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Articles

• The Pomodoro technique

Dividing your work into achievable chunks could be the answer to staying productive at home. This article describes how the pomodoro works.

• The Pomodoro technique

Many people find the pomodoro technique to be particularly effective in trying to maintain focus. This articles explores the science behind the technique. 

• Contemporary Productivity techniques relevant to working from home

There is no shortage of time management techniques which claim to solve all your productivity issues. This article highlights some sound, contemporary practices which will support working from home.

• How to Engage your Audience in online presentations

Engaging your audience in online presentations is even more critical with so many of us working from home. The article provides hints and tips which are easy to implement.

Courses / Videos

• Hyperfocus - Chris Bailey

Staying focussed could be the key to maintaining productivity while working from home. This short video introduces Hyperfocus.

• Hyperfocus - Chris Bailey (digital world context)

In this video, Chris Bailey, author of Hyperfocus and the Productivity Project, describes how to get your brain to focus in a digital world.

• Work from Home Productivity podcast (COVID-19 specific)

ABC podcasts focussing on the challenges of working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Articles

• Leading Remote Teams - hints and tips

Harvard Business Review identifies important tips to successfully lead a remote team.

• Best Practices on Managing Virtual Teams

Best practice for managing virtual teams and meetings.

• Leading in a Crisis

Identifies some simple strategies managers can implement to lead their team through difficult times.

• Virtual team building activities

Practical team building activities to implement with your virtual team. 

• Ice breakers for virtual meetings

Virtual ice breakers for virtual teams.

Courses / Videos

• Remote Working: Setting yourself and your team for success

Optimise working remotely, whether you’re new to remote work or not. Discover how to be productive and stay connected when working from home or other remote environments.

• Build your presence during video conferencing

Learn how to present the best you on video conference calls; from posture and body language to how you contribute to the call and the technical aspects of visuals and surroundings.

• Leading at a distance

Learn how to build trust, set reasonable boundaries as a long-distance leader, coach, give feedback and manage interpersonal dynamics.

• How Remote Teams can Connect Meaningfully

Inspirational speaker Simon Sinek leads his team with a weekly huddle, as presented in this short video. 

• Leading Virtual Meetings

Explore tactics to make virtual meetings productive and efficient that includes pre-meeting preparation, setting expectations for conduct, defining the agenda and roles and post meeting action plans.

Articles

• Managing Change - Decision Making and Adaptive Thinking

Associate Professor Terry Bowles describes how we can adapt our thinking and decision making in a crisis and in so doing, enable continued wellbeing productivity. 

• Leadership in a Crisis (COVID-19 specific)

This article guides the reader through 5 leadership practices which can help leaders respond effectively to the coronavirus crisis pandemic.

• Applying past Leadership Lessons to the Coronavirus pandemic

Three senior leaders from global companies describe their previous experiences of leading through a time of significant disruption.

• Trust 

Trust is such an important part of being an effective leader, and in times of crisis it plays an even more significant role. In this article, Davia Temin, a crisis management consultant considers how leaders can establish trust when our world has changed so dramatically. 

• Tolerance 

This article considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society's tolerance, and encourages increased empathy and cooperation, starting with self-compassion.

Courses / Videos

• Coping with Change

As a summary of how people tend to approach change, this article provides accessible introductory information for those leading or working with a team. 

Articles

• 5 Steps with Living Through Uncertainty during Coronavirus

Harvard Medical School Psychologist Inna Khazan presents 5 easy steps individuals can take to help deal with the uncertainty currently being experienced across the world.

• Managing Anxiety

Ten practical ways to reduce worry and anxiety at a time when many of us are feeling the stress of navigating a global pandemic.

• Mindfulness - Staying Mentally Well

Mindfulness is a strategy many people use to calm their thoughts and focus on the present. This article considers how, in the current crisis, it's important to pause and be proactive about looking after ourselves.

• Mental Health and Wellbeing

Lifeline provides important information about looking after your own mental wellbeing and that of others during the COVID-19 crisis. The Toolkit offers up-to-date information and contacts for those seeking support.

• Talking to Your Children about COVID-19

Our children are exposed to so much information, in so many different ways. This tip sheet provides useful ways to talk to children about COVID-19 with clarity and calm.   

• 14 Resources for Emotional Health during COVID-19

A collection of resources that emphasise the importance of Emotional Intelligence to support mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Courses / Videos

• Building Resilience

This 35 minute learning module offers insight into the What, Why and How of becoming more resilient. Find out where you are on the resilience scale, identify where you want to be and learn strategies to close the gap.

• Managing Stress for Positive Change

Stress shouldn’t be categorised as good or bad, it's about the impact. This short learning module introduces the concept of using stress to ensure positive impact for individuals and teams.

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