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New Zealand EditionGain control over your social networking activities using the Whole Brain Model – Ann Herrmann explains howThere has been an explosion in social networking activity over the past few years, outweighed only by the ever-increasing numbers of people using email. With mobile devices making information and people accessible 24 hours a day, anywhere in the world, we’re more connected than ever, and that’s bringing many positives to our lives.
But this rise in social networking and mobile connectedness has also led to a phenomenon of continuous partial attention, and many of us find ourselves struggling to balance the mental energy needed to concentrate on one aspect of information and the ability to put attention towards memory and new learning. Managing your attention is critical to ensure you get the most out of social networking. By using the Whole Brain® Model as a way to organise, understand and manage your attention, you can gain control over your social networking activities: Step 1: ANALYSE: Go to the A (Blue) Quadrant and determine where you are today in social networking activity. What activities are you involved in, and how much of your time is spent on these activities? How much of your productivity is consumed by them? Step 2: PERSONALISE: Go to the C (Red) Quadrant and ask yourself, Who are you interested in connecting with, for both personal and professional reasons? How does it make you feel to connect with old friends or make new friends? Where can you find people with shared interests? How can you have fun with it? Step 3: STRATEGISE: Go to the D (Yellow) Quadrant and ask, Why are you interested in social networking? What can you discover and learn? How can it stimulate your thinking or just give you a mental break? Think of all the positives you can get out of it. Step 4: ORGANISE: Go to the B (Green) Quadrant and determine how much time you can devote to social networking and how you will manage it. What will you decide NOT to do in order to make time for these activities? When and how often will you engage in social networking? What sites will you go to? This short YouTube video reveals some of the dramatic numbers behind the social media revolution.
The Thinking Accelerator™ featuring HBDIinteractive™
The Thinking Accelerator™ featuring HBDIinteractive™ is a state of the art simulation and blended learning solution. It includes the HBDI® with individualised learning, to help people rapidly implement and scale the Whole Brain Advantage across an organisation. The program allows organisations to rapidly and cost-effectively reach large, geographically dispersed populations without sacrificing quality. Learn how IBM is using this technology to develop the next generation of IBM Leaders. Upcoming EventsWhole Brain Project Manager Workshop – 30th September 2009Whole-Brain Project Management develops skills for the serious project manager that effectively bridges the soft-skills gap between Agile and traditional project management approaches. With projects - if we improve the quality of thinking that goes into a project, we improve the potential for project success.
Further information can be found on the Whole Brain Project Manager web page. This course has limited numbers to ensure each participant becomes the focus of the learning at some point during the programme. Some of the already registered participants will be using the course to assess its ability to be customised for their individual organisations. In whatever business you are in Whole Brain Thinking is essential in these times of rapid change.
Venue: Herrmann International NZ, Karaka House, 9 Huron Street, Takapuna If you or your nominee do not have a profile, please add $255.00 plus GST for an individual HBDI profile, e-Learning and feedback, which will be supplied prior to the workshop.
Register Online:WBPM Registration Form Registrations close on the 25th September 2009 Whole Brain Couples Webinar – Coming in November 2009Understand what makes your partner tick, find out why you and your loved one are always facing communication roadblocks, learn why men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Please invite all your friends, family, colleagues and clients to participate in this fun, interactive and thought provoking webinar.
Date: Wednesday 18th November Come on Back – Herrmann Certified Practitioners Professional Development DayUpcoming Sessions: Tuesday 1st December 2009 and Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm Features:
Certified Practitioners are required to attend a Come on Back session to maintain their certification. Follow us on TwitterLike so many others, we are embracing the new social media networks. We have user groups in Plaxo and Linkedin. As you know we already have blogs and forums on our website. I have a personal page on Facebook and I am a regular on Twitter. All of this is designed to spread the word about the effectiveness of Whole Brain Thinking in a way that we can all benefit from. So follow us on Twitter and we'll follow you! |
Herrmann’s latest program, The Thinking Accelerator™ featuring HBDIinteractive™ has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2009 Learning in Practice awards. Sponsored by Chief Learning Officer magazine, the program was regarded as one of the top entries in the Excellence in Content category.
Some of the benefits of a Whole-Brain project approach are: