Andrew May
Do you spend half your day responding to email?
Do you have Road Runner Syndrome, racing from crisis to crisis?
Do you get sick on weekends and on holidays?
Are you too busy to take proper time out to relax and recover?
The task of navigating life's frantically paced, 24/7 digital age has never been more complex or daunting. We are all under constant pressure to perform, day in day out. So many people are wired up, but eventually melting down.
The rapid speed and intensity of modern business demands a new way of approaching performance. Armed with the latest palm pilots, blackberries and productivity gadgets, we are cramming more and more into our already jam packed schedules. Rather than running at a fast pace and then taking time out to recover, a vital strategy used by high performing teams in the sporting world, every working day now requires the stamina of a Grand Final.
Sold on the Multitasking Myth, the average worker attempts to juggle 6 tasks at a time and wastes up to half day on email, totally ‘Inboxicated’! Add an average of 55 to 60 interruptions throughout an average working day. Is it any wonder we’re starting to feel the strain?
As a result, workers are trying to find a variety of ways to stay ahead. Working until the early hours of the morning, avoiding holidays and time out, stocking up on caffeine (Cappuccino Cowboys) or loading the system with the sweet stuff (Sugar Addicts). Unfortunately most of theses ‘quick fixes’ overload the system even further and eventually lead to melt down. So, in today’s fast paced business environment, how do High Performers continually make the distance?
The most effective approach involves the ability to Switch On when you need to and to Switch Off when you can.
Andrew May, a leading expert on performance and productivity, has spent the past 15 years perfecting the art and science of performance. As both former elite middle distance athlete, Physical Performance Manager for the Australian Cricket team and coach to Olympic athletes in a range of sports.
Andrew May is also a forward thinking businessman. Having co-founded Good Health Solutions, Australia’s largest corporate health promotion company with an annual turn over of more then $12 million. In addition to PT Plus; an international business consultancy based in Australia and the United Kingdom. Andrew has also recently launched Australia's latest concept in corporate recovery, a series of exclusive ‘Recharge’ clinics in Sydney, Australia.
At the heart of Andrews ‘Switched On’ philosophy is an understanding that we all have the power to control our internal thoughts, energy levels and personal leadership ability. Throughout the day we all make decisions that either ramp up or drain away our available energy stores. Andrew's presentations teach audiences how to recognise their four different performance zones – chill, thrill, spill and kill - then providing the tools to consciously move between these zones. One vital tool being the concept of conscious recovery, taking regular time out to do the things we love in order to reenergise and reconnect to our goals and purpose.
Andrew is also the author of the best selling book ‘Flip the Switch’, a regular voice on 2UE radio and the resident lifestyle expert on Channel Nine's TODAY show.
Andrew’s presentations and tailored conference programs deliver key strategies to give your team the power to really Switch On when they need to ... and Off when they can!
ANDREW MAY conference keynotes
Switched On Performance
The rapid speed and intensity of modern business demands a new way of approaching performance. Today’s workplace is a highly competitive cauldron sharing many similar characteristics with the world of the high performance athlete. Intense effort, thriving under pressure, focused concentration and the ability to recover are all fundamental to success. Being able to consistently perform at your peak requires a balance between intense effort and essential periods of rest and recovery. You cannot be 100% efficient if you are on 24/7.
- Understand the 4 different performance zones – chill, thrill, spill and kill.
- Why more people suffer from Road Runner Syndrome, Presenteeism, ADT and CPA. Plus why we’re all turning into Sleep Camels, Deskfast Diners and Button Smackers.
- Tap into your biologically determined Energy Personality and make every day productive and on purpose – even when you’re feeling flat!
- Use the Recovery Rocket to help you recover, recharge and reconnect.
- How to be ON when you have to and OFF when you can.
Switched On Leadership
Leadership is not about making as much noise as you can and charging into the opposition team! Some of the best leaders are quiet in nature, yet very loud in their delivery of results. With the merging of generations (Gen Y, Gen X and Baby Boomers), flattening of the world, changing work patterns and an obsession with speed; strong leadership is not just necessary, it is critical. Join Andrew as he explores what he has learnt from working in elite sport for 15 years, and from consulting to some of the world’s largest companies for the past 5 years.
- Proven strategies used by the world’s leading coaches to inspire optimal performance and teamwork.
- How to be clear on your teams vision, trademark and behaviours and project a world-class leadership brand.
- True leadership comes from within, not from external motivation sources
- Understand ‘Rigid Flexibility’ and how fusing tension and opposite attitudes together provides a platform for success.
- How to cut through all of the leadership rhetoric, management speak and consulting theory to come up with a simple, yet results focused one page Leadership Plan.
Staying Switched On : How the Best Get Better
What defines great achievers in business, sport, entertainment and life is their ability to sustain performance. It’s not about only having a good month, or a good quarter, or even just a good year and then dropping back again. It’s about consistently turning up and delivering time and time again. There is a process and set of behaviours high achievers and the world’s best teams follow day in day out.
- Learn the frontiers of modern brain science and how the best play to their strengths and focus on what’s right, not on what’s wrong.
- Understand ‘esrever gnireenigne’ and how to begin with the end in mind.
- Why ‘happy discontentment’ is an essential component displayed by all top performers and how it is different from perfectionism.
- Why the world’s best have the world’s best support teams, and how you can apply similar strategies.
- How to quickly adapt and learn from mistakes and not get stuck in the ‘performance dip’.
