Below are some of the more commonly requested webinars. Drawing on a deep bench of grounded and practical content related to mindfulness, resilience, focus, conscious leadership, ancient wisdom and modern science, each webinar is customized to the context, language and stories of the people in your organization. And, if you want to create something unique and new for your people, custom workshops or webinars are also available.
Seasonal Offering: Tools for Less Stress and More Joy Over the Holidays
The Holiday Season is often a mixed bag of emotions for many people. On one hand, every family has many traditions and ways to celebrate the season that make it special. On the other hand, the season is filled with stressors: long shopping lines, busy traffic, too many social events for some, loneliness for others, buying gifts yet being conscious of overspending, eating and drinking too much, and the stress that can result when families come together. All on top of the usual race to the "finish line" at work. It's a lot.
Join us for this practical, neuroscience-based look at why this can be hard for many people and some practical tools you can implement to bring less stress and more joy to your Holiday Season.
Managing Reactivity When Triggered
We need the skills to manage our reactivity when triggered. ‘Triggered’ is what happens when we have an irrationally strong emotional response to an encounter, event or situation, often throwing us unwittingly into a reactive state of fight of flight. In a fight response, we may say or do something that is unhelpful to the situation and we may regret our actions later (even if we feel justified at some level). In the flight response, we may retreat or avoid the situation in an unhealthy way. In either response, our minds can become overly pre-occupied with endlessly looping thoughts of what happened, how we have been wronged, what we did or should have done, etc. It is exhausting, undermines our focus and confidence, damages relationships and is detrimental to our health. To perform at our best, we need the tools to move past our reactions and respond intentionally to triggers in our lives, rather than react unproductively.
What You Will Learn
Introduction to mindfulness
How your brain reacts to triggers
How to manage reactivity and have a more intentional response
How to foster compassion and self-compassion
How You Will Learn
A mix of presentation, stories and video clips
Experiential practice of mindfulness techniques
Personal Reflection
Group discussion
Tools to Stay Grounded, Positive and Hopeful in a Challenging World
For many of us, it feels like we live in a time of increasing change,uncertainty and challenge. Extreme climate events happen all too regularly. Technology and AI advancements create a hopeful, yet uncertain future. Social and geopolitical unrest around the world weighs on us. And then there is stress each of us carries in our work and personal lives. It is easy to feel unsettled and worn down amidst these many challenges and uncertainties.
One of the roles CPAs play is to bring a sense of calm, clarity and reason to challenging situations; principally in business, but increasingly on the human side things as well. It becomes harder for CPAs to play this role when they themselves are feeling stressed and worn down.
This engaging session will leave you better prepared to deal with the challenges and uncertainties you will face in the days ahead.
Key takeaways:
· Understand how stress and uncertainty affect our nervous system, our wellbeing, our relationships and our ability to perform at our best.
· Understand why its more important than ever for CPAs to take care of their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.
· Five practical tools to stay more grounded, positive and hopeful for the future.
Tools and Practices for Sustained High-Performance (Session 1)
Many organizations these days have ambitious goals, are managing rapid growth, and are adapting to constant change. These factors create a need for energy, pace and high-performance within the organization. But after weeks and months of hard work and long hours, even the most motivated and talented employees are subject to stress, overwhelm and eventually burnout. Where performance was once excellent, cracks begin to appear and people are less able to “crush it” like they once did.
So, how do you create a culture where high-performance can be sustained? The first session in this webinar series addresses the importance of high-performance, what gets in the way of it, and five practical tools and practices people can implement right away to increase energy, clarity, resilience and productivity.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
Be More Aware and Able to Reset Their Nervous System. People are often caught up in stress and overwhelm and either not fully aware of how they are doing or not sure what to do about it. Awareness is the first step. Using simple breathing practices to reset their mental/emotional state is the second step.
