Introductions to every course and product: who it is for, what helps, what is inside, and where to begin. Written by Dr Alten du Plessis, founder of WorkSmart4Life.
Attention is the whole game. Protect it, aim it, and learn the conditions that put you in flow on purpose rather than by accident.
This course is for you if your working day asks for focus while messages, meetings and your own restlessness keep pulling at it.
Read the introduction Course · SharpenThis course is for anyone whose work includes moments that count: a presentation, a deadline, a difficult conversation, a change of role, or a long season of showing up at your best.
Read the introduction Course · SharpenThis course is for anyone at work who has been living by the formula of success first and wellbeing later, and who wants to try it the other way round: someone in a demanding role, a…
Read the introduction Course · SharpenThis course is for anyone who wants to work upstream of the situation rather than only react to it: a professional who meets the same stuck problem week after week, a leader whose way…
Read the introduction Course · SharpenThis course is for anyone at work facing a moment that asks them to back themselves: a first big presentation, a new role, feedback that stings, or the quiet doubt that keeps you…
Read the introduction Course · SharpenThis course is for anyone in a long pursuit who wants more than talent to carry them: someone building a career, mastering a craft, or leading through a demanding season.
Read the introduction Course · SharpenThis course is for anyone who believes that who you are at work matters as much as what you achieve: a professional who wants to be known for integrity and steadiness, a leader who…
Read the introduction Course · SharpenThis course is for anyone who wants to treat their wellbeing the way they would treat their fitness: measure it, train it and keep it up.
Read the introductionReshape the job you already have: what you do, who you do it with and how you see it. Most people can move more than they think.
This course is for anyone who wants more from the job they already hold: the specialist who has settled into a role, the manager a few years into a post.
Read the introduction Course · CraftThis course is for anyone at work who wants a lived understanding of their values rather than a list of words: someone weighing a career decision, a leader setting priorities, a…
Read the introduction Course · CraftThis course is for people at work who want to look at the lens they see themselves and their path through: a new manager finding their feet, a professional between chapters, anyone who…
Read the introduction Course · CraftThis course is for anyone at work who wants to understand the beliefs underneath their choices: the professional who keeps circling back to the same pattern, the person ready to speak…
Read the introductionYour ceiling is set by the people around you. Psychological safety, real conversation and the give-and-take that lets a team outperform its parts.
Work Well Together is for one person who wants the team around them to be a better place to work: a team leader or supervisor, an HR or people manager, or a wellbeing officer.
Read the introduction Course · ConnectBig Potential is for anyone at work whose best results depend on the people around them doing well too: a colleague in a busy team, a manager, or someone who leads from the middle…
Read the introduction Course · ConnectBig Talk is for anyone at work who wants conversations that go somewhere: the colleague who wants to know the person at the next desk, the manager who wants one-to-ones that matter,…
Read the introduction Course · ConnectTeamSmart is for anyone who leads a group or belongs to one: a work team, a small business, a committee, a project crew.
Read the introduction Course · ConnectALIGHT is for anyone who leads: a team lead or manager, a coach, a committee chair, the person others turn to when a project needs direction.
Read the introduction Course · ConnectThis course is for managers and team leads who were promoted for doing the work well and now lead people, and for mentors, supervisors and project leads who hold development conversations.
Read the introduction Course · ConnectThe Captain and the Compass is for people at work, at any level, who want to read their emotions well, steady them under pressure and express them in ways that build trust with…
Read the introduction Course · ConnectDisagree Well is for anyone at work who wants to meet disagreement with a colleague, a teammate or a manager in a way that keeps the working relationship and can even deepen it.
Read the introduction Course · ConnectThe Kind No is for the person at work who says yes and means no: the one colleagues bring their problems to, whose evenings have quietly become part of the working day.
Read the introduction Course · ConnectConnected is for anyone who wants more belonging in life and at work: after a move, a new job, a relationship ending or retirement, or simply in a busy, digital world.
Read the introductionEnergy is a resource you manage. Recovery, steadiness and the habits that keep you at your best for decades.
This course is for professionals, managers and teams in demanding working seasons who want their performance and their wellbeing to grow together.
