Attention Management and Productivity with Maura Thomas | The Good Leadership Podcast #35

Maura Thomas is an award-winning international speaker on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of six books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker by Inc.

Maura is also contributing expert to major business outlets including as a columnist for both Forbes and Harvard Business Review.  Learn more about IMS and future sessions with thought leaders like Maura Thomas: https://ims-online.com/programs

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction

01:01 Productivity

02:50 Time Management

04:37 Prioritizing

06:33 Choosing our metrics

07:45 Attention Management

10:00 Maura’s definition of Attention Management

11:24 Four Quadrants of Attention Management

13:30 Daydreaming

15:10 Flow

17:22 Conditions for flow

18:49 Multitasking

21:52 Brain Priming

24:02 Mindfulness and Focus

29:23 Workflow Management System

31:40 Busyness and Productivity

34:50 Key Takeaways

37:32 Conclusion