Create Rhythmic, Balanced Energy. The key to sustained performance is energy. The modern workplace typically creates a rhythm that depletes energy over the course of the day. There are simple, practical tactics people can take to manage their energy through the day.
Create More Positive Emotions. Stress typically leads to fatigue and negativity. Being aware of our mental/emotional state and being able to intentionally shift back to a more positive state creates sustained energy for the individual and those around them.
Do Fewer Things Well. Overly ambitious goals that turn into unrealistic and unfulfilled expectations eventually wears people down. Everyone needs to feel a sense of accomplishment and progress. This begins with a mindset shift of doing fewer things well.
Get Genuine Downtime. Humans aren’t machines. We need true rest and recovery to sustain high-performance for the long game. This first session provides practical, easily implemented practices that create true rest and recovery.
The first session can be delivered as a one-off webinar or presentation. Subsequent sessions, if desired, go deeper into managing energy, developing resilience, managing change, staying focused on what matters most, and creating the habits to sustain high-performance for the long haul.
These sessions are all highly relevant for the challenges many organizations are facing today.
Fostering “Deep Work” in a Distracted World
Do you ever get to the end of the day and feel like you accomplished nothing of meaning? We’ve all been there, caught up in the busyness of responding to internal and external clients, managing our inbox, and meeting deadlines. Yet consistently prioritizing responsiveness over focus limits our potential.
And then there is the sea of technology “pinging” our dopamine system and pulling on FOMO, constantly distracting us from what is important. You need to go deep to be your most productive, and to thrive and innovate in a rapidly changing world. And you need to do this in an environment that is constantly whirring with distractions and fracturing your focus.
In this session, you will learn:
· Why “Deep Work”* is so important for CPAs today.
· The neuroscience-based barriers that limit our ability to perform “Deep Work”.
· The mindset you need to clear a path for more “Deep Work”.
· The tools and practices you need to remove distractions and strengthen your focus.
· A practical “Deep Work” strategy that works for most people.
· And, how to give your brain what it needs so that it is better prepared to do the heavy lifting of “Deep Work”.
* the term “Deep Work” was first coined by computer science professor and author Cal Newport in his book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
tools to manage “Imposter Syndrome” and other negative thought patterns
Do you worry that sooner or later your colleagues are going to realize what you have suspected all along - that you don’t measure up? Do you compare yourself to others and how they are doing in unhealthy ways? Do you get angry or frustrated when things don’t go your way? Do you get lost in looping thoughts of negativity, about yourself or others? Or do you struggle to connect with others on your team because they seem less competent or driven than you?
The good news is you are in good company - many, many people experience some version of these afflictions. The even better news is that we aren’t stuck in these patterns. There is a way out.
This webinar helps you understand why a healthy ego is essential for self-efficacy, confidence and setting boundaries. And how an unhealthy ego, gets lost in its troubles and worries and hampers your performance and happiness. How ancient wisdom has been dealing with these issues for thousands of years and how they point to the way out. And, how modern science is affirming and building on much of that ancient wisdom. You will leave this webinar with clarity and five practical tools that will help you thrive and flourish at work and in life, despite some of our unhelpful innate tendencies.
Finding Focus in the Age of Distraction
Workshop or Webinar
One of the most common challenges in the workplace today is staying focused on the work at hand when constantly interrupted. Ironically, the importance for focus has never been greater than it is today. Or seemingly harder to achieve. The technology we enjoy allows us unprecedented productivity through easy access to information, ideas and individuals. It also has the undesired effect of overwhelming us with too much information and fracturing our focus. We live in the age of distraction - where the steady and abundant input from multiple devices, programs, apps and social media connections, as well as the many work, family and social commitments all turn into a fog of distraction.
Participants will learn why we are so easily distracted, what’s going on inside our brain and five practical tools they can implement right away to be more focused. Guaranteed outcomes for participants from this webinar include:
30-90 minutes of ‘found’ time in their day,
90-minutes of more productive work during their workday, and
Greater end-of-day satisfaction and joy in life.
