performance workshop
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Amazing session. It took us away from our day to day work and potentially made us better human beings. It changed my approach to life and gave me more of an understanding of the person that I am and of the person that I want to be.TRANSCRIPT
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FORbusinessesandorganisa-onswhowanttoachievebreakthroughperformancebytappinginto,drawingout,andamplifyingthefullpoten-aloftheirpeople.
WHYBecausehavingpeopleatworkwhoareenergised,mo-vatedand100%ontheirgameislikegold.
Everycompanyandorganisa-onhasitshighpoten-als;itsrisingstars;itscri-calleadersandmanagers;itsbestandbrightest.Whoevertheyare,andwhateveryoucallthem,ThePowerOfPeopleisforthem.
ThePowerOfPeopleisyourinvestmentinthem,theirperformance,andthefutureofyourcompany.
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FORbusinessesandorganisa-onswhowanttoachievebreakthroughperformancebytappinginto,drawingout,andamplifyingthefullpoten-aloftheirpeople.
Thisworkshopisnotaboutchange,orchangemanagement–more,beDerordifferent.Itisaboutrewri-ngthefutureforyourpeople,andyourcompany.Theresultisatransforma-on,leadingtoadrama-celeva-oninperformance.
WHATpar-cipantswillgetoutoftheworkshopis:✔ Afreshperspec-ve,andafreshstart.✔ Aclearunderstandingoftheirstrengths,and howtobuildonthem;✔ AglasshalffullaItudetowardslifeandwork;✔ Astrongerwillingnesstobackthemselvesand
theirabilitytocreateandmakeextraordinary thingshappenatwork;✔ Anbreakthroughintheirdailyperformance.✔ Ato‐dolistof5dailyac-ons–ac-onsthey weren’ttakingbefore–thatarebuiltontheir uniquestrengthsandhumanpoten-al.
HOWtheworkshoprunsisasaoneortwodayjourneyofdiscovery.Thenavigator[RichardSauerman]usesaroadmapcalled‘posi-vepsychology’thattakespar-cipantsthrough4stops:
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1. CREATETHESPACEFORPERFORMANCETOHAPPEN
2.EXPLOREWHAT’SPOSSIBLE
3.STARTWITHYOURSTRENGTHS
4.REWRITEYOURFUTURE
A 4-stop journey of discovery
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1. CREATETHESPACEFORPERFORMANCETOHAPPEN
Becomeawareoftheunsaid;theagreementsyouhavemadewithyourself,aboutyourself,andtheunsaidbutcommunicatedissuesandcomplaintsyouhaveatwork.
Thekeytoperformanceisclearingawaytheunsaid;thethingsthatareholdingusback.Eachindividualandeveryorganisa-onhasissuesconstrainingpeoplebecauseofwhattheyaren’tsaying.
Ourunsaidagreementsandunsaidbutcommunicatedissuesincludeourassump-ons,expecta-ons,regrets,disappointments,resentments,andinterpreta-onsofevents.Theunsaidbecomes,ineffect,linguis-ccluDer,anditgetsinthewayofpeople,teamsandorganisa-onscrea-ngsomethingnew.
Thefirstpartofthejourneyistothusmovetheunsaidintothelightofconversa-onanddiscussion–sayingthemandexaminingtheminpublic.Thepointhereistono-cethatwhenpeoplecanaddressandar-culatetheunsaid,spacebeginstoopenupastheysortthroughissues,perspec-vesandgrievances.
AXerfirstseIngthescenebyexploringandbeDerunderstandingthenatureofreality–andtheforcesthatareshapingourreality–par-cipantsareaskedtoconsiderandthenopenlydiscusstheseques-ons:
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➔ WhataretheforcesthatshapeOURrealityatwork?➔ WhataretheforcesthatshapeMYrealityatwork?➔ WhatagreementshaveImadewithmyself?➔ Howdoesworkandworksitua-onsoccurtome?➔ InwhatwayshaveIbeenlimi-ngmyself?➔ What’sbeentheimpactonmyperformanceasaresult?
