Is your week run by other people’s goals? Take it back.
For managers whose days disappear into interruptions, meetings and other people’s priorities. Starting Tue 19 January.
Does this sound familiar?
- Everything feels urgent and there is not enough time.
- Messages and emergencies are preventing planned work.
- Your goals are in your head, but not in your schedule.
- Delegating feels slower than doing it yourself, so your workload keeps growing.
What is it costing you?
The cost is rarely one big failure. It is the strategic work that never starts, the team that waits for you and never grows, and the evenings spent catching up. How you manage your own time sets the limit for everyone who depends on you.
- Time
- Money
- Relationships
But there is a problem with training.
A good session alone is not the same as a lasting change. Here is what the research says.
Many trained competencies reportedly fail to transfer to the workplace.
Memory fades in the days after we learn something, a pattern first described in 1885 and replicated in 2015.
Source: Grossman, R. and Salas, E. (2011). The transfer of training: what really matters. International Journal of Training and Development.
So what do we do differently?
The programme is built around practice, support and repetition, so the change lasts.
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Practise from day one
From day one you start applying the skills on the job.
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Learning on demand
You get the key information on your time.
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90-minute leader labs
Try it, test it and discuss it, with others who are in your position too.
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More than one way to learn
Read it. Hear it. Say it. Do it.
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Audio app for on the go
Turn the commute into a learning session.
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Spaced repetition
The ideas come back just as they start to fade.
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Always available
Whenever you need a refresher, it is already there.
No overhaul of your week on day one. Small changes, practised until they become habits.
What’s covered in Effective productivity
Three lessons on your own goals, time and priorities. Then three on how you communicate, delegate and build a productive team.
- Lesson 1
The nature of productivity
What productivity means in your role, how to benchmark your own, and how to identify your high-payoff activities.
- Lesson 2
Managing time
Setting personal and organisational goals, putting them in writing, finding time to plan, and using affirmation and visualisation.
- Lesson 3
Controlling priorities
Setting priorities, dealing with interruptions and emergencies, managing communications, and learning to say no.
- Lesson 4
Communicate better
Listening for the whole message, asking clarifying questions, writing for impact, and using technology efficiently.
- Lesson 5
Team empowerment
Overcoming the reluctance to delegate, and developing your team by handing over real responsibility.
- Lesson 6
Team productivity
Creating a learning environment, setting positive expectations, and building efficient ways of working as a team.
What are the practical details?
- Starts
- Tuesday 19 January 2027
- Format
- Online. 90 minute sessions, facilitated live by Martin Kennedy.
- What is included
- A welcome and set-up session, a mid-point check-in and final presentations.
- Investment
- Invoiced on enrolment. Employers are invoiced by Atlantic Edge Leadership Limited.
- Enrolment closes
- Friday 15 January 2027
- Groups
- Two or more people from one organisation can enrol together. In-house options are available later in the year.
Who is facilitating?
Martin Kennedy spent more than 18 years at Apple leading learning, leadership and talent-development programmes. Atlantic Edge Leadership is an official LMI partner.
More about Martin KennedyNot sure yet?
The Snapshot is a free three minute check on five areas of leadership. You see your results at the end, and a conversation with Martin is optional.
Questions people ask
Is it really online?
Yes. Every session is online, lasts 90 minutes and is facilitated live by Martin Kennedy.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Your employer is invoiced by Atlantic Edge Leadership Limited.
Can I join late?
Enrolment closes on Friday 15 January 2027. The programme starts on Tuesday 19 January 2027.