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INTRODUCTION TO

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POTENTIAL PROJECT IN BRIEF
 Global leader in corporate mindfulness
 Developed by researchers and business
leaders
 250+ international clients
 60,000+ people trained
 Present in 25+ countries and states
 Customized solutions to each client

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OUR FIT WITH YOUR CULTURE
 150 facilitators, all grounded in
corporate backgrounds
 Content tailored to your reality
 Global reach through our network of
facilitators
 Remote delivery options to
accommodate highly mobile workforce
 Flexible partnering models, including
licensing, to enable mass roll out

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WHY CORPORATE MINDFULNESS?
THE PAID REALITY:
Pressured
Always on
Information overloaded
Distracted

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ATTENTION DEFICIT TRAIT
Harvard Business Review: “Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform”, Edward M. Hallowell / Killingsworth MA, Gilbert DT. A Wandering
“Modern office life and an
increasingly common condition
called “Attention Deficit Trait”
are turning steady executives
into frenzied underachievers.”

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THE DOWNSIDES OF A WANDERING MIND
DRAINS ENERGY
Due to switching
Stanford University; “Cognitive control in media multitaskers”, Eyal Ophir Et. Al. – Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, Kep Kee Loh Et. Al. Higher
Media Multi-Tasking Activity Is Associated with Smaller Gray-Matter Density in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
HAMPERS CREATIVITY
Due to a full mind
DECREASES QUALITY
Due to more mistakes
KILLS PRIORITIZATION
Due to loss of overview
REDUCES EFFICIENCY
Due to switch time
REDUCES WELL-BEING
Due to increased stress
REWIRES YOUR BRAIN
Becomes default working mode
SHRINKS YOUR BRAIN
Less grey matter

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Being present in
the moment
with internal and
external
awareness
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?

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PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Sharp focus &
Open awareness
Presence
Patience Letting go
Beginner´s
mind
Communication
Emails
Customized
themes
Breaks
WORK TECHNIQUES
MIND TRAINING
MENTAL STRATEGIES

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AGGREGATED RESULTS FROM OUR
PROGRAM
30% Increase in work-life balance
25% Reduced distractions
24% Decrease in multitasking
21% Improved collaboration
21% Increased focus
19% Increased energy
18% Improved prioritization
19% Increase in clarity
18% Increase in stress resilience
14% Increased efficiency
16% Increase in emotional balance
14% Improved communication
14% Improved sleep quality
11% Increased job satisfaction

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“One Second Ahead arrives at a critical time for executives
and our modern workforce”
EXECUTIVE VP & CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER, LEGO GROUP
“An extremely powerful toolset for any professional”
JOUNI TORUNEN, HR DIRECTOR, NOKIA
“Through the program behind this book, we have
gradually become a mindful organization”
KENNETH EGELUND SCHMIDT, FORMER CIO, CARLSBERG
“Brilliant in its clarity and simplicity“
MICHELE MILAN, CEO, EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS, ROTMAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
“Highly recommended”
MATTHIEU RICARD
THE POTENTIAL PROJECT BOOK

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ATTENTION FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
“Balancing priorities and being stretched too thin are the
biggest challenges for our leaders and teams today. The
tools and techniques provided by Potential Project enables
us to manage these challenges, and to be focused and
attentive to the moment, without distraction”.
Robert Stembridge, Managing Director
In an always-on, multitasking consultancy environment, attention is under siege. Attention to detail, attention to the client and attention on the
task determines the success of consultants and staff. It is an attention economy.
A global consulting firm partners with Potential Project to design programs to meet the specific needs of a high-paced consulting firm. The program
included attention training with specific focus on managing priorities, emails and overall effectiveness. The programs are facilitated onsite and
online in more than 15 countries.
100%
Recommend
program30%
Focus
25%
Prioritization
30%
Sleep
34%
Clear mind
23%
Multitasking
19%
Exhaustion
”Understanding and managing attention is now the single
most important determinant of business success”.
Thomas Davenport, former director of Accenture Institute
of Strategic Change

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MINDFUL LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE
“I initiated the programs expecting we would
become more focused and effective. That has
happened and I am grateful. However, I experience
another, much bigger change in myself and our
teams; we are becoming better human beings.”
Thomas Berg, former Sales Executive
In an increasingly complex industry, with growing global competition, focus and clarity of mind is becoming a clear competitive advantage.
IF Insurance, a large European insurance company has partnered with Potential Project to bring mindful performance to their leaders and
employees since 2009. The training programs are brough to all levels and divisions of the company with a strong focus on creativity, effectiveness
and wellbeing. Researchers from Singapore Management University have studied the impact of the training and found significant results.
Focus Job
satisfaction
Awareness OCB DistractionExhaustion
“I can’t imagine anything we have done in
leadership development that has changed so
much in such a short time.”
Jesper Askjaer, Head of If Academy
Loyalty to
company

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MINDFUL LAWYER PERFORMANCE
“The Corporate Based Mindfulness Training has had a
profound effect on me. My team says that I have become
more serene, and I notice how quickly I feel stressed if I
don’t do my daily practice. I have noticed a marked
difference in clarity of thought and feel much calmer.”
Nicole Lacy, Special Counsel, HSF
“As a newly merged global law firm, HSF looks for ways to foster greater collaboration and connection across our offices so we can provide legal
services of the highest value to our local and global clients. Focus, greater clarity of thinking and improved performance of our leaders, partners
and lawyers is key in this endeavour. And mindfulness is fundamental to developing these attributes. We partner with the Potential Project as
their evidenced-based program stands the test of being both practical and engaging for our audience of highly critical thinkers.”
Murray Paterson, Head of Capability Development, Australia.
100%
Recommend
program45%
Focus
35%
Effectiveness
17%
Engagement
34%
WL Balance
18%
Multitasking
35%
Stress
• 11 X 60 min workshops
• 10 minutes daily training
• Facilitated by internal HSF trainer