Read the introduction Course · SustainThis course is for anyone at work who wants practical, body-based skills for steadier days: the person moving from meeting to meeting, the leader carrying a team through change, the…
Read the introduction Course · SustainThis course is for anyone at work who wants steadier ways of meeting worry: before a presentation, during a restructuring, while waiting on a decision, or simply on a full week.
Read the introduction Course · SustainThis course is for anyone at work who wants new habits to last: the professional starting a fresh routine, the manager building a practice into a busy week, the person who wants the…
Read the introduction Course · SustainBreathe Well is for anyone at work who wants a skill they can carry into any part of the day: the person heading into a demanding meeting, the manager moving between calls, the…
Read the introduction Course · SustainMeditate Well is for anyone who wants a steady practice of attention alongside a working life, whether you are trying meditation for the first time or have practised for years.
Read the introduction Course · SustainRiseWell 1: You Are Already Resilient is for anyone at work who has come through hard things and wants to understand how, or who is in a demanding season and wants practical skills…
Read the introduction Course · SustainRiseWell 2: Reframe and Regulate is for anyone at work who notices that the same kinds of events keep knocking them off balance, and who wants a practical method for working with their…
Read the introduction Course · SustainRiseWell 3: Strong Under Pressure is for anyone living under sustained pressure at work, at home or both, who wants practical ways to meet it.
Read the introduction Course · SustainRiseWell 4: Real-Time Resilience is for anyone who has learnt resilience skills and wants to use them in the moment: in a meeting, a conversation or a hard day.
Read the introduction Course · SustainThis course is for the person at work who finds it easier to be kind to others than to themselves: the conscientious colleague who keeps raising the bar, the one caught in patterns of…
Read the introduction Course · SustainThis course is for anyone whose working day deserves a better beginning and a calmer close: early risers and night owls, people who work long days or shifts, and parents whose mornings…
Read the introduction Course · SustainPractice Well — For Lawyers is for anyone in the early years of legal practice, and for those further along who want the training rather than the advice.
Read the introduction Course · SustainPractice Well — for Doctors is for doctors in their intern years and the years after them who want to look after their own flourishing as well as their patients'.
Read the introduction Course · SustainAgeWell is for anyone over forty who wants the second half of working life, and the chapters after it, to be lived with intention, purpose and wellbeing.
Read the introductionThe free explorer with Meeting view, the personalised deck and ebook, and Company Editions.
The Wisdom of Work is for anyone whose work involves other people and who wants a good line to think with: the team leader with a meeting at nine, the manager preparing a one-to-one,…
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThis deck and ebook are for the person who wants The Wisdom of Work on the desk: for yourself, as a gift for a colleague, or as named copies for a team.
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeA Company Edition is for an organisation that wants to give its people something they keep: a team, a department or a whole company, at a moment worth marking.
Read the introductionThree courses and an edition, for five kinds of working life.
The Corporate Athlete track is for the person who wants to bring an athlete's preparation to work: someone who performs under pressure, cares about how they show up, and wants to keep…
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThe New Manager track is for the first years of leading people, when the growth of others becomes part of your own work.
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThe Leading a Team track is for the leader of a team who wants to lead from what already works, shape the way the team does things on purpose, and to raise what the whole team can…
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThe Steady Under Pressure track is for demanding seasons at work: a deadline that will not move, a heavy quarter, a role that asks a great deal.
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThe Professional track is for the expert who wants the work to carry their name: the specialist, the practitioner, the person whose craft is the reason people come to them.
Read the introductionFor the people on an employer’s list, and for a team and its leader.
This moment pack is for a season of restructuring, a merger or a new direction: for each person living through the change, and for the managers leading it.
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThis moment pack is for a group of new or newly promoted leaders as they step into the role together.
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThis moment pack is for a new intake: graduates, trainees or a group of new hires in their first months with you.
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThis moment pack is for people stepping into retirement after a long working life.
Read the introduction WorkSmart4LifeThe Team Pack is for a team and its leader who want to grow together: a team at the start of a new chapter, a team with a new leader, or a good team that wants to become a better one.
Read the introductionPersonalised editions about who you are growing into.
