The Third Space®

Developing behavioural agility

“Some people light up a room when they walk in, others light up a room when they walk out.”

What the presentation focuses on

Would you like to learn how to:

• Have a bad day and not take it home with you?

• Have a stressful meeting and not let that mood derail the next meeting?

• Endure a de-motivating set back yet still be able to attack your next task with optimism and enthusiasm?

• Transition into your next task in a way that you are completely present and give it your undivided focus?

• Work from home, rather than feel like you live at work?

Your job as a team member, as a leader, as a sales person is to adapt your behaviour to meet the needs of the next role, environment or task. However, too often, one setback or one bad meeting, can derail your day by having a domino effect that robs you, and your business, of energy and focus.

Dr Fraser’s cutting edge research with Deakin University shows that what high performers have in common is that they use ‘The Third Space®’ to overcome setbacks and assume a mindset to get the most out of what is coming next.

‘The Third Space®’ is the transitional gap between “What the hell just happened?” and “What’s next?”. High performers use this space to decompress, jettison the negative and bring new focus and energy to the next task at hand.

Outcomes from the presentation

You will learn:

• How to use ‘The Third Space®’ to transition effectively between the different roles, environments and tasks that make up our day to extract the maximum value from each.

• How to “Show up” at work fully responsible for the energy you bring to constructively affect the behaviour and culture of your organisation.

• A simple three step process to perform between work and home to dramatically improve work life balance and overall happiness.

• How to use ‘The Third Space®’ when working from home to work more effectively and be able to switch off at the end of the day.

Problems it solves

• Increases performance by stopping you from carrying the stress and frustration from one environment to the next. 

• Helps you turn off at the end of the day so you can go home, connect with your loved ones and come back to work more refreshed and focused.

Key words

Agility, work life balance, effective transitions, ability to show up at your best, making remote working work. 

Research Outcomes

• 43% improvement in the mood in the home, practicing The Third Space® on the commute between work and home.  

• 91% increase in Boundary strength (the ability to not let the previous interaction have a negative impact on the next interaction).