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Par-cipantsgettodisclosewhatthey’rethinking,andwhytheyarethinkingthisway;what’slurkingbehindtheirthoughtsandopinions.
Theprocessallowseachperson[orthegroupasawhole]tolookintotheirindividual[andcollec-ve]blindspotsinsuchawaythatissuesmovefromthebackgroundtotheforeground.Theresultisthatpeoplegetunstuckandperformancemakesamajorjumpforward.
2.EXPLOREWHAT’SPOSSIBLE
Havingnowcreatedthespaceforperformancetohappen,parTcipantsgettoexplorewhat’spossible.It’slikehavingablankcanvasforthefirstTme–withoutanycluXer–yourstodrawandpaintandcreate.
Aspar-cipantsmoveissuesfromtheunsaidtothesaid,theyoccurtothemselvestobemoreableandpowerful.Theymovefrombeingresignedtoinspired.Projectsandtasksthatonceseemedimpossiblearenowwithinreach.
Thisstepoftheirjourneyisabouttappingintoandbuildingonthatnewfeeling,andhavingpar-cipantsrethinkwhatispossibleforthemselvesandtheirlives.Par-cipantsareexposedtodifferentideas,aItudes,andwaysofthinking,whichopensthemupabiggermentalmap[thespaceof‘morepossibility’].
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Par-cipantsarealsoopeneduptotheirfeelings,notjusttheirthinking,astheyexplore+discussfundamentalques-onssuchas:➔ Whatdopeoplewant?WhatdoIwant?➔ Whatisthepurposeofourcompany/mywork?➔ Whatisthepurposeofmylife?
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3.STARTWITHYOURSTRENGTHS
Rethinkingwhatyoureallyhavetooffer,andwhat’sreallypossibleforYOU,byanchoringyourjourney[tobreakthroughperformance]inyourstrengths.
BreakthroughperformancestartswithshiXinghowapersonoccurstohimself;howweseeourselves,andwhatwetellourselveswithourinnervoice.
Whenasked“whatarethestrengthsthatmakeforapeakperformer?”,peopleeasilyrolloffalistofwords–“brave,passionate,visionary,rela-onal,etc”.Butwhenitcomestoiden-fyingandowningourownstrengths–thestrengthsthatwillgiveusaccesstobreakthroughperformance–wearevagueandincoherent.
Par-cipantsareaskedtodoanexercisethathelpsthemtouncoverandiden-fytheirsignaturestrengths,andtothensharethemwiththeroom.Theircolleaguesarethenasked,inturn,whathis/hersignaturestrengthsare[ortheywritealeDerthatissharedintheworkshop,intheeventthatnocolleaguesarepresent].
Thegapbetweenwhatpar-cipantssayabouttheirstrengths,andwhattheircolleaguessayabouttheirstrengths,isawondertobehold.Par-cipantssittallintheirseatsastheyarevalidatedforbeingwhotheyare,andfortheextraordinarythingstheydoandcontribute.
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Partthreeoftheirjourneyendswitheachpar-cipantastheproud‘owner’ofasetofamazingsignaturestrengths,poisedtotranslatetheseintoanewfutureandplanofac-onthatwillgivethembreakthroughperformance.
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4.REWRITEYOURFUTURE
Whatif,rightnow,youcouldsubsTtuteyourfuturewithsomethingnew?Notonebasedonyouroldagreementsandunsaidbutcommunicatedissues.Butafuturefilledwithpossibilityandanchoredinyourstrengths.
Inthefourthandfinalstageoftheirjourney,par-cipantsgettowritetheirnewfuture.Theywritedown:➔ WhoIAM[mypurpose]➔ WhatIwill[fromthismomenton]BE[mystrengths].➔ WhatIwill[fromthismomenton]DO[5dailyac-ons].
Thedailyac-onsareanessen-alpartoffuturewri-ng.Withoutthemthe‘goodvibes’feltintheworkshopareeasilyforgoDen,andpar-cipantsgobacktotheiroldwayscomenextMondaymorning.Unlesspeople’sac-onsshiX,newstrategiesandplanswillfail.Havingpar-cipantscommittofiveeverydayac-onsisthewaytosustaintheworkshopexperiencebeyondtheworkshop,andmakeitarealitybackintheworkplace.
