The Importance of Setting Email Response Times and Having a Bat Signal

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In workshops, people are often surprised to learn that they don't need to reply to emails immediately. Some even discover that they can take up to 24 hours to respond. It's gratifying to see this realization and know that the training has been effective. However, it's important to have a clear method of communication for urgent matters, like a 'bat signal' at a company.

Maura Thomas shows you how to create a distraction-free work environment to make time for the tasks that matter most.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The underlying cause of derailed productivity.

2) How multitasking hurts your productivity and attention.

3) The two questions that will help you eliminate distractions.

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— ABOUT MAURA —

Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Her proprietary Empowered Productivity™ System has been embraced by the likes of NASA, Dyson, and Google. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of six bestselling books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine.

Maura is frequently featured in major business outlets including Business Insider, Fast Company, and Washington Post, and she’s also a regular contributor to both Forbes and the Harvard Business Review, with articles there viewed over a million times.

• Book: Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity ― Every Day (Empowered Productivity, 1)

• Book: Everyone Wants to Work Here: Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market (Empowered Productivity)

• Forbes article: "Why Leaders Should Want Their Employees To Quiet Quit"

• Website: MauraThomas.com

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