“Scott was intelligent, plain-speaking, personable, honest, and clear. His use of inter-active exercises to illustrate concepts was spot-on. His webinar - Focus in the Age of Distraction - was the frank, realistic reminder I needed as I try to multi-task my way through a mountain of work at home during the lock-down. Very glad I took his seminar - the results of which are already starting to pay off in greater efficiency and well-being.”
- S. Forbes
The Art of Saying “No!” and Setting Boundaries (NEW)
Are your days unrealistically overbooked? Do you routinely get bumped out of your own work to respond to someone else’s urgent needs? Do you feel guilty if you do say “No” or “Not now”? Do you feel you need to say “Yes” because you might not get another opportunity? If so, this webinar is for you.
We are a social species, and this means we are wired to collaborate and support each other. We are inherently wired to please. But when healthy collaboration and support becomes endless pleasing, letting our own needs slide, or living with guilt for simply setting fair and realistic boundaries, we have gone too far.
This webinar helps you understand the neuroscience behind saying “Yes!” and not setting boundaries, and gives you five practical tools to bring more balance, self-respect and productivity back into your life.
Developing Your Leadership Presence
In a world of rapid change and uncertainty, people need leaders who are grounded and inspiring. In an era where trust in leaders and institutions is low, people need leaders who are trustworthy and credible. And in a world of divisiveness, people need leaders who create greater connection, clarity and confidence.
But amidst a constant whir of incoming emails, IMs, social media distractions, and zipping off to their next meeting, it is easier than ever for leaders to lose their leadership presence; their ability to fully connect with their people, understand them, inspire them, and help them grow in their role.
In this engaging session, we will explore why your leadership presence is more important than ever and the tools and practices you need to create connection, clarity and confidence for your team.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
Understand what leadership presence means in the context of organizations today,
Understand the many barriers that get in the way of our leadership presence,
Understand why, in times of uncertainty, when motivation, energy, and hope can be low, people are looking for leaders with greater presence.
Be able to keep themselves calm and clear minded in the face of uncertainty and change,
Be able to connect more authentically with others, and to create greater connection, clarity and confidence for the people on their teams.
Habit Change 101 - How To Create The routines, rituals and processes You Need to thrive as a busy professional
Deep down, we all know that we are creatures of habit. Whether they are the good habits (like planning our day or week) that keep us on track, or the bad habits (like checking social media on our phone, only to get lost in it longer than we intended) that defuse our productivity, we can feel their presence and pull shaping our behaviour. The key is to create the routines, rituals and processes you need (and can trust) such you can thrive. Routines that help you create the energy you need to be at your best, the focus you want to do your best work and the resilience you require to pivot and adapt to a changing world.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
understand why inspiration and willpower are useful, but limited
learn why routines, rituals and processes are essential for anyone to perform at their best
learn the key obstacles we that prevent us from creating or sticking with a habit we want, and how to overcome them
learn a simple, practical and instantly implementable process for creating new habits
select and implement one high-leverage habit they want to add to their life and use it to practice the process on, and
leave the webinar with a plan to stay accountable to the process, and in a growth mindset such that they can learn and grow from the process
Habit Change 102 - How To maintain The routines, rituals and processes You Need to thrive as a busy professional
This is a companion webinar (or workshop) aimed to deepen the learning in Habit Change 101. The key to maintaining the routines, rituals and processes you need is understanding the neuroscience behind why we resist our good habits (both in the beginning before they are anchored, and over the long run even once they are anchored). Their are a number of unconscious drivers that will trip us up (without us even realizing it) - but there are also ways to stay aware and prevent them.
