledge into practice
- learn simple techniques how to manage their own and other people’s emotions
- develop a supporting action plan and tools to progress and implement the knowledge and skills acquired in the daily operations of the business (and in their personal life).
- align personal with company/team values to increase productivity and personal fulfilment.
THE BEST PART: FOLLOW-UP & OUTCOME EVALUATION
The BEST PART (competitive advantage) of the program is that, unlike most other programs, training does not stop after the event and the on-site presentation.
As a follow-up, participants will
For verification of learning, participants may be asked to produce measurable results or evidence of learning from their activities, in the form of a) self-reports, reviewed by their managers, and/or b) presentations to their team (“share your learnings”).
As a follow-up, participants will
- Sign an online behaviour change contract stating what they will change, in the presence of a witness (buddy system).
- Register and attend the complimentary online course Idiots are invincible and complete the short 5-minutes-per day exercises over ten days, at work or at home, on their mobile, iPad or laptop.
- Receive the free Work/Funbook, which will help them complete the daily readings and exercises or
- Use the Facebook group Think Different, a social, interactive discussion board, to post their daily responses to the exercises, if they wish to share the experience with their colleagues, comment, tease, reply to others' posts, add images etc.
For verification of learning, participants may be asked to produce measurable results or evidence of learning from their activities, in the form of a) self-reports, reviewed by their managers, and/or b) presentations to their team (“share your learnings”).
BONUS
As mentioned above, participants who complete the course will enjoy the following perks:
- a complimentary copy of “Idiots are invincible" e-book (300 pages packed with ideas and practical tips, exercises, and applications)
- a complimentary Work/Funbook accompanying the daily readings and exercises
- complimentary attendance of the online course: Idiots are invincible
- online behaviour change contracts and guidance from Dr Ro
- a copy of the “pRo-blem Solving Infographic” that will enhance their decision-making skills
- membership in the private Facebook group Think Different, a social, interactive discussion board, where they share the experience with their colleagues
- membership in the Facebook group The “Idiots’ Club!”
TESTIMONIALS
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MTel, member of A1 Telekom Austria Group:
ALKALOID
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OTHER COMMENTS
- The worst part of the seminar was … the break! -Ν. Anthopoulos
- Angelos is particularly talented and teaches truths that are hard to tell, in a most incredibly enjoyable και and effective manner! I highly recommend you attend his training seminars. –I. Paparoussi, ΜΒΑ, Corporate Trainer - Managing Director at Leaders Lab -Consultant at RogenSi
- Thank you for the great talk today, inspired by the even greater book! –T. Raonic, Education Consultant, Higher Education, McGraw-Hill
- Your humour is contagious! I'll only tell you this: when I came I felt 4 to 5 on your mood scale (terrible) and when I left I was at 1 (extremely happy)! Thank you very much for this! –A. Tzanis, TEAM LEADER, Respite & Brokered Services Program, Coordinated Care & Training Unit, Australian Greek Welfare Society
CLIENTS
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SAMPLE NOTES
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1. Stress 2.0 (.pdf): can it be useful? What's the #1 thing I can do to manage it?
2. The psychology of Change (.pdf): change yourself and/or others View or download the Professional development proposal
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TRAINER BIO
Prof. Angelos Rodafinos is a Behaviour Change Specialist, an Author and a Keynote speaker. His education includes degrees from Aristotle University Greece (BSc), Ithaca College, New York (MSc), and Wollongong University Australia (PhD). He has spent the last 20 years working as an Academic Psychologist, including long posts as Program Director Social Sciences for Swinburne Online, Melbourne, Head of the Psychology Department at City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, and as Professional Trainer. Angelos has published more than 40 articles in academic journals, a number of articles in popular magazines, co-authored a book on HR management, and written two popular psychology books (‘Idiots are invincible’ and ‘Prince to frog and vice versa’) on problem solving, stress and change. Dr Ro is a professional speaker on topics related to stress, time and change management, customer service, success and happiness. He has invested a lot of effort to inject humour and fun into his presentations and books to assist people to learn and grow while enjoying the process. He shares his summers between Australia and Greece, and enjoys snorkelling, basketball, tennis, and bike riding.
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