Corporate and workplace programs
We offer programs for assisting people to deal effectively with stress in the workplace, and to find their own way of balancing the many demands that are constant in a productive life.
The aim of our programs is to help people realize their potential for making a meaningful and effective contribution in their work lives by performing at the highest level.
Framework:
The framework for our corporate and workplace training is the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program, developed by Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It has been forged from an integration of transformative Eastern mindfulness practices with contemporary Western scientific understandings of human functioning.
Through this program, people actually change their behavior, not just learn about how they might change it.
It engages participants at the levels of physiological stress regulation, emotional regulation and cognitive training - all leading to enhanced emotional, mental and physical resilience. It also engages people at the level of values and purpose, which can increase satisfaction at work and in life more generally. It encourages people to engage fully with every aspect of their lives.
Our programs can assist individuals to:
- reduce stress,
- increase stability in the midst of complex or highly charged situations,
- enhance clarity and creative thinking,
- improve communication skills,
- cultivate leadership and teamwork, and
- improve overall effectiveness in the workplace.
It is an evidence-based program which has been widely used and researched for the past 25 years.
Delivery
Two hour workshop
This workshop gives a valuable taste of how to use stress as a signal to respond rather than react in habitual ways. It will introduce some immediate strategies into your work day to reduce stress and to bring more ease and effectiveness into your life.
One day workshop
This one day workshop provides a comprehensive overview of the use of mindfulness in your working life including detailed instructions and materials and practice CDs for immediate implementation in life and at work.
Eight Week MBSR program
The evidence-based eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program, which is a profoundly effective training with well-researched outcomes for the long-term mental and physical health and well-being of participants, and the organization. This program involves meeting for 2 hours per week for eight weeks, and for one full day (off- site). Programs can be offered at your workplace or at a convenient venue for participants. 100 page course book and CDs are provided, and ongoing coaching contact by phone or email throughout the eight weeks as needed. The course can be also be offered using more intensive delivery models, and the use of internet to achieve teacher support.
The Openground model
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Past clients:
Australian Graduate School of Management http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/agsm/Pages/default.aspx
Workability
http://www.workability.net.au/
Police and Citizens Youth Clubs Australia
http://www.pcycnsw.org/prime_about_home/
NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
http://www.odpp.nsw.gov.au
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
http://www.mallesons.com/our_firm/5501503W.htm
Contact us:
Contact us to discuss a tailored program for your organisation.
Timothea Goddard
tim@openground.com.au
Phone: (011 61 2) 9387 5204
