Your teams are losing time. Here is how to recover it — and prove it.
Most L&D and HR initiatives address skills. This one addresses lost capacity — and shows you how to recover it using tools your teams already own.
In this session you use human intelligence to find where the time is going — then you see how to plug the drains using Outlook, Teams, Copilot, or whatever AI your organisation already has.
The Time Drain Briefing
A free 45-minute live session for L&D and HR leaders. Choose your date and preferred time.
Both dates cover the same content — pick what suits your schedule.
☀ 21 April — 10:10 morning → 🌙 21 April — 19:10 evening → ☀ 5 May — 10:10 morning → 🌙 5 May — 19:10 evening →You will receive a confirmation link after registering.
Four things your teams already own — and what becomes possible when they are unlocked
Most organisations are already sitting on everything they need. The gap is not capability — it is clarity. This session shows you how to unlock what is already there, and how to position it as a performance improvement initiative rather than a training event.
You work in L&D, HR, or people development — and you are looking for an initiative that delivers measurable capacity recovery, not just another training programme. Team leaders and department heads who want to understand the business case are also welcome.
The six time drains we work on
These are the six areas where time quietly drains away in most teams. Each one has a fix — built around tools your organisation already owns.
What you will walk away with
- ✓A clear picture of which time drain is costing your teams the most — and a framework for addressing it as a performance improvement initiative.
- ✓A practical walkthrough of how Outlook, Teams, and Copilot work together to recover lost capacity — demonstrated live, not explained in theory.
- ✓A simple three-part framework — People, Process, Technology — that makes the problem visible, the fix obvious, and the ROI measurable.
- ✓A clear picture of what a time recovery intervention looks like — how it is scoped, delivered, and measured without running a traditional training programme.
- ✓The evidence: teams that implement the full WorkSmart System save an average of 40 minutes per person per day. You will leave knowing exactly how that is achieved.
Ready to join us? Pick your session.
What happens in the session
Where is the time going? — 10 minutes
A quick look at the six time drains and how to identify which one is costing your teams the most. We use a live poll so you can see where the room sits — and benchmark against other organisations.
What is already on your laptop — 15 minutes
A practical walkthrough of how Outlook, Teams, Copilot, and human intelligence work together to plug the drains. Not theory. Demonstrated live in the tools your teams use every day.
The time recovery model for L&D and HR — 10 minutes
How to position this as a performance improvement initiative, not a training event. How to scope it, deliver it, measure it, and demonstrate the ROI to your leadership team.
Your next step — 5 minutes
One practical action you can take this week. Then an open Q&A. Bring what is actually happening in your organisation — the more specific, the better.
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Your facilitators
Gerrit Cloete
Gerrit works with L&D and HR leaders to frame time recovery as a measurable performance improvement initiative. His approach gives L&D and HR a clear mandate, a practical methodology, and a result they can put in front of leadership.
Duncan Hattingh
Duncan works inside the tools your teams already own — Outlook, Teams, and Copilot — to apply the fixes that recover lost capacity. Where others talk about productivity, Duncan implements it. He turns the diagnosis into a working system that the team owns and runs themselves.