This class is a component of the Pitagorsky Optimal Performance Suite
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Go beyond knowledge to performance!
This workshop enables practical and experiential application of open-minded mindfulness and Zen thinking and their use in achieving and sustaining optimal performance. The workshop enables you to achieve measurable performance improvement. If you work in a complex environment and have challenges that are not being adequately addressed, then this workshop is for you.
We define what optimal performance is and how to achieve it. Performance is influenced by emotional intelligence, mindfulness, concentration and a systems/process oriented approach that recognizes the need to break free of unskillful mental models. Participants come away with practical skills, insights and the start of an action plan to optimize their performance.
“The Zen Approach … brings together sound wisdom, a
nuts-and-bolts grasp of practicalities, and original insights. It's the
Zen that's been missing in all too many of today's business books, and
George Pitagorsky is the master we've needed.”
- Daniel
Goleman, author
Social Intelligence
Prerequisites
None
Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, participants should be able to:
Define what optimal performance is at all levels
Identify barriers and steps need to achieve optimal performance
Apply Zen thinking and open-minded mindfulness to performance
Use practical techniques for increasing optimal performance
Identify ongoing actions to apply after the workshop
Who Should Attend
Groups of people working together to perform projects or provide services
Course Outline
Introduction
Foundation: Zen basics and why they matter
Open Mind: Questioning everything using systems thinking
Mindfulness and concentration: The base for effective action
Applying Open-minded Mindfulness: Taking learning home
The class is a workshop. There are numerous exercises to reinforce the concepts taught in the class.
Class Length
One day (8 PDUs)