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Act your wage, lazy jobs and quiet quitting: What you need to know to lead the next generation
In this keynote presentation, Donna delves into how the so called “anti-work movement” is reshaping perceptions of labour, value, and success in the contemporary workforce.
The pandemic bought about unexpected changes in workplaces that started with working from home and hybrid arrangements and has forced the discussion on shorter work weeks.
If you are planning to lead teams for the next 5-10 years, you will need to understand these concepts including expectations of the trade between work and pay, strategies to motivate when traditional motivation techniques don’t work, cultivate a productive, equitable, and inspiring workplace environment and shift from “anti-work” to “pro-fulfilling work”.
Read lessSpace is the new rich: And you need more of it
Modern living can be tough. Too much to do, too little time, and not enough energy. We used to think time was the most valuable commodity we had, and some argued it could be attention. Donna McGeorge believes it’s SPACE.
In this keynote, discover how adaptive capacity, grants you the precious space to think, contemplate, and thrive in a world of constant change and movement. Equip yourself with practical and smart strategies, to expand your adaptive capacity and unlock the limitless potential that lies in your overbooked calendar.
You’ll learn why creating space to think (no, really think) is the key to managing and taking advantage of changing circumstances. Donna will share the 4 Types of Capacity and the impact of each on our ability to be productive and effective. You will walk away with strategies to enhance your personal adaptive capacity, productivity and ability to create the space you need for what is most important to you.
Read lessThe 15% Rule: Create A Productivity Buffer
Donna McGeorge
The Productivity Coach, Author, Speaker and Transformer of Company Culture
Donna McGeorge is a global authority on workplace and personal productivity. She has 4 best-selling books and has written for Harvard Business Review, Forbes and Fast company. In 2024 she will be featured in the hbr.org book Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance, as well as partnering with a major Australian University to conduct research into workplace productivity.
Donna is a believer in the power of intentional living, and she knows that creating space for thinking, planning, and growing is key to achieving it. She understands that the gaps, pauses, and spaces in between are necessary fuel for the fire, providing the chance to step back and breathe.
Donna challenges old and existing concepts of time management and productivity, championing a new, more personalised approach. She knows that the best way to combat the myth of "wasted time" is to live deliberately, and she is passionate about empowering individuals, teams, and organisations to be more purposeful.
40-year-old traditional time management theories just don’t cut it for modern workplaces where everything is urgent. Donna is all about finding you space. Space to think, breathe, live and work. Space to choose. Space for what’s important.
Donna’s strength is her sense of humour coupled with a depth of insight and knowledge leading to a highly pragmatic approach to achieving more, by doing less.