Course Details
Performance Plus: Enhancing Individual and Team Performance
20 Jun 2013
Professional Development
Coaching / Mentoring
Victoria University Professional and Executive Development
Victoria University Professional and Executive Development
Level 2, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington City
Two Days
9:00 pm - 4:30 pm
9:00 pm - 4:30 pm
$1,350.00
Early Bird Discount available until 28 days prior to the course start date $1,215.00 excl GST
Early Bird Discount available until 28 days prior to the course start date $1,215.00 excl GST
Overview:
Research in psychology has investigated what helps individuals and groups to perform well, even under pressure. It’s been found that particular interventions increase performance. Parallel research in neuroscience has begun uncovering the fundamental principles of how the brain works and provides a framework for understanding why these interventions are effective.
This two-day course equips participants working in high-stress environments with knowledge and practical tools to use in professional roles. The course begins with a scientific outline for understanding why certain tools and skills are effective for enhancing performance; the second part then focuses on the practice and application of tools and skills that have been shown to improve memory, concentration, executive functioning, performance and accomplishment.
Who should attend:
For professionals at any level wanting an evidence-based approach to obtaining skills to improve their performance, particularly in demanding roles that involve a high degree of stress. As the modules cover a wide range of performance factors the course would be of maximum benefit to those wanting an integrated approach to elevating performance.
Learning benefits:
(i) Knowledge Benefits
Acquiring fundamental knowledge of how the brain works, incorporating:
•Mindful Thinking
An understanding of the processes involved in producing the mindful state, where one is fully focused and engaged in the present moment, along with knowledge of how these processes can be used to enhance well-being and improve cognitive performance.
•Smart Thinking
Knowledge of the processes underlying attention, emotion and memory and how these can be harnessed to improve intelligence.
•Flexible Thinking
The principles responsible for habit formation and how these can be used successfully.
•Healthy Thinking
An understanding of the mechanisms that produce individual emotions and how these mechanisms can be managed effectively.
(ii) Tools and Skills Benefits
Acquiring tools that enhance performance along with understanding and practicing habits that improve performance.
•Mindful Thinking
Several different forms of mindfulness practice will be demonstrated with participants guided through the practice of these exercises.
•Smart Thinking
Practice of strategies that improve attention, concentration, memory and cognitive functioning.
•Flexible Thinking
How to set up and maintain habits that support excellent performance.
•Healthy Thinking
Learning and practicing tools for managing emotions, in particular how to manage strong emotion “on the spot”.
Course outline:
•Overview of how the brain works
•Overview of interventions to improve performance
•Mindfulness skills
•Smart thinking
•Flexible thinking
•Tools for managing emotion.
Course format:
Every participant will take away their course workbook, which has copies of materials from slides, readings and participant’s notes from individual exercises. Each workbook also contains an individual action plan for the participant to use as a guide and reminder to put the workshop learning into action post workshop.
Further Details:
If you would like more information about this programme, please contact us on:
Ph: 64 4 463 6556 Fax: 64 4 463 6550 Email: profdev@vuw.ac.nz
Customised Workshops:
Victoria Professional and Executive Development are able to customise many of our workshops to meet specific individual or organisational requirements. Please contact us for further information.
Research in psychology has investigated what helps individuals and groups to perform well, even under pressure. It’s been found that particular interventions increase performance. Parallel research in neuroscience has begun uncovering the fundamental principles of how the brain works and provides a framework for understanding why these interventions are effective.
This two-day course equips participants working in high-stress environments with knowledge and practical tools to use in professional roles. The course begins with a scientific outline for understanding why certain tools and skills are effective for enhancing performance; the second part then focuses on the practice and application of tools and skills that have been shown to improve memory, concentration, executive functioning, performance and accomplishment.
Who should attend:
For professionals at any level wanting an evidence-based approach to obtaining skills to improve their performance, particularly in demanding roles that involve a high degree of stress. As the modules cover a wide range of performance factors the course would be of maximum benefit to those wanting an integrated approach to elevating performance.
