Productivity Gladiator

Breaking Your Team's Biggest Success Barrier: 7 Simple Changes - with Maura Thomas

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Dec 1, 2024
Join productivity expert Maura Thomas, a speaker, trainer, and author specializing in attention management, as she uncovers the hidden barriers to success in team productivity. Maura shares how leaders can unintentionally create chaos through their communication habits. Discover the power of simple changes, like trusting your team's judgment, and why being overly available can hinder rather than help. Learn to prioritize attention management over time management for greater effectiveness and well-being in the workplace.
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INSIGHT

Productivity Is Attention, Not Time

  • The core problem is attention, not time; we can't manage time but we can manage attention.
  • Framing productivity as attention management reveals how distraction destroys meaningful work.
INSIGHT

Leaders Create The Productivity Culture

  • Leaders shape team behavior and therefore create the culture of productivity.
  • A leader's availability and habits determine whether a team is focused or reactive all day.
ANECDOTE

Drowning In Messages From All Directions

  • Maura describes teams drowning in messages because leaders default to 'figure it out' approaches.
  • People read hundreds of messages daily and miss the few that actually matter due to overload.
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