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Manage energy, not time

A workshop to improve your energy management strategies to avoid mental ill health and boost your productivity.

Course overview

This hour and a half course runs at various times throughout the year.


The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not.

This hour and a half course aims to help you to:

  • identify energy zappers that impact on productivity, performance and workload
  • consider strategies and techniques to boost and sustain your energy throughout the day
  • design your day with energy in mind to manage your priorities

Course structure

This course runs over an hour and a half, and is run either on campus or on teams.

See the Mental health and wellbeing training page for dates.

Please sign up for this course through iTrent ESS by searching 'Energy'.

Who should attend

This course is suitable for all staff.

Facilitator

This course is run by Heather Girling, Staff Health & Wellbeing Manager.


Related online learning and resources

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Book or cancel your place using ESS

Find out how to book or cancel your place, plus read guidance on required timescales and discussions with your managers.


Discussing your learning and development with your line manager

We assume that if you need permission or agreement to attend this course you will have arranged this before booking. To ensure the training is suitable and your learning can be transferred back to the workplace, you should also have discussed the following with your line manager:

  • how this training will help to deliver your individual/team goals
  • the expected outcomes (what is expected to change or improve as a result)
  • any support required post-course to enable you to transfer your learning back to the workplace

Your manager will receive an automated notification when you book or cancel a place on a course using ESS.

Book your place

You must book your place using Employee Self-Service (ESS). Places will be available to book on self-service up to 24 hours before the course, to allow for participants to complete the required pre-work. Download instructions on how to book your place using ESS.

Cancel your place

You can cancel your place using Employee Self-Service (ESS). Download instructions on how to cancel your place using ESS.

Please cancel your place as early as possible (and at least three days in advance) to allow others to book instead.

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Contact us

Contact employee wellbeing for more information.