Videos
Infographics
How to Multitask
Is multitasking it really possible? Learn how to effectively multitask by understanding the right task combinations. Here are the tasks you should pair to enhance productivity instead of hindering it.
7 Tips for Effective Meetings
Far too many workers report that meetings are miserable, a waste of time, and useless. Statistics reveal that meetings waste significant company time and money while leaving employees exhausted. These meeting tips will help you run engaging, productive meetings.
The Cost of Distraction
Workplace distractions cost $600B per year and cause in-office workers to be 40% less productive than their remote worker counterparts.
What is distractions costing you?
Why People Want to Work From Home
Eighty-five percent of office workers want to work mostly from home.
Here are the top twelve reasons why.
Focus in Five Podcast
Focus in Five Podcast with Host, Curt Steinhorst
Guest Podcasts
In the Details with Karen Allen
Getting In Flow: How to Increase Your Capacity to Focus with Curt Steinhorst
The Rachel Hollis Rise Podcast
EntreLeadership Podcast hosted by George Kamel – Ramsey Solutions
The Christy Wright Show, Business Boutique
How to Stay Focused and Eliminate Distractions in Your Business with Curt Steinhorst
Leadership Guides
Curt’s Top Forbes Articles
Challenging The Hype: Why A 4-Day Work Week Won’t Solve Burnout
The four-day work week may appear to be a creative solution to job satisfaction and work-life balance, but this short-term, superficial response fails to address a much deeper problem.
A Leader’s List of Mental Health Concerns at Work
Experts are expressing concern about a widespread decline in mental health, particularly as it affects work. If you’re tempted to feel that’s not an issue at your company, think again. But you can ensure wellness and productivity go hand-in-hand.
How Multitasking Erodes Productivity And Dings Your IQ
Multitasking hamstrings productivity by as much as 40 percent, increases stress, reduces meaningfulness and even your IQ. Our role as leaders must include minimizing this scattershot approach to task completion and instead applying our innate human strengths in a more focused way.
3 Mind Traps That Sabotage Leadership In Turbulent Times
The more our focus gets disrupted, the worse we are at making good decisions. Watch out for these mental potholes that might derail the decision-making capabilities that are critically needed today.
Research
Work Isn’t Working: New solutions for leadership and productivity (White Paper)
Before the pandemic, work life was grim. And during the pandemic, things got worse. Over 90% of employees reported unmanageable levels of stress. Burnout was experienced by 77%. And only 2% of employees rated their well being as excellent.
In this white paper, we tackle critical questions facing today’s leaders. An organization that can embrace, facilitate, and champion individual focused attention as an important part of its culture will gain a workforce with the best opportunity to succeed in a future we have yet to encounter.
Crafting the new normal with Focuswise (Case Study)
American AgCredit (AAC) looked at the return-to-office situation with a skeptical eye and realized that following the lead of other financial services companies — expecting employees to return to offices and branches — was not necessarily the right move for them or their team. Instead, AAC connected with Focuswise CEO Curt Steinhorst to gain a better understanding of the situation and plot a strategic course forward.
