Mindset training for leaders, executives & business owners
Successful modern leaders must lead by example, taking care to maintain a healthy mindset so they can better support others to do the same.
SOLD OUT in 2022
The MindSwitch training programme gives leaders a performance edge. You will learn powerful mindset and resilence-building practices that you can easily incorporate into your daily life.
The MindSwitch Programme uniquely focuses on healthy mindsets
MindSwitch is like no other leadership development programme. Most leadership programmes overlook a fundamental attribute that influences how leaders think, learn, and behave, and that is mindset.
The MindSwitch Programme equips leaders with modern mindset practices that support mental and emotional resilience, backed by neuroscience, and designed to keep you, our precious leaders, stronger, happier and more productive in the face of constant change and complexity.
We've all had days when we know our mindset is not serving us well. The mindset you bring to your day profoundly affects the person you are being and how your day unfolds. We all know this, but few people prepare and optimise their mindsets for the day ahead.
It's hardly surprising that we have little knowledge or skill in this domain, because no one talked about or taught mental wellbeing at school, until more recently that is. Neuroscience has made leaps and bounds in recent years and we now know, mental resilience and agility improve with regular practice of learnable techniques, much like going to the gym for a physical workout.
High performance sportspeople have benefited from mindset techniques, like those in the MindSwitch Programme, for decades. Now you can benefit too.
Mindset management skills have become critical
Let's face it the last two or so years have tested us all. If you are in a position of leadership, you will have seen first-hand how your people have had to adapt and navigate massive change and adversity for months on end.
As a leader, you are expected to have broad shoulders and keep your nerve, no matter what the working week throws at you. You are only human though, and that's why you need to regularly pause and check in on your own wellbeing.
Self-care takes a backseat when you're at full capacity
Most leaders have full diaries and no doubt you do too. Each hour of your day is carefully accounted for. As the day goes on, your time gets more and more squeezed. Other seemingly more urgent matters can take priority and your commitment to your own self-care quietly slips away — whatever self-care might mean for you — healthy eating, drinking water, time outdoors, exercise, time alone to think and relax, device-free time, quality time with loved ones, early nights.
If you're rushing a lot — to the office, to appointments, to meetings, to events — your body and mind will give you clear signals when to slow down. For example, you may have mastered the art of appearing calm on the outside, but on the inside your body might be flush with stress hormones, such as cortisol, putting your flight-fright response into permanent overdrive. When this happens, you may notice other physiological changes, such as shortness of breath, chest tightening, heart racing, anxiety.
SOLD OUT: 27 Oct 2022
1 day live workshop, 9-5pm
Plus 3 online sessions
Thursdays 1-3pm, (on 3, 10 & 17 Nov)
Early bird: $1100 + GST
$1500 + GST from 30/9/22
(Limited to 20 people)
Unmanaged stress symptoms massively affect mindset & performance
Operating under stress for extended periods of time, left unchecked, has a hugely negative effect on your ability to think clearly, make rational decisions, be focused and productive, build rapport, express empathy and compassion, and generally keep your cool — all attributes of high functioning leaders.
If this is happening, more likely, your colleagues and those close to you will sense and react to the stress emitting from you, even if you think it's not obvious. One of the most upsetting side effects of pervasive stress, is you can come to dislike your leadership style, feel discontent and irritability, even resent your job, and secretly want to pack it in.
Switch from survival mode into flow.
With regular practice, you will see benefits
The MindSwitch Leadership Programme will help you:
- understand how your mind works
- learn how to befriend and optimise your mind for better performance
- increase your energy and optimism levels
- learn techniques proven to reduce the physiological symptoms of stress
- establish healthy boundaries and habits so you can pace yourself
- improve your productivity and focus levels
- feel less overwhelm and enjoy a better coping mechanism
- feel more equipped to support and empower others
- arrive home in a good frame of mind for your loved ones
- move from being in survival mode to your creative flow.
As little as 10 minutes of daily practice will pay dividends to your outlook, wellbeing and performance. Spring-cleaning your mind is as valuable to your health as cleaning your teeth.
SOLD OUT: 27 Oct 2022
1 day live workshop, 9-5pm
Plus 3 online sessions
Thursdays 1-3pm, (on 3, 10 & 17 Nov)
Early bird: $1100 + GST
$1500 + GST from 30/9/22
(Limited to 20 people)
Through the MindSwitch Programme, you will:
- Discover the neuroscience that shows regular mindset practices work
- Gain insight into how the mind works and influences your emotions and behaviour
- Learn at least 3 powerful mindset practices that help prepare you for your work day, and can boost energy and performance levels
- Learn at least 2 simple practices that help reduce stress
- Explore establishing healthy boundaries and successful habits
- Learn and practise useful, non-confrontational communication techniques to facilitate having difficult conversations
- Learn 1 mindset tool to help you make decisions
- Learn about sleep hygiene and 1 mindset practice that can vastly improve sleep
- Take away your own mindset workbook and access audio recordings to support your personal practice
- Attend one full day workshop and 3 online sessions afterwards
- Enjoy Mother Nature's green prescription at the Arcus venue, while you learn with like-minded leaders.
Daily doses of mindset work can transform your day, your week, your year.
Your MindSwitch trainers
For over twenty years, Nic Preddle has been helping New Zealand's most successful companies build their teamwork and leadership capabilities. Nic is a highly skilled master trainer and certified team coach. Nic lives and breathes teamwork. It's in his DNA. He has innate ability to lead people on a fun, invigorating, challenging and fulfilling learning journey.
Alice Hearnshaw, has been practising transformational mindset techniques for over 25 years. Graduating with first-class honours in law, she chose the exciting journey of running her own consulting business, over a career in law. In 2020, she began formalising her passion for mindset development by becoming an accredited mindset & meditation instructor and certified business coach/consultant with the International Coaching Federation.
"We all have ups and downs in life, good and not so good days. Practising mindset techniques helps you get back on the horse quicker and stay on course."
SOLD OUT: 27 Oct 2022
1 day live workshop, 9-5pm
Plus 3 online sessions
Thursdays 1-3pm, (on 3, 10 & 17 Nov)
Early bird: $1100 + GST
$1500 + GST from 30/9/22
(Limited to 20 people)