GROUP WORK / SAMPLE DAY 2
The Expectation Effect
Explore how expectations shape our responses, relationships and leadership, with practical ideas for businesses, schools and organisations of all kinds.
An illustrative programme
This sample runs from 10am to 5pm, including lunch and tea breaks. It is a starting point for planning your day together.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10.00–10.30 | Welcome: the expectations we hold about ourselves and others |
| 10.30–11.15 | How beliefs and expectations influence behaviour, performance and our interpretation of pressure |
| 11.15–11.30 | Tea break |
| 11.30–12.30 | Exploring research examples: stress reappraisal, placebo effects, self-fulfilling prophecies and the Pygmalion effect |
| 12.30–1.15 | Lunch |
| 1.15–2.15 | Expectations in schools and workplaces: how leaders communicate belief in the people they work with |
| 2.15–3.00 | Practical activities: identifying assumptions, reframing difficulties and considering the language we use |
| 3.00–3.15 | Tea break |
| 3.15–4.15 | Building constructive expectations: feedback, autonomy, self-affirmation and realistic challenges |
| 4.15–5.00 | Individual and team action planning, reflection and discussion |