When we recognize the demands that our careers and lives place on us, it becomes clear that habit is the way. To thrive, perform at our best and be happy in our busy lives, routines, rituals and processes are necessary to create the energy you need, the focus you want and the resilience you require in a noisy, distracting and ever-changing world.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
deepen their understanding of the habit change process
learn from the experience of implementing a high-leverage routine, ritual or process in at the end of Habit Change 101
arm themselves with additional tools aimed at staying aware of when they are drifting off course from an established habit, and how to use any ‘wobbles or lapses’ in the habit to their advantage to strengthen the habit
select and implement another high-leverage habit they want to add to their life and use it to practice the process on, and
leave the webinar with a plan to stay accountable to the process, and in a growth mindset such that they can learn and grow from the process
Maintaining Focus in the Age of Distraction
This is a follow-up webinar to “Finding Focus in the Age of Distraction” that further develop the skills we need to focus in our world today. In that webinar, participants were guaranteed:
30-90 minutes of ‘found’ time in their day,
90-minutes of more productive work during their workday, and
Greater end-of-day satisfaction and joy in life.
In this webinar, we check in on how it went after Session 1 with the opportunity for real time coaching on challenges that came up. Participants then learn:
How to anchor the mindset they need to survive in the age of distraction - since their mindset will govern their choices after the webinar.
The Three Habits they need to maintain focus over the long-term, which include how to:
1. Own Your Morning
2. Own Your Day
3. Own Your Evening and Sleep
And importantly, the tools and practices to create and maintain habit change following the course.
Meditation and Mindfulness 101 – Tools to Reduce stress and increase resilience for the Busy Professional
What would life be like if stress just rolled off of you? What would life be like with greater calm, ease and focus in your day? Too often, stress piles up from the urgent pace at work, the competing priorities, and the overwhelm of constant email and meetings. This stress turns into chronic stress, that affects performance, health and relationships. Not to mention wellbeing and joy in life.
The good news is that are tools and practices that can reduce stress and increase our resilience. These tools include meditation and a host of mindfulness practices! While these practices may have originated in ancient wisdom, they are strongly supported by modern science. In as little as 8 weeks, meditation has been shown to reduce the activation and size of the amygdala, a part of our limbic brain highly involved in the stress and anxiety response.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
understand the effect that stress has on our brain and our life
learn what meditation is, breaking down some of the myths that many people still have,
learn how meditation positively changes our brain and nervous system,
learn the many benefits people typically gain from meditation and mindfulness practices, and
learn the “How?” of meditation, basic mindfulness practices to use during the day, and experience a guided meditation coaching them on how to calm and quiet their mind.
Meditation 102
Building on Meditation 101, this webinar takes participants deeper into the “What?”, “Why?” and “How?” of meditation, allows them to experience different types of meditation, and shows them that they can meditate longer than they might think through a guided longer meditation.
This session also gives them tips and tools to develop and sustain new habits, since this will be crucial following the session.
STAYING CONNECTED, COLLABORATIVE AND FOCUSED IN A HYBRID WORK WORLD
We live and work in unusual times. On one hand, many of us have adapted to working from home so well that we find it unfamiliar and even uncomfortable when we are back in the office. Office dress, commuting, and parking can add stress and cost, and our office days can affect our work-life balance in ways the home office doesn’t.
And yet the home office isn’t perfect either. Many of us can feel exhausted after a day of online meetings and calls at home. And we miss the sense of deeper connection, and the ease of collaboration and creativity that online meetings struggle to foster. And then there is our productivity; are we genuinely more productive or less productive in the home environment? You can quickly see the many conflicting challenges and benefits we are navigating.
Given that many organizations have moved to some form of a hybrid work model, there is a need to be intentional about how we move between the office and the home office. This course will highlight why connection and collaboration are so important for us as individuals and organizations, and give you practical tools to balance staying connected and collaborative, while also staying focused and productive, in whichever work environment you are in.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
Understand why the hybrid workplace is both beneficial and challenging,
Learn the mindset shift they need to make to thrive in the hybrid workplace,
Be able to manage their energy at the office and at home for optimal productivity,
Understand, appreciate and respect the different energy needs of the people they work with,
Create the collaboration time they (and others) need more intentionally, and
Create and protect the focus time they need to feel more productive at the office or at home.
