Pause and Reflect

Build the habit of reflection

Our new self-directed online course gives you everything you need to build the habit of intentional reflection.

Modern jobs demand that we hold multiple intentions in mind simultaneously, switching between tasks, responding to interruptions, and managing competing demands. All while trying to remember the things we’ve committed to doing later. It can feel like we’re just surviving the working week, just making it to the finish line, before attempting to rest and recover at the weekend.

But with all that activity, when do we look up and check if the activity is leading us in the right direction? With all the effort we put into our roles, when do we stop to check that it’s paying off? That’s it’s taking us towards our valued objectives? This is where reflection fits in. An intentional pause to reconnect with what matters, learn from our experience and, where necessary, adjust course.

Why reflection?

So much of the popular advice about productivity at work focuses on efficiency and extracting maximum productivity from each hour.

That’s ‘doing’.

Reflection is thinking about doing, so that we can learn from our experience. Reflection helps us on a number of levels:

Understanding the root causes of mistakes
Learning from how we’ve navigated difficulties
Making the connection between our skills and our results
Understanding our role in interdependence with others
Reconnection with what matters most to us in life
Noticing the impact of small changes in our behaviour
Avoiding repetition of mistakes or unhelpful responses

When we reflect, we intentionally reach into our past experience, evaluate our performance, and take any insights and apply them in our future behaviour. So it’s not just revisiting mistakes to relive them. Or wondering what might have been. It’s looking to learn from our past to help our future selves.

How does it work?

The course is completely self-directed and self-paced. So you can take complete it when it suits you.

Hosted on our online personal development community WorkLifeSpark, course registration also includes membership of the community and access to an ‘Office Hours’ session with a psychologist to discuss your progress, your application of the skills, or your reflections. You can choose when to book your session – but we’d recommend doing it after you’ve completed the practical exercises and taken some time to build your reflective practice.

The course itself is a mix of online text, instructional videos, downloadable resources and practical exercises. When taken in combination with an ‘Office Hours’ conversation, it’s a real blended learning experience. You’ll have access to the course materials for 12 months and can download a simple guide to reflection to support your ongoing practice.

What you can expect from the course

Evidence-based models

Designed by a Chartered Psychologist, this course is designed around evidence-based approaches to building self-awareness and effecting behaviour change. There are no fads or fashions here! We use the science of psychology to help you learn approaches that actually work.

Access to live expertise

As part of your course fees, you can join one of our regular ‘Office Hours’ online sessions to get answers to your questions from an experienced and accredited workplace psychologist.

A blended learning experience

The course contains a mix of online text, course-specific videos, downloadable models and practical exercises. When added to our ‘Office Hours’ session, this makes for a truly blended learning experience. You’ll also have access to all of the materials for a full 12 months.

Community membership

Joining this course also provides you with free membership to our online personal development community, WorkLifeSpark. You’ll have access to monthly Learn at Lunch sessions, chat with other members, and discounts on regular masterclasses and events.

What does the course cover?

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