Unlocking Professional Impact:
The Difference Lab @ Work
Teams
Turbocharge Team Impact: Eliminate Insidious Clutter
Teams operate with unwritten rules, largely because they’ve become invisible and ingrained over time. New members quickly work to decode these rules to ensure they’re “doing it right.” The consequence? Invisible clutter grows and clogs up team impact. Teams attending the program together collaborate to “see” and subtract the often invisible clutter, streamline their efforts, and adopt new, more effective ways of working. We advise Team Leaders to participate in The Difference Lab for People Leaders either before launching the Team program for their group, or after. This will better prepare them to collaborate effectively with their teams and support and accelerate impact.
3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session). Can be programmed as a full-day session.
Teams operate with unwritten rules, largely because they’ve become invisible and ingrained over time. New members quickly work to decode these rules to ensure they’re “doing it right.” The consequence? Invisible clutter grows and clogs up team impact. Teams attending the program together collaborate to “see” and subtract the often invisible clutter, streamline their efforts, and adopt new, more effective ways of working. We advise Team Leaders to participate in The Difference Lab for People Leaders either before launching the Team program for their group, or after. This will better prepare them to collaborate effectively with their teams and support and accelerate impact.
3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session). Can be programmed as a full-day session.
People Leaders
Ignite Impact: De-Habit Busyness
This program serves as an essential primer for leaders before they engage with their teams in the practice of intentional subtraction. It familiarizes them with the fundamental principles of intentional subtraction. Importantly, the program also addresses potential obstacles that might hinder their teams from fully embracing and implementing this approach. By understanding these challenges, leaders can more effectively collaborate and guide their teams through the transformative process they’ll undertake together in The Difference Lab for Teams.
3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session)
This program serves as an essential primer for leaders before they engage with their teams in the practice of intentional subtraction. It familiarizes them with the fundamental principles of intentional subtraction. Importantly, the program also addresses potential obstacles that might hinder their teams from fully embracing and implementing this approach. By understanding these challenges, leaders can more effectively collaborate and guide their teams through the transformative process they’ll undertake together in The Difference Lab for Teams.
3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session)
C-Suite Leader
C-Suite Leaders Transfer Your Super Power: Help Teams Focus on What Matters
Successful leaders share a common trait: they are highly skilled in fierce prioritization - setting a choiceful and clear direction for their organization and teams. Equally important is their ability to weed out distractions, unnecessary tasks and counterproductive initiatives, saving time and valuable resources. However, it’s often difficult for these leaders to see how others in the organization may struggle to develop this skill. Our session grounds C-Suite leaders in the foundational principles of intentional subtraction. We delve into why subtraction is core to their own behavior, but so hard for others. The worksop offers insights on the hurdles of subtraction and equips leaders with strategies to support and drive transformation within their organization.
90-minute session
Successful leaders share a common trait: they are highly skilled in fierce prioritization - setting a choiceful and clear direction for their organization and teams. Equally important is their ability to weed out distractions, unnecessary tasks and counterproductive initiatives, saving time and valuable resources. However, it’s often difficult for these leaders to see how others in the organization may struggle to develop this skill. Our session grounds C-Suite leaders in the foundational principles of intentional subtraction. We delve into why subtraction is core to their own behavior, but so hard for others. The worksop offers insights on the hurdles of subtraction and equips leaders with strategies to support and drive transformation within their organization.
90-minute session
Women in Leadership
Do Less, Impact More – Master the Power of Intentional Subtraction
There’s a prevailing cultural narrative that equates success with “doing it all.” In today’s world especially, the mantra has gone one step further, pressuring us to “do more, be better.” This creates a paradox where fierce prioritization is at odds with the relentless demand to do more. The Difference Lab for Women in Leadership addresses this contradiction head-on. It offers a unique space to practice the art of intentional subtraction, tailored specifically to the challenges women leaders face in an ecosystem that often expects them to juggle everything. By participating in The Difference Lab, women leaders accelerate their journey of activating fierce prioritization, empowered by the liberating practice of intentional subtraction.
3 sessions (two x 2-hour sessions + one x 90-minute session)
There’s a prevailing cultural narrative that equates success with “doing it all.” In today’s world especially, the mantra has gone one step further, pressuring us to “do more, be better.” This creates a paradox where fierce prioritization is at odds with the relentless demand to do more. The Difference Lab for Women in Leadership addresses this contradiction head-on. It offers a unique space to practice the art of intentional subtraction, tailored specifically to the challenges women leaders face in an ecosystem that often expects them to juggle everything. By participating in The Difference Lab, women leaders accelerate their journey of activating fierce prioritization, empowered by the liberating practice of intentional subtraction.
3 sessions (two x 2-hour sessions + one x 90-minute session)
Thrival: Making Personal & Professional Work
Parents
The Secret to Uncramming: Embrace the Art of Intentional Subtraction
Designed for those living in the Cram It All In Years, those years where work and life collide, The Difference Lab for Parents focuses on building the difficult but life-altering skill of intentional subtraction. In an era where expectations of parents are at an all-time high, balancing these with the demands of work can lead to overwhelming stress. This program specifically addresses the unique pressures and responsibilities that parents face. The two-part series addresses @life and in the workplace (@work). By identifying energy-draining obligations and fostering effective habit changes, The Difference Lab helps parents move from feeling crushed, to crushing it.
