{"product_id":"can-i-have-your-attention-isbn-9781119390466","title":"Can I Have Your Attention?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A must read for anyone in the business of leading others.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen May, CEO of Top Golf; former CEO of Fedex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"If you want your team to stay focused, you will want to read \u003ci\u003eCan I Have Your Attention?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eChester Elton, New York Times Best-Selling author of \u003ci\u003eAll In, The Carrot Principle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhat Motivates Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eInspire better work habits. Focus your team. Get stuff done in the constantly connected workplace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAs our workloads expand, attention has never been more valuable. Or more difficult to keep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCan I Have your Attention?\u003c\/i\u003e, Curt Steinhorst shows business leaders how to cut through the noise and get their employees back to work. Curt has spent years helping Fortune 500 companies overcome distraction and achieve focus. With technology creating endless opportunites to \"improve productivity\", people spend so much time responding to the interruptions that they've lost the ability to focus and do their jobs. Yet, the potential for harnessing the power of your team's attention has never been greater--if you can capture it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplement a comprehensive organizational strategy to increase focus and overcome digital distraction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake back control of the technology in your organization and life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablish a Communication Compact, defining how, when, and why your team will communicate with each other.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate a \"vault\" to increase productivity, decrease stress, and boost your creativity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFree yourself and your employees from the never-ending flood of emails and messages.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAchieve unmatched focus in the age of distraction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe smartphone isn't going away. Learn the simple rules and guidelines that will improve focus and create the mental space needed for your people to work to their full potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: You Don’t Have Jack xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection One Nobody’s Working 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Curse of the Overwhelmed 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 It’s Not Their Fault 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Tools of Our Tools 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Two Finding Focus 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Science of Attention 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Focus-Wise in the Age of Distraction 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Four Elements of Focus 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Three Focus-Wise Space 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 In Praise of Walls 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Office Space 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Vault 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Four Focus-Wise Technology 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Relationship Status: It’s Complicated 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Message Undeliverable 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Free at Last 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Best Buddy or Big Brother? 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Five Focus-Wise Communication 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Can You Hear Me Now? 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Digital Communication: E-mail, Messaging, and Everything in Between 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Face to Face in a Facebook World 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Six Focus-Wise Workday 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 The Balance Myth 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Managing the Minutiae 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Can We Get an Extension? 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Seven Focus-Wise Leadership 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 The First Filter 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Individual to Institutional 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Filling the Digital Skill Gaps 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Competing with Zuckerberg 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 After All, We’re Here to Work 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 The Focus-Wise Leader 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 223\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"... balanced, reflective and very relevant when looking at the challenges that organisations and the people within them face in staying focused and attentive when all around is designed to distract them.\" (\u003cem\u003eGlobal Payroll Association,\u003c\/em\u003e March 2018)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCURT STEINHORST\u003c\/b\u003e is a speaker, business owner, entrepreneur, and founder of FocusWise. He equips professionals across the world to work smarter and stronger in this constantly-connected age. Steinhorst is a leading voice on strategic communications in the age of distraction and a certified speaker at the Center for Generational Kinetics. He is also the founder of a communications consultancy called Promentum Group.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJONATHAN McKEE\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert on youth culture and Millennials, and the author of over twenty books.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe way we are working isn’t working. We’re distracted by technology. We’re overwhelmed by open offices, siloed by cubicles, or marooned on our “remote” island. We’re expected to be available 24\/7, but never more in need of focus. We miss deadlines. We produce poor quality work. And they don’t understand why. How can we get employees’ attention off the myriad temptations and on what’s important for their work?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan I Have Your Attention?\u003c\/i\u003e is written for anyone who knows that they, their employees, or their organizations can be more productive but aren’t sure how to get there. In the book, Curt Steinhorst and Jonathan McKee help leaders rethink every aspect of work with an eye toward our most precious and dwindling resource: attention. They dissect the nature of distraction in our constantly connected workplace, reveal the hidden costs, and outline the strategies and systems needed to address the problem head on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Focus-wise” is the term used to describe the goal of turning our attention resources into productivity. Written for business leaders in any field, \u003ci\u003eCan I Have Your Attention?\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the possibilities and limitations of our brain’s ability to focus. The authors explore our love-hate relationship with tech and reveal how it can actually help promote focus. They also include a thoughtful examination of the pros and cons of monitoring your workforce, unpack the shortcomings of digital communication and examines how face-to-face connection can make all the difference for engaging people. They also offer an alternative to the myth of work\/life balance, explore issues of delineation and delegation, and offer practical tips for extending focus and capacity.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan I Have Your Attention?\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with research and experience based expertise and a practical approach to the unique demands of today’s workforce. The book includes ideas for training that really work, suggestions for establishing emotional engagement, and a surprising cure for employee boredom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now you can reverse the distraction paradigm and make the workplace once again a place of productive \u003ci\u003ework\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988879163621,"sku":"NP9781119390466","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119390466.jpg?v=1761781892","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/can-i-have-your-attention-isbn-9781119390466","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}