Creating the energy you need to focus and thrive
As a mindfulness and resiliency coach, one of the first things we assess when working with someone one-on-one is “How is your energy?” Many accounting professionals are exhausted and have been for some time. With low energy reserves everything becomes harder: you have less concentration, less patience or tolerance for issues in the day, poorer prioritization and decision making and get sucked into low-level problems, less self-discipline when it comes to unhealthy habits related to junkfood, screen time, alcohol and other numbing strategies.
In this exhausted, ineffective mode, many CPAs feel the need to work longer hours to keep up with everything and put their own needs related to exercise, sleep and downtime aside, hoping to get to back on track “next week”. All of which only perpetuates and deepens the cycle.
What if you could break this cycle and get back to your previous high-energy self?
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
understand how their energy affects their brain’s ability to perform well
learn the neuroscience behind not practicing self-care and prioritizing the needs of others over our own
understand the knock on effect our energy has in all domains of our life, and in the lives of those around us
learn five simple, practical ways you can increase your energy everyday, and a bonus practice proven to increase our overall wellbeing
create a habit change plan towards restoring their energy to where it needs to be.
The Art of Gratitude
As we grind our way through darker, wetter, colder days, it is easy to feel worn down and less motivated. The human brain has a strong tendency to notice problems and what’s not going well, and tends to overlook or become complacent towards the many good things in our lives. Whether it is ancient wisdom or modern science, gratitude is recognized as one of the strongest virtues to positively shift our motivation, happiness, health and even improve our sleep. But many of us could be be far more grateful in our day and leverage this as a source of wellbeing in our lives. Like other virtues, being grateful is a skill we can learn.
Participate in this science-based, practical dive into gratitude, leaving you with a host of tools you can practice right away, and an immediate sense of gratitude and well-being.
Maintaining Motivation
Some days it just feels like the same old grind. Other days it is the news that throws a wet blanket on the day. And other days it is the continued uncertainty about when the pandemic will be over and things will be back to ’normal'.
If your motivation is low, you aren’t alone. Maintaining motivation throughout the pandemic has been a persistent challenge for many of us.
This science-based webinar looks at the factors that kill motivation, why motivation and enthusiasm are so important for us, and provides a five practical tools we can implement right away to get our motivation back and keep it there.
tools to help you navigate and thrive Through Change
Change can be hard. Whether it is the frustration that comes with running into heavy traffic when we didn’t expect it or dealing with the bigger changes in life (like going back to school, changing career, becoming a parent, or looking at retirement), it is normal to experience some stress, resistance and even wishing the change was easier. Whether we like it or not, life is about change and we are always in transition.
Unfortunately, we can become overwhelmed by too much change or overly resist, fight or avoid change, which adds to our stress and only makes life harder. The goal in life is to become a “change master” as we face the many changes that will come our way professionally or personally.
This course gives you the tools you need to face adversity, exhibiting courage and flexibility in the face change, stay positive, and ideally embrace and grow from the many changes life brings, good or bad.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
Understand the neuroscience of why change is hard and why we often resist it,
Be aware of the barriers that get in the way of change,
Learn the mindset shift they need to make to thrive and grow through change,
Learn the skills and tools they need to be more of a “change master”,
Be able to keep their mind calm and clear as they go through change,
Be a force of positivity and gratitude as they go through change, thereby being a positive influence on those around them.
Tools to help you move From ‘Surviving’ to ‘Thriving’
Some days we feel like we are stuck and not even sure why. Other days we feel like we are languishing - not stuck, yet not thriving either. And every once in awhile we might feel like we are thriving, but it is hard to sustain this sense.