Do you spend half your day responding to email?
Do you have Road Runner Syndrome, racing from crisis to crisis?
Do you get sick on weekends and on holidays?
Are you too busy to take proper time out to relax and recover?
The task of navigating life's frantically paced, 24/7 digital age has never been more complex or daunting. We are all under constant pressure to perform, day in day out. So many people are wired up, but eventually melting down.
The rapid speed and intensity of modern business demands a new way of approaching performance. Armed with the latest palm pilots, blackberries and productivity gadgets, we are cramming more and more into our already jam packed schedules. Rather than running at a fast pace and then taking time out to recover, a vital strategy used by high performing teams in the sporting world, every working day now requires the stamina of a Grand Final.
Sold on the Multitasking Myth, the average worker attempts to juggle 6 tasks at a time and wastes up to half day on email, totally ‘Inboxicated’! Add an average of 55 to 60 interruptions throughout an average working day. Is it any wonder we’re starting to feel the strain?
As a result, workers are trying to find a variety of ways to stay ahead. Working until the early hours of the morning, avoiding holidays and time out, stocking up on caffeine (Cappuccino Cowboys) or loading the system with the sweet stuff (Sugar Addicts). Unfortunately most of theses ‘quick fixes’ overload the system even further and eventually lead to melt down. So, in today’s fast paced business environment, how do High Performers continually make the distance?
The most effective approach involves the ability to Switch On when you need to and to Switch Off when you can.
Andrew May, a leading expert on performance and productivity, has spent the past 15 years perfecting the art and science of performance. As both former elite middle distance athlete, Physical Performance Manager for the Australian Cricket team and coach to Olympic athletes in a range of sports.
Andrew May is also a forward thinking businessman. Having co-founded Good Health Solutions, Australia’s largest corporate health promotion company with an annual turn over of more then $12 million. In addition to PT Plus; an international business consultancy based in Australia and the United Kingdom. Andrew has also recently launched Australia's latest concept in corporate recovery, a series of exclusive ‘Recharge’ clinics in Sydney, Australia.
At the heart of Andrews ‘Switched On’ philosophy is an understanding that we all have the power to control our internal thoughts, energy levels and personal leadership ability. Throughout the day we all make decisions that either ramp up or drain away our available energy stores. Andrew's presentations teach audiences how to recognise their four different performance zones – chill, thrill, spill and kill - then providing the tools to consciously move between these zones. One vital tool being the concept of conscious recovery, taking regular time out to do the things we love in order to reenergise and reconnect to our goals and purpose.
Andrew is also the author of the best selling book ‘Flip the Switch’, a regular voice on 2UE radio and the resident lifestyle expert on Channel Nine's TODAY show.
Andrew’s presentations and tailored conference programs deliver key strategies to give your team the power to really Switch On when they need to ... and Off when they can!
ANDREW MAY conference keynotes
Switched On Performance
The rapid speed and intensity of modern business demands a new way of approaching performance. Today’s workplace is a highly competitive cauldron sharing many similar characteristics with the world of the high performance athlete. Intense effort, thriving under pressure, focused concentration and the ability to recover are all fundamental to success. Being able to consistently perform at your peak requires a balance between intense effort and essential periods of rest and recovery. You cannot be 100% efficient if you are on 24/7.
- Understand the 4 different performance zones – chill, thrill, spill and kill.
- Why more people suffer from Road Runner Syndrome, Presenteeism, ADT and CPA. Plus why we’re all turning into Sleep Camels, Deskfast Diners and Button Smackers.
- Tap into your biologically determined Energy Personality and make every day productive and on purpose – even when you’re feeling flat!
- Use the Recovery Rocket to help you recover, recharge and reconnect.
- How to be ON when you have to and OFF when you can.
Switched On Leadership
Leadership is not about making as much noise as you can and charging into the opposition team! Some of the best leaders are quiet in nature, yet very loud in their delivery of results. With the merging of generations (Gen Y, Gen X and Baby Boomers), flattening of the world, changing work patterns and an obsession with speed; strong leadership is not just necessary, it is critical. Join Andrew as he explores what he has learnt from working in elite sport for 15 years, and from consulting to some of the world’s largest companies for the past 5 years.
- Proven strategies used by the world’s leading coaches to inspire optimal performance and teamwork.
- How to be clear on your teams vision, trademark and behaviours and project a world-class leadership brand.
- True leadership comes from within, not from external motivation sources
- Understand ‘Rigid Flexibility’ and how fusing tension and opposite attitudes together provides a platform for success.
- How to cut through all of the leadership rhetoric, management speak and consulting theory to come up with a simple, yet results focused one page Leadership Plan.
Staying Switched On : How the Best Get Better
What defines great achievers in business, sport, entertainment and life is their ability to sustain performance. It’s not about only having a good month, or a good quarter, or even just a good year and then dropping back again. It’s about consistently turning up and delivering time and time again. There is a process and set of behaviours high achievers and the world’s best teams follow day in day out.
- Learn the frontiers of modern brain science and how the best play to their strengths and focus on what’s right, not on what’s wrong.
- Understand ‘esrever gnireenigne’ and how to begin with the end in mind.
- Why ‘happy discontentment’ is an essential component displayed by all top performers and how it is different from perfectionism.
- Why the world’s best have the world’s best support teams, and how you can apply similar strategies.
- How to quickly adapt and learn from mistakes and not get stuck in the ‘performance dip’.
