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Bracing for Impact
Posted by Rich Crowley in Change
Attended an excellent presentation yesterday afternoon entitled “Bracing for Impact – Staying Productive During a Time of Distraction”. The presentation was given by Tim Daniels of Noll & Associates at Rebel Creek Golf Course in Kitchener.
What a talk it was. 3 hours long and every minute worth listening to. The essence of it was around anxiety, how it manifests itself in the workplace, how to spot people (including ourselves) who are dealing with it poorly and how to get a grip on it and move forward constructively.
This was probably the best 3 hour talk I’ve ever listened to. I came away with new insights into my own character, those of the people I’ve worked with in the past and some constructive, tangible tools and techniques for dealing with the types of problems he laid out.
This would normally fall into the categoy of soft skills stuff for PM’s but interestingly, Tim clearly showed the science behind the behaviours and how we can work smarter by understanding this science.