Building on foundational resilience skills, this webinar help us shift our minds from a mode of ‘surviving’ to a mode of actively ‘thriving’ in our world. It will remind us that, as humans, we are not wired to stay stuck, and that we have a fundamental need to move back to growth, flourishing and thriving.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
understand that our brain has two modes; “Security” and “Growth”,
understand why the “Growth” mode is so important,
learn how to cultivate a thriving mindset,
learn how the essentialist mindset helps us to thrive,
understand why positivity is so important and how to be more positive in your day, and
be able to create the daily habits that will that will help you to thrive.
Creating an organizational culture with Greater Gratitude, connection and positivity
We live in a busy, often distracting and constantly changing world. From our technology, to social-political issues, to increasing extreme weather, there is no shortage of change and potential stressors in our world. If you are having trouble feeling resilient, focused and at ease in your world, you are not alone.
Learning how to live life and work with a sense of greater gratitude, connection and hope allows us to be more positive and inspiring to others - it becomes infectious. Our mindset and behaviours matter, not just for us but for those around us, as we have far more influence on others than we realize.
At the end of this webinar, participants will:
see their brain in a new light and with greater clarity,
understand why ancient wisdoms all include virtue in one form or another as a means to thrive in life, no matter what is happening,
learn ways to bring a deeper, felt experience of gratitude, grace under pressure and connection in their work day,
leave the webinar inspired to be a more positive force in their world.
more Tools for greater Resilience, motivation and Grit
Some days life just feels harder than it should be. We might be worn down by the overwhelm of work during the busy season. We might have low energy seasonally due to the shorter, colder, wetter and darker days. We might find ourselves in a bit of a funk and not quite sure why. Thankfully, there are tools to help us with this.
This webinar or webinar series builds on the “Developing Mindfulness Tools for Greater Resilience, More Focus and To Better Cope With Change” webinar. In this webinar, we look at:
- The neuroscience of the stress response, willpower and loss of motivation
- The characteristics of resilience and why we are stronger together
- The ingredients of ‘grit’, willpower and motivation
- Where to find hope and inspiration during hard times, and
- The importance of connection, compassion, empathy and kindness.
These are the tools and habits you will need to "keep on keeping on”.
Developing Mindfulness Tools for Greater Resilience, More Focus and to better cope with Change
The world today can feel more uncertain and unpredictable than in the past. This takes a toll on us. If you are having trouble being OK with ongoing changes, getting your work done or staying focused, you are not alone. If you are struggling with your shifting moods, and at times, unhealthy thinking patterns or habits, you are not alone. So how can you hold your focus, maintain your perspective and manage your mental wellbeing through changes and challenges in your life?
This webinar helps you learn the neuroscience behind our stress response and provides the tools and practices you need to navigate these ongoing challenging times.
At the end of this course, participants will:
understand the effect the ongoing challenges and changes on our nervous system,
understand the need for self-care and prioritize it in their day,
be able to find more ‘grit’ and be more resilient to the uncertainty they face today and in the near future,
be more focused on what is their control,
be more able to find positivity and gratitude in their world, despite what is happening, and
be more open to change in their world and able to adapt, pivot or leverage the change in a positive way.
“Scott was a fantastic presenter and engaged our group in important discussions that I suspect will help many of us both professionally and personally. His calm demeanour, insightful observations and knowledge about the science behind the topics presented made for an excellent zoom workshop, which was highly valuable, particularly during these challenging COVID times.”
- A. Luke
Introduction to mindfulness
One of the most popular sessions is a simple introduction to mindfulness. While mindfulness has become increasingly popular inside more and more organizations, many people still wonder what it is and if it is relevant for them. This webinar is aimed at demystifying a practical set of tools that are simply a way to better manage your brain, which can become overly stressed, distracted and compulsive at times.
What You Will Learn
What mindfulness is, and what the opposite of mindfulness looks like: Autopilot.
The consequences of Autopilot in our day (stuck in patterns, over-reactivity) and why we need tools to help override this.
The neuroscience behind why our brains are the way they are.
The research-based benefits of mindfulness for our lives today.