OncewriDen,eachpar-cipantthendeclarestheirfuturetotherestofthegroup.Adeclaredfutureisnotadreamorahope,butafuturetowhichpar-cipantscommitthemselves,withintegrity.Integrityisnotsimplykeepingone’sword–itishonouringone’sword.Whenapersonknowshewon’tbeabletokeephisword,hehonorshiswordbycleaningupwhereheletothersdown.
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Partthreeoftheirjourneyendswitheachpar-cipantastheproudownerofasetofsignaturestrengths,Wri-ngyourfutureisatransorma-onalexercise,becauseoftheconnec-onbetweenyourfutureandhowthingsoccurtoyoutoday.So,forexample,ifyouwroteafuturefilledwithglasshalffullpossibility,youwouldstartlivingintothatfutureNOW.Youwoulddropyourpessimismandapathy,andstartperformingtoyoufullpoten-al.
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The5dailyac-onsthatIamcommiIngtoare:
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IfoundRichardfantas9c,inspiring,absolutelythoughtprovokingandbrutallyclear.I'ms9llcarryingtheenergy.
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IthoughtRichardwasexcellent.IncredibleenergyandIthinkthedayhadastrongbuildtotheindividualpiecesattheend.Richardposedques9onsthatarerarelyaskedbyothersorourselves‐IfounditreallyupliDingtoconsiderandanswerthem.
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Richardwasbrilliant;amazingenergyandfullonapproachthatshooktheroomandcreatedsomepreGyintenseresponses.
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ThankyousomuchforsuchanamazingdayonFriday.Youreallydoanincrediblejob,itwassuchabrilliantthoughtprovokingsessiononsomanydifferentlevels.
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Itputthingsintoperspec9ve,anditalsoencouragedsometochangethewaytheyapproachwork/life.SomeoneheadedofftotheGoldenDoorRetreatforaweek,someoneelsehasre‐definedthewaythattheoperateonadailybusinesslevel.
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Thesessionwasextremelybeneficialtotheen9reteamaseachteammembercouldreallypersonalisewhatthedaymeanttothem,andeverybodytooksomethingaway.TherewasarealbuzzintheaDernoon.
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Thewayitwasfacilitatedcreatedanopennessandhonestyamongstthegroupwhichfurthersolidifiedwhatastrongunitedteamwehave.Itwasagreatfocusingpiecewhichreallyencouragedeveryonetostarttothinkdifferently.
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Ithasputtheteamintoagreatheadspace,readytotackle2010togetherinanopenandhonestmanner,whichwillensuregreatsuccessforthebusiness.
THE POWER OF PEOPLE What participants are saying
Onapersonalfrontthe9mingofthiswasexcellentformealbeitIfoundituncomfortabletodealwith,andsomeoftheemo9onsitwasdraggingupinfrontofmypeers.
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Thisreallypulledtheustogetherasabroadergroup.Ithelpmetakethe9metorepriori9semynext12months
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Thinkthiswasthebestsessionoftheyear,thesuccessofthissessionwastheopennesofcommunica9on,showingthestrengthofthecurrentgroup.
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Excellent.Wasanicechangefrom‘business’stufftojusthaveadaytocontemplatestuff(life,whoyouare,whoourteamwasetc).ThiswasagoodCentreManagerteambuildingsession,aswellasL&D.
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Amazingsession.Ittookusawayfromourdaytodayworkandpoten9allymadeusbeGerhumanbeings.ItchangedmyapproachtolifeandgavememoreofanunderstandingofthepersonthatIamandofthepersonthatIwanttobe.
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Thissessionwasexcellent.Lovedthe9metobeabletoreflectandassessnotonlyhappinessinaworksensebutonapersonalfrontaswell.Theinterac9onwiththeteamonthisdaywasapar9cularhighlight–“therewasalotofloveintheroom”.
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Brilliant,gotsomuchoutofthisandIbelieveitstrengthenedunderstandingbetweenthePeerGroup.