PART I: The Difference Lab @ Life (three x 90-minute sessions)
PART II: The Difference Lab @ Work (three x 90-minute sessions)
*Can be done in a full-day format.
Designed for those living in the Cram It All In Years, those years where work and life collide, The Difference Lab for Parents focuses on building the difficult but life-altering skill of intentional subtraction. In an era where expectations of parents are at an all-time high, balancing these with the demands of work can lead to overwhelming stress. This program specifically addresses the unique pressures and responsibilities that parents face. The two-part series addresses @life and in the workplace (@work). By identifying energy-draining obligations and fostering effective habit changes, The Difference Lab helps parents move from feeling crushed, to crushing it.
PART I: The Difference Lab @ Life (three x 90-minute sessions)
PART II: The Difference Lab @ Work (three x 90-minute sessions)
*Can be done in a full-day format.
Work/Life
From Crushed to Crushing It: Doing Less to Impact More
For individuals in organizations who are feeling the overwhelming crush of managing work and life, The Difference Lab Work/Life Program is for you. You’ve realized that all the hacks in the world aren’t going to ease the relentlessness of never-ending to-do lists. Our fully program uniquely addresses the whole person - speaking to both our personal and professional lives. Grounded in real-world insights, the experience will help you to “see” the invisible obligations and expectations that weigh us down. Importantly, you’ll learn effective strategies to systematically subtract these burdens, opening the door to moving from feeling crushed to crushing it.
Professional Program: 3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session)
Personal Program: 3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session)
*Can be done in a full-day format.
For individuals in organizations who are feeling the overwhelming crush of managing work and life, The Difference Lab Work/Life Program is for you. You’ve realized that all the hacks in the world aren’t going to ease the relentlessness of never-ending to-do lists. Our fully program uniquely addresses the whole person - speaking to both our personal and professional lives. Grounded in real-world insights, the experience will help you to “see” the invisible obligations and expectations that weigh us down. Importantly, you’ll learn effective strategies to systematically subtract these burdens, opening the door to moving from feeling crushed to crushing it.
Professional Program: 3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session)
Personal Program: 3 sessions (two x 2.5-hour sessions + one x 90 minute session)
*Can be done in a full-day format.
Returnship Program
Stop, Drop and Uncram
Navigating the transition back to work after parental leave can be fraught with questions such as, “How am I going to juggle the demands of my family with my work responsibilities?” or “How do I adapt to my new role of working parent?” This program is tailored to help returning employees in reassessing and modifying their habits and self-expectations that contribute to feeling overwhelmed and overworked, yet not fully succeeding in either work or personal life. It encourages making intentional, often brave, choices about what to subtract in their busy lives. Led by experienced working parents, this course offers practical strategies to reduce stress and uncertainty, empowering participants to thrive at home while juggling the demands of work.
3 sessions (three x 90-minute sessions)
Navigating the transition back to work after parental leave can be fraught with questions such as, “How am I going to juggle the demands of my family with my work responsibilities?” or “How do I adapt to my new role of working parent?” This program is tailored to help returning employees in reassessing and modifying their habits and self-expectations that contribute to feeling overwhelmed and overworked, yet not fully succeeding in either work or personal life. It encourages making intentional, often brave, choices about what to subtract in their busy lives. Led by experienced working parents, this course offers practical strategies to reduce stress and uncertainty, empowering participants to thrive at home while juggling the demands of work.
3 sessions (three x 90-minute sessions)
Working Parent ERG
The Secret to Uncramming When You’re Cramming It All In
If you’re a time-starved working parent, odds are you’re feeling the pressures of the Cram It All In Years, those especially acute years where work and life collide. The Difference Lab for Working Parents illuminates the often unrealistic expectations society places on working parents, and through a fun, immersive experience, introduces the transformative skill of intentional subtraction. Participants uncover opportunities to subtract from the overwhelm, learning strategies to lighten their load. The result? Doing less, yet getting more.
60-minute inspiration session
If you’re a time-starved working parent, odds are you’re feeling the pressures of the Cram It All In Years, those especially acute years where work and life collide. The Difference Lab for Working Parents illuminates the often unrealistic expectations society places on working parents, and through a fun, immersive experience, introduces the transformative skill of intentional subtraction. Participants uncover opportunities to subtract from the overwhelm, learning strategies to lighten their load. The result? Doing less, yet getting more.
60-minute inspiration session
Keynote Addresses
We also have a series of keynote addresses designed to inspire and disrupt behaviors that lead to overwhelm:
The One Essential Skill in a Re-Invented Workplace
From Crushed to Crushing It: The Secret to Making Work/Life Work
Do Less, Impact More: Intentional Subtraction for Women
It’s that time of year:
Uncram For a Happier Holiday Season
Back-to-School for Working Parents