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by Jonathan McKee, Curt Steinhorst
Can I Have Your Attention?
Cover
Title Page
Foreword
Prologue: You