Learning benefits:
(i) Knowledge Benefits
Acquiring fundamental knowledge of how the brain works, incorporating:
•Mindful Thinking
An understanding of the processes involved in producing the mindful state, where one is fully focused and engaged in the present moment, along with knowledge of how these processes can be used to enhance well-being and improve cognitive performance.
•Smart Thinking
Knowledge of the processes underlying attention, emotion and memory and how these can be harnessed to improve intelligence.
•Flexible Thinking
The principles responsible for habit formation and how these can be used successfully.
•Healthy Thinking
An understanding of the mechanisms that produce individual emotions and how these mechanisms can be managed effectively.
(ii) Tools and Skills Benefits
Acquiring tools that enhance performance along with understanding and practicing habits that improve performance.
•Mindful Thinking
Several different forms of mindfulness practice will be demonstrated with participants guided through the practice of these exercises.
•Smart Thinking
Practice of strategies that improve attention, concentration, memory and cognitive functioning.
•Flexible Thinking
How to set up and maintain habits that support excellent performance.
•Healthy Thinking
Learning and practicing tools for managing emotions, in particular how to manage strong emotion “on the spot”.
Course outline:
•Overview of how the brain works
•Overview of interventions to improve performance
•Mindfulness skills
•Smart thinking
•Flexible thinking
•Tools for managing emotion.
Course format:
Every participant will take away their course workbook, which has copies of materials from slides, readings and participant’s notes from individual exercises. Each workbook also contains an individual action plan for the participant to use as a guide and reminder to put the workshop learning into action post workshop.
Further Details:
If you would like more information about this programme, please contact us on:
Ph: 64 4 463 6556 Fax: 64 4 463 6550 Email: profdev@vuw.ac.nz
Customised Workshops:
Victoria Professional and Executive Development are able to customise many of our workshops to meet specific individual or organisational requirements. Please contact us for further information.
Teachers:
Gaynor Parkin, B.Soc.Sc., BA(Hons), MA (Applied) Clinical Psych
Gaynor has worked for two decades as a clinical psychologist in New Zealand and the UK. She is the founding director of Umbrella Health and Resilience, which provides resilience training for organisations and community groups. Gaynor also works as a Clinical Practice Advisor for the Psychology Department at Victoria University. Gaynor is the co-author of the book I’ve had it up to here: from stress to strength, published by Consumer NZ in 2008 and reprinted in 2011.
Pascal Saker, MSc, MSc, MA
Pascal is the founding director of The Brain Clinic, a neuroconsultancy that specialises in the practical application of brain research to improve peoples’ personal and professional lives. He spent six years in London studying neuroscience and was involved in neuroimaging research at University College London (UCL) and Kings College London. In addition to consulting, Pascal continues to play an active role in research through his affiliation with the Florey Institute for Neurosciences in Melbourne, one of the world’s top 10 brain research centres, where he has recently been made an Honorary Fellow
Gaynor Parkin, B.Soc.Sc., BA(Hons), MA (Applied) Clinical Psych
Gaynor has worked for two decades as a clinical psychologist in New Zealand and the UK. She is the founding director of Umbrella Health and Resilience, which provides resilience training for organisations and community groups. Gaynor also works as a Clinical Practice Advisor for the Psychology Department at Victoria University. Gaynor is the co-author of the book I’ve had it up to here: from stress to strength, published by Consumer NZ in 2008 and reprinted in 2011.
Pascal Saker, MSc, MSc, MA
Pascal is the founding director of The Brain Clinic, a neuroconsultancy that specialises in the practical application of brain research to improve peoples’ personal and professional lives. He spent six years in London studying neuroscience and was involved in neuroimaging research at University College London (UCL) and Kings College London. In addition to consulting, Pascal continues to play an active role in research through his affiliation with the Florey Institute for Neurosciences in Melbourne, one of the world’s top 10 brain research centres, where he has recently been made an Honorary Fellow