7 Proven principles with associated processes to increase and sustain personal productivity. "That is all there is, principle and process, the what and the how."

1. Personal Productivity Breakthrough
Proven principles and processes to
increase and sustain personal productivity in a
demanding and distracting world.

2. How this programme works
• It is based on proven productivity principles.
• Practical processes ingrain the principles in one’s everyday
living.
“That is all there is: principle and process, what and
how.” - The Tao of Leadership

3. What people say about it
An original business-oriented productivity
workshop that offered a series of very useful,
practical ideas for use within any management
system – ideas which I have already started
applying the very next day.

4. What people say about it
•Very hands-on and interactive.
•Loved the big thinking aspects on productivity.
•The coin finally dropped regarding self-limiting
beliefs.

5. What people say about it
I enjoyed the wide range of interesting topics aimed at
increasing personal productivity and learning how to
actively memorize principles during the workshop –
and the various topics and activities complemented
each other!

6. Get more of your right things done with less effort
What you want
to be, do and
have
New Reality • Clarity
• Focus
• Alignment
• Flexibility
• Slow down to
speed up
• Completion
• Lifelong learning
Current Reality
Productivity
Principles

7. Huge doors swing on small hinges –
Small changes you make in the way you
think and work can have a significant
impact on your productivity.

8. In the slides that follow, you will “meet” each principle
(the what) and its accompanying process (the how).
The process for the programme itself as well as
contact details are on the last few slides.
Enjoy the rest of your Personal Productivity
Breakthrough discovery!

9. Clarity – The What: Be crystal clear about what
you want to be, do, have
Clarity - The What: Be Crystal Clear
About What You Want To Be, Do, Have

10. Clarity: The How
•Who do you want to be?
•Be true to yourself.
•Close the gap between where you are and
where you want to be.
•Challenge and change your limiting beliefs.
•Know what you can control and what not.
•Make your work clear and visible.

11. Focus – The What: Stay Focused On The
Things That Make You Productive,
Successful And Happy

12. Focus: The How
•Be where you are.
•No multitasking.
•Replace “time management” with “action
management” thinking.
•Protect your boundaries.
•Do daily and weekly productivity routines.
•Delegate – you should only do what only you
can do.

13. Alignment – The What:
Align your resources for
optimal productivity

14. Alignment: The How
•Know and understand your resources.
•Know what makes you highly productive and
maintain those conditions.
•Integrate all areas of your life.
•Create your “big picture” that gives meaning
to everyday living.
•Observe, learn and adapt.

15. Flexibility – The What: Be flexible and
adaptable in a fast-changing world

16. Flexibility: The How
•Stay with what gives best value.
•Renegotiate priorities and commitments in the
moment.
•Adapt successfully to changing situations and
environments.
•Plan ahead - with alternative options.
•Anticipate change.
•Keep open slots in your calendar.

17. Lifelong learning – The WLifhealtong learning
– The What

18. Lifelong learning – The how
•Be open-minded.
•Measure to know.
•Keep activity log.
•Reflect daily and weekly.
•Keep a journal.
•Remain curious.

19. Slow down to speed up – take time
up front to save more time later

20. Slow down to speed up – The how
• One minute spent planning saves 10 minutes in
execution (Brian Tracy)
• Take time to set up action reminders.
• Clarify and simplify things.
• Apply “Knowing what I now know, would I again
do……?” approach.
• Take breaks during the day, one long weekend per
quarter and 3 weeks off every year.

21. Completion
Completion- The What: Completing things
frees up energy and enables focus

22. Completion – The how
•Minimize procrastination.
•STOP when the job is done (apply the law of
diminishing returns).
•Develop self-discipline to do what needs to
be done even if you don’t feel like it.
•Review commitments in the moment of
choice.
•Stop multitasking – it is a productivity killer.

23. Programme Process
•Preparation: Reading and self evaluation.
•One day in person workshop at your venue.
•Monthly reinforcement teleseminars and
webinars.
•Online depository of relevant articles and
recommended books.
•Online tracking of ongoing progress.

24. How to get more information
•Call Gerrit Cloete
08 2 PERFORM (082 737 3676).
•Email gerrit@789.co.za