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Every person.
Every time.
Your team is figuring it out on their own.
We deliver clarity in person or virtually, through presentations and workshops designed for real workplaces.
“I attended one session. It fundamentally changed how I work.
actual Audience member, Presentation on AI Basics
Our Workshops
Your Team is Already Using AI.
Now What?
A 2-hour session for managers and supervisors who need to move from awareness to action, building the skills, policies, and confidence to lead their teams through AI adoption responsibly.
What AI is, what it isn’t, and why the window to get ahead of it is closing
How to use AI yourself so you can guide your team with credibility
How to establish clear guidelines that enable safe, consistent use across your organization
How to support your team through the uncertainty and resistance AI brings
AI is Reshaping How Work Gets Done. Is Your Business Ready?
A focused session for founders and executives who need to make informed decisions about how AI fits into their business as a whole, from the tools and automations to the strategic choices that determine whether AI becomes a real advantage.
How AI is shifting from something individuals use to something businesses run on
Where automation and AI workflows create real operational leverage
How to think about AI integration as a business investment, not a productivity perk
Your First Hour with AI
A 60-minute hands-on session that gets your team actually using AI, not just talking about it. Staff leave with practical skills they can apply to their real work the same day.
What AI is and how it actually works
How to write prompts that get useful results
Where AI saves time in everyday tasks like writing, summarizing, and planning
Space to Think
A practical session for leaders who are too busy doing the work to step back and improve it. This presentation builds the habits, clarity, and strategic focus needed to lead with intention rather than just react to what is in front of you.
How to protect your time and attention so you can focus on the work that actually matters.
How to prioritize, delegate, and stop letting urgent work crowd out important work.
How to strengthen the culture and clarity your team needs to work with less friction.
How to take your strategy seriously without overcomplicating it
The Productivity Operating System
A foundational workshop for growing firms to standardize how work gets done, documented, and delegated.
Deep work protocols
Project management hygiene
Eliminating meeting fatigue
Operational Excellence for Scale
Designed for founders and Ops leaders to identify and fix the structural leaks in their current delivery models.
Customer journey mapping
Friction point identification
Automating the mundane
Project Management for People Who Were Never Trained for It
A 4-hour hands-on workshop for professionals who manage projects without formal training. This session replaces jargon with clear, practical frameworks that participants can apply to real work immediately, with as much focus on the human side of projects as the process side.
How to define expectations, break down work, and build realistic plans
How to communicate with stakeholders and adapt when things change
How to lead people, delegate effectively, and close projects so lessons stick
Creating Environments for Remote Productivity
A practical session that explores what actually drives productivity in remote and distributed teams. This goes beyond tools and technology to address the structural and cultural conditions that allow people to do their best work regardless of where they are.
The critical elements that either enable or undermine remote productivity
Communication and collaboration best practices for distributed teams
Removing barriers that quietly drain productivity from remote teams
Mastering the Art of Onboarding
A practical session for leaders who want new hires to feel connected and productive from day one, whether they are in the office, remote, or somewhere in between.
The key elements of onboarding that build confidence and connection
How to create structure and consistency without making it feel like a checklist
How to adapt your approach for remote and hybrid team members
Custom Keynotes & Training
Every talk is tailored to your specific industry challenges and organizational culture. We don’t do “off-the-shelf” slide decks.
Don’t see exactly what you need? We can tailor a workshop to your audience, industry, and goals. If you have a specific challenge in mind, reach out, and we can build something that fits.
Topics available for custom workshop development include: AI adoption and implementation, remote and hybrid team management, strategic planning, organizational culture, psychological safety, productivity and habit formation, project management, team communication, onboarding, delegation and accountability, meeting facilitation, and leading through change.
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Our Facilitators
Shane Spraggs
Co-Founder | Forbes Best-Selling Author | Operations Expert | Speaker | Trainer
Shane has spent over 25 years driving results for media and software startups and some of the world’s largest brands, including Disney. He founded Future of Productivity to help CEOs of small and medium-sized businesses exceed productivity goals and build teams that are happy, engaged, and profitable.
Shane is the co-author of the Amazon best-selling book The Power of Remote and a frequent Forbes contributor on remote work, project management, and the future of productivity. His presentations and workshops are known for being practical, direct, and immediately applicable.
His presentations and workshops are known for being practical, direct, and immediately applicable, no theory for its own sake, just clear thinking and tools that work.
Gene Bernier
Co-Founder | Executive Coach | Facilitator | Systems Strategist
Most business owners reach a point where the thing they built starts to feel like a trap. Gene Bernier specializes in that moment. As co-founder of Future of Productivity, he works with successful yet stuck founders and leaders to untangle the bottlenecks keeping everything running through them, and build something that grows without burning them out.
Gene holds certifications from the Coactive Training Institute and the International Coaching Federation, and brings a rare combination of technical depth, strategic thinking, and coaching expertise to every engagement. His work lives at the intersection of strategy, systems, and human behaviour.
His sessions are known for creating the kind of honest, direct conversations that leaders rarely get elsewhere, and for turning that clarity into real momentum.
