Staff Council and Talent Development will be co-sponsoring a pair of workshops with Porter Knight from Productivity Vermont, both geared toward supporting UVM employees to stay organized and focused throughout the upcoming academic year. Each session is offered in both a remote and in-person setting. Registration is required.
Mental Focus in the Workplace
Wednesday, August 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Locations: 427 Waterman (with pizza!) & online
How does your brain work? How do you prepare it to function well? In this session we’ll explore ways to train your brain to focus and develop skills to cope when things go wrong. These strategies will help you improve and protect your mental focus so you can keep your brain in the game even when you’re overwhelmed and feeling stress. You’ll leave with practical skills you can put to use immediately.
Register for Mental Focus in the Workplace
Organizing Best Practices
Friday, August 22, 2025 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM
Locations: 427 Waterman (with pizza!) & online
Too much to do and not enough time? Drowning in Email? This session is designed to put you back in charge of your day so you can get more done with less stress. We’ll explore why certain list and calendar tricks work, and the keys to staying on top of email. You’ll leave this session better able to keep track of your commitments, get work done on time, and communicate your capacity to
others.
Register for Organizing Best PracticesAbout the Speaker
Porter Knight is a dynamic and popular presenter, life-changing consultant, and published author of two books: Organized to Last: 5 Simple Steps to Staying Organized and Get Paid to Win Clients: Public Speaking as a Marketing Tool. After years of creating order out of chaos at the request of friends and family, Porter started the company in 1996. She has taught thousands of clients and workshop participants to dig out from under piles and create systems to improve the flow of ideas, paper, and the “stuff” we accumulate in our lives so that we can focus, get more done, and feel better about it all.
More information on upcoming events, workshops, and offerings can be found on UVM’s Development Calendar (NetID login required).