Three practical tools you can implement right away that will help you get started on the “How?” of mindfulness.
The Neuroscience of the Connected and Resilient Leader
Our brains are constantly assessing our world; do we move towards what we are experiencing or do we move away. We do this unconsciously and on Autopilot, based on our beliefs, previous experiences, assumptions and filters. Automatically categorizing people, situations and experiences into toward or away. The challenge is if we aren’t aware of this, where leaders can inadvertently create an environment where people don’t feel safe enough to perform at their best or work effectively as a team.
The good news is there are simple, practical tools and practices leaders can leverage to increase their own awareness and resilience, thereby allowing them to more effectively fulfill the unique role they have – creating the environment for safety, respect, creativity, cooperation and collaboration.
What You Will Learn
Why we are exceptionally good at noticing threats, why our survival brains are wired for reactivity and how this can trigger the survival brain of others. All of which decreases collaboration and creativity.
That when we perceive threats to be minimal and feel safe, we are wired for connection and collaboration.
How to create psychological safety for the team, connections with each member and how to manage your own survival brain.
How You Will Learn
A mix of presentation, stories and video clips
Experiential practice of mindfulness techniques
Personal Reflection
Group discussion
Developing an Open Mindset - for Greater Creativity, Problem Solving and Ease in Work and Life
Whether it is technology, work environments, societal norms or generational differences, we live in a world of change. To adapt and thrive in this world, we need to be flexible, agile, creative, and innovative. Yet, all too often we can find ourselves defending an old position, sticking to what we know, or being over-confident when what is required is for us to see new perspectives, possibilities and options.
The ability to accept the changes that are happening around us (rather than resist it or wish it were different), explore options outside of the norm, and find innovative ideas to our challenges not only produces better results, it also lowers our stress levels. Fighting for our opinion or belief is important in some situations, but all too often we rigidly (and often unconsciously) cling to our biases—pushing us into a fight or flight response. This is physically, emotionally and mentally draining and limits our creativity and ability to develop options.
This course will provide you with the understanding you need to adopt an open mindset and the tools and practices to help you be more flexible, agile, creative and innovative in your world.
At the end of this course, participants will:
Understand why an open mindset is needed in the world today and the consequences of a fixed or rigid mindset,
Understand why it is often against our nature to be open-minded,
Learn the mindset shift you need to make to be more open and flexible,
Be more aware of your biases and able to see past them, freeing you to make better choices,
Have the tools and practices you need to be more open, flexible and creative in the face of change.
About Your Facilitator
Scott is a mindfulness trainer and coach, who gives leaders and busy professionals the tools they need to thrive in a chaotic and distracting world. Using a powerful mix of mindfulness tools, clear metaphors, powerful experiences and simple practices, he provides people with the tools they need to be more resilient, more focused and more productive in an age of distraction.
He was previously the National Leader of HR for one of Canada’s largest employee-owned engineering and science consulting organizations. Scott draws on his 27 years of corporate experience to connect the concepts of mindfulness with the world of corporate leaders and the analytical minds of busy managers and professionals.
He also walks the walk every day. As a business owner and entrepreneur, he uses these skills to manage his focus, his resilience and his reactivity to the world on a daily basis. With two teenagers in the house, he uses these tools every day to stay calm, caring and connected and avoid creating unnecessary frustration and conflict in the house. Something that hasn’t always come easy to him but makes all the difference in the world!
Scott has had the great fortune to work with the brilliant people at CPA BC, CPA Alberta, CPA Saskatchewan, CPA Manitoba, CPA Atlantic, CPA Canada, CPA Canada International, Manning Elliott LLP, Baker Tilly WM LLP, DMCL LLP, UBC, Urban Systems Ltd., Brighter Mechanical, Construction Safety Nova Scotia, Shell Canada, Bioscript, Nicola Wealth, BC Assessment, plus numerous entrepreneurs and sole practitioners.