Thames Water proposal

INTRODUCTION This proposal outlines how the team at Gen Healthy Minds can support Thames Water to drive high levels of engagement and performance in their apprentice cohorts.

Our proposal outlines a series of “masterclass” workshops that can be delivered by the experienced Gen Healthy Minds team that will help Thames Water apprentices to set high performance goals, stay motivated and have the tools and resilience to achieve their goals.

Our focus would be on complimenting the core technical training delivered by Thames with highly interactive sessions that can be delivered either face to face or online that would focus on the psychological and emotional aspects of performance to ensure apprentices feel and perform at their best on the programme.

If delivered face-to-face we would recommend three full days with up to 40 participants per day. If online, we would split the full day sessions into two parts and deliver over six sessions (between 2-2.5 hours each). Online numbers can be a lot higher (up to 100).

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OUR EXPERT DELIVERY TEAM

Dean Alex La Via Coulson

Dean is a leading authority on wellbeing and performance having written the book “Thrive” and run his own health business Phoenix Performance Training. He is a recognised speaker and coach.

Sam Bishop

Mike Thompson

Mike has worked for nearly two decades in Sam Bishop is one of the Uk’s leading performance psychologists. Sam works with early careers at Barclays and more latterly elite sports men and women as well as top through his Gen Healthy Minds business working with businesses to deliver businessmen and women to help them wellbeing and performance programmes achieve peak performance in their roles. that support business growth.

George Anderson

George is an international wellbeing speaker, coach and author who has worked with individuals and corporates for over 20 years. He has designed and delivered wellbeing courses, bootcamps and written books on the topic

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Proposed workshops Boost Performance – workshop 1

Boost Performance - workshop 2

Boost Performance - workshop 3

Preparing to perform

Personal effectiveness – high performance habits

Preparing your mind for success

This 1-day Masterclass looks at the habits of high This 1-day Masterclass looks what is mental health and This 1-day Masterclass introduces apprentices to how our minds work . It explores positive psychology and performance psychology and performance tools that performers and how these can be taken into the will help them to stay motivated and perform at their workplace. We explore what effectiveness means the how we can manage our minds every day to be happier healthier and more productive. and how to be the most effective version of best on their programme. yourself TOPICS COVERED TOPICS COVERED TOPICS COVERED • Positive psychology and the mental health continuum • An introduction to performance psychology • Understanding our minds - Neuro plasticity and • What defines effectiveness?

• The “performance curve” negativity bias • Goal setting and motivation. Why goals matter, • The energy management model how to set goals that stick and how to boost and • Building “superstructures in your day” to create • Managing our minds – tools and habits to stay mentally well and flourish incl mindfulness, gratitude high performance habits maintain motivation along the way and journaling • Overcoming the barriers to performance – low • Planning and setting up your day for success • Diet, activity sleep and hydration best practice ACTIVITIES motivation, procrastination, low confidence ACTIVITIES • •

ACTIVITIES

• If delivered virtually we can include cook-along Set stretch goals and a plan to achieve them Understand your motivators and how to maintain and or movement activities motivation

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Wheel of life – understanding what makes us happy Creation of a mood board and tracker Tools to boost and maintain motivation and confidence

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BENEFITS AND INVESTMENT BENEFITS The proposed workshops will help deliver benefits at both an organization and individual level.

Introduce positive psychology practices at an early stage

Develop a more resilient confident future workforce

Boost motivation and engagement of apprentices

Develop high performing individuals

Gain tools to flourish in world of work

INVESTMENT • Online Masterclass : £1,250 plus VAT per workshop or £1,100 plus VAT if three or more workshops delivered, • Face to face Masterclass : £2,500 plus VAT per day including all travel and subsistence

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