Virtual Learning Journey

THE MENTAL RESET

How Hybrid Work and Life Strengthen Resilience

2020 and 2021 represented one of the greatest resilience experiments in our lives. What if we embrace this crisis as an opportunity for true transformation? What if we reset our habits so we can face challenges stronger than we ever did before? What if we take this momentum as a head start for ourselves, our teams and our organisations?
In this talk Elke Geraerts inspires you with insights that you need to prepare for a post-pandemic era. She shows you how hybrid work ánd life may render you more productivity, energy and inner peace at the same time. She takes the time with you to reflect on how this hybrid context strengthens resilience for yourself, your teams and your company. And on top of that, she shares her ideas about what you can exactly do to advance (self) leadership, to foster connection within your team, to focus on what really matters, and to touch the right future-proof chords. A must-experience if you want to get ready for the post-pandemic reset!

HYBRID WORKING

Optimizing the integration between work and life

Those who are making the transition to hybrid working, are experiencing many challenges. In addition to your organization’s interests, employees also have their individual needs. There is no one-size-fits-all plan. Designing an optimal hybrid work plan that blends seamlessly with one’s personal life requires reflection, open communication, clear expectations, clear agreements (at home and at work) and last but not least, psychological safety.
In this session you will gain insights into the crucial drivers of productivity: energy, focus, coordination and collaboration. You will discuss with colleagues your needs to experience maximal fulfillment and happiness at work and develop an action plan.

MENTAL RESILIENCE

A brain gym to deal with stress and change

The COVID crisis has challenged us in our mental resilience and luckily most of us are still standing. Yet, another resilience experiment is about to happen as we transition to new ways of (hybrid) working. This double challenge on our resilience requires a proactive strengthening of our brain. During this session we will share all our insights on mental resilience and how you can deal swiftly with the challenges imposed on us by the pandemic and the new ways of working. Expect an eye opener that makes it crystal clear that investing in your own brain leads to more agility, energy and happiness and less stress and anxiety. With the bestseller Better Minds (initially published as Mentaal Kapitaal) as a common thread, you learn how your brain exactly works and you discover techniques to strengthen your energy and focus and to get through this change with sufficient motivation. In a 48-hour challenge, we will push you to apply a number of tips and tricks in practice straight away. A must-see to thrive in these challenging times!

FOCUS @ HOME

Practical techniques to work in focus from home

When we work from home, we often assume we can just copy-paste our office life to our home life. But it’s not that easy. Our brain becomes overloaded and needs downtime. How do you give your brain a break when workdays are jam-packed with online meetings?
During this session we inspire you to move your brain mentally and physically. You will learn techniques to create more focus and thus be more successful in your work.

THE ONLY WAY IS UP

Facing the future of work with a growth mindset

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the digital transformation and at the same time has opened up the possibility for new ways of working. How do you navigate and make sure you remain employable in the long term? As for professionals, hybrid working will also mean diversifying your competencies. How do you develop a growth mindset and learn to see opportunities instead of difficulties? This session will create confidence in your ability to grow in times of change and you will be eager to develop new habits of lifelong learning.

CREATING CONNECTION

Authenticity is the new cool: Discover its power for deeper connections

How can you, after a long period of having worked remotely, make deeper connections with your team? What if the familiar moments, such as having a chat at the coffee machine or passing by, are not always possible. Then we have to start looking for new ways to make that connection with our team members.
During this interactive session we zoom in on 4 themes: virtuality, connection, vulnerability and authenticity. The perfect moment to reflect on the deeper connection with your employees and team mates, with a boost for your job satisfaction as a direct result! Expect a practice-oriented session with concrete and no-nonsense tips that you can implement immediately.

BEATING STRESS

Dealing with stress in these disturbing times

Our world has changed a lot in recent months. People experience more than average stress in these COVID-19 times. Especially the uncertain time frame as well as the flow of negative news ensures that even the usually most down-to-earth employee now experiences more stress and anxiety. Consequences can also be observed in our work performance: reduced focus and concentration, decreased performance, adjustment problems, tension and stress, etc.

In this webinar we will discuss what signals of stress and anxiety are and how we can deal with these uncertain times in a resilient way. Expect hands-on examples and tips to handle your stress. Result: you live both mentally and physically healthier, with a positive impact on your immune system!

SHUT YOUR EYES TO ENERGISE

Get fresh with a good night’s sleep

In this challenging time people sleep up to 30% less because of nightly worrying. This means that you get employees who cannot start the (working) day with 100% energy. In this webinar, sleep expert Prof Erik Franck shares his knowledge about quality sleep. He discusses the impact of our behavior during the day on our sleep and shares useful tips to sleep (even) better.

CHANGING HABITS

Towards a 2.0 version of ourselves

This special time demands that we reinvent ourselves. “Never waste a good crisis” and that is why we need to find a mode to surf the waves of change with agility. After all, people who can easily reprogram themselves according to changing circumstances are more flexible, embrace a challenge, experience more confidence and less stress than those who have a hard time leaving their safe cocoon. During this webinar we challenge you out of your comfort zone and create a new and (even) better version of yourself in the new normal.

COMMUNICATE FROM HOME

Structure and balance in your digital communication landscape

For brainworkers it is not new: we feel the pressure to be permanently reachable and available through all kinds of channels and lose ourselves in the reactivity mode and digital chaos. It is a constant search for balance. And yet, as brainworkers, we are now more than ever confronted with new ways of organizing our work and communicating with each other. It is crucial to maintain an overview and to apply a number of techniques for dealing with this. Expect a practical webinar for more structure and balance in teleworking and digital communication in particular.

WHY DIVERSE TEAMS ARE STRONGER

The power of diversity

We have switched from today to tomorrow to a new way of working together: working remotely. And this way of working will continue for some time to come. This automatically creates a new team dynamic, which each team member deals with in his or her own way. The diversity in the team will be increased even more. Herein lies a new challenge for the leader. After all, a team can only function optimally when the differences in preferred behavior are converted into strengths and complementarity. In this webinar we offer an insight into the different preferred behaviors within various domains. Such as, for example, the way we communicate with others, how we deal with our available time and how we deal with responsibility.