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Agreatsessioninwhichourteamgrewenormously.Enhancedrespect,trustandenormouscouragewasshown.Par9cularlynoteworthywasD’scourageandthisistestamentbothtohimandtheenvironmentcreatedbythefacilitatorandteam.
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ANOTEONCONTENTANDAPPROACH
ThePowerofPeopleworkshopisnotalecture.Acquiringinforma-onispassive.ThePowerOfPeoplehasbeendesignedanddevelopedtoquiteliterallygivepar-cipantsanexperiencetheywon’tforget.It’slikeridingabicycle.Onceyouknowhowtorideabicycle,youknowforever;it’salwayswithyou,andinyou.
Richardbelievesthateachpersonhaswithinthemselvesvastresourcesforself‐understanding,foralteringtheirself‐concept,theiraItudes,andtheirself‐directedbehaviour.
Hisapproachistoadoptaposi-veviewofhumannature.Histaskisoneoffacilita-on–ofremovingtheobstaclesthatareinhibi-ngpeformanceandpoten-al,andhelpingtoreleasethatwhichhasalwaysbeenthere.Assuch,itisalignedwiththeideasandprac-cesofthehumanpoten-almovement[AbrahamMaslow,CarlRogers,ViktorFrankl,AlanWaDs,etal]andPosi-vePsychology[Mar-nSeligman].
MuchofthecontentisbasedontheideasandprinciplesinRichard’sbook,WakeUpTiger.Butthecontentneverremainsthesame.It’salwaysreflec-ngcurrentideas,aItudes,andissues;andthesethingsdochangefromonedaytothenext.
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Whilesomeofthecontentmaybeslightlyconfron-ngforsomepar-cipants–whichisinitselfaposi-vepartofthejourney–Richardwillalwaysreadhisaudienceandindividualpar-cipantsastohowfarhecantakethem.
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RICHARD SAUERMAN The Brand Guy
RichardisTheBrandGuy.
Heusesbrandtodrivemarke-ngcampaigns,transformleadersandcultures,andinformandinspirepeople.
Heacquiredhisbrandexper-seworkingintheadbusinessfor17years,whereheworkedastheBrandStrategistonsomeoftheworld’smosticonicbrands[Cola‐Cola,DietCoke,MicrosoX,Vodafone,Toyota,Campbell’sSoup,Nescafe,Nestea,Levis,Milo,Mortein,Magnum,Penfolds,AustralianTourism;forsomeoftheworld’slargestmarketers[Unilever,Streets,Johnson&Johnson,ArnoDs,ACP,Nestle,Boots,Coca‐Cola,GoodmanFielder,ReckiDBenkiser,TheFederalGovernmentofAustralia];atsomeoftheworld’sbiggestadagencies[Saatchi&SaatchiLondon,Ogilvy&Mather,DDB,McCann‐Erickson,GeorgePaDs]andwhenheranhisownagencyforfouryears[NeonPigeon].
SevenyearsagoRichardsetuphisownbrandconsultancyservice,whichgavehimtheopportunitytoexpandhis‘brand’areaoffocusbeyondmarke-ng,intoallareasoftheorganiza-on=CEO,Execu-veTeam,CorporateAffairs,HR,Learning&Development,InternalBranding&Communica-on.Howdowewalkthetalkbylivingandbreathingourbrandvalues?Howdowegetthebestoutofourpeople?Howdoweengageourpeopleinasustainable,ongoingway?
http://the-brand-guy.com
Hehasbeenengagedonmajorbrand,cultureandpeopleprojectsbyMacquarieBank;Bri-shTelecom;AMP;OpportunityInterna-onal;AAPT;QBEInsurance;Vodafone;TheDusseldorpSkillsForum;BUILT;STWGroup;theLiberalPartyofNewSouthWales;andPriceWaterhouseCoopers.
HumanSynergis-cs‐‐May2005
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WakeUpTigerisahumanis-cbrandthataddsvaluebytappingintoanddrawingoutthefullpoten-alofyourbrand,yourcompany,yourpeople,andyourSELF.
Richard’s Leadership Impact Style ENQUIRIES & BOOKINGS