You Be In The Zone Too is for anyone at work who performs when it counts: the presentation, the negotiation, the deadline, the big day.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Top Sport Achiever Too is for people at work who also train and compete, and for anyone who finds the language of sport a helpful way to think about effort, goals and growth…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Super Achiever Too is for people at work who want to grow into their fullest potential over the long run, whether they lead a team, build a career or carry a large piece of work.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Success Too is for anyone at work who wants a clear, steady foundation for reaching their goals: someone starting out, someone taking on new responsibility, or someone ready…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be An Entrepreneur Too is for people who start things at work: founders, owners of small firms, and anyone inside an organisation who likes to spot an opportunity and bring a new…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Balanced Too is for people at work who hold many roles at once, at work, at home, in the community and in their own lives, and who want those roles to support each other.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Leader Too is for people who lead at work, whether newly promoted, leading a team for years, or leading without a title.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Top CEO Too is for people at work who are growing towards senior leadership, and for executives who want to keep deepening the character qualities their role asks of them.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Great Coach Too is for people who coach others at work: new managers, team leaders, mentors and anyone who helps colleagues grow.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Cool Mentor Too is for people at work who guide others: experienced colleagues who take a newcomer under their wing, managers who mentor, and anyone asked to share what they know.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Good Mentee Too is for people at work who are being mentored: new starters, people in a new role, and anyone who has asked someone more experienced to walk alongside them.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Gritty Too is for people at work who are committed to a long-term goal: a qualification, a hard project, a career they are building step by step.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Resilient Too is for people at work in demanding seasons: change, pressure, setbacks, or simply a long stretch of hard work.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Hopeful Too is for anyone at work who is reaching towards something: a goal, a change, a better next chapter for themselves or their team.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Emotionally Intelligent Too is for everyone who works with people, which at work means nearly everyone: colleagues, team leaders, client-facing staff and managers.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Virtuous Too is for anyone at work who wants to bring more of their best character into what they do each day.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Learner Too is for people at work who keep learning: those new in a role, those changing careers, and anyone who wants to keep growing in what they do.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be A Thinker Too is for people at work whose job asks them to think well: to analyse, decide, plan and solve problems, and to come up with something new.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Creative Too is for anyone at work who wants to bring fresh ideas to life, whether in a creative role or in a job where new thinking simply makes the work better.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Purposeful Too is for anyone at work who wants their work to connect with what matters most to them, and to live and work with intention.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionYou Be Value Driven Too is for professionals who want their decisions and actions at work to line up with what matters most to them.
Read the introductionPersonalised editions for the moments a working life brings.
This edition is for you when your working life turns a corner: the first weeks in a new job, a change of direction, a step towards promotion, a business of your own, or the end of a…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you as a long working life moves towards retirement, whether that day is still some way off or has just arrived.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when you carry responsibility for other people at work: a team leader in a new role, a manager steering through a hard week, or a senior leader holding a…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when the work asks you to deliver at a particular moment: a presentation, a high-stakes meeting, a pitch, an assessment, or a long stretch where steady quality…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when something has gone well at work: a goal reached, a promotion, recognition you did not expect, or a long run of good results.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when something at work has not gone the way you hoped: a project that fell short, a venture that closed, a public misstep, or a run of setbacks that has made…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when a disagreement at work needs your attention: tension with a colleague, a hard exchange with a manager, a conversation you have been putting off, or a…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when work is changing around you: a restructuring, a new reporting line, a merger, a new system or a change you have chosen to lead.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when you are waiting to find out what comes next: a role under review, an industry that is shifting, a decision you must make without all the facts, or a period…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when money is weighing on your mind alongside your work: debt, a drop in income, an unexpected expense, a large decision, or disagreement at home about money.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when questions of meaning come up in your working life: when the work no longer feels like yours, when you are weighing purpose against practical needs, or when…
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when you want your working days to leave room for your health and energy: so that rest, sleep and the things that restore you keep their place beside the work.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you when your work asks for ideas: writing, design, strategy, teaching, making, or any task where something new must come into being.
Read the introduction InspireWell4Life editionThis edition is for you in the ordinary rhythm of a working day: the start of the morning, the pile of decisions, the colleague who tests your patience, the task you keep postponing,…
Read the introductionA conversation deck and a guide for teams and the people who lead them.
The Wellbeing at Work deck is for anyone who works and wants to talk about how that work is going: the person reflecting on their own working life, the manager preparing a one-to-one,…
Read the introduction FlourishTalkThe Team Development guide is for the person who brings a team together to talk about how it works: the team leader, the facilitator of a workshop or retreat, the team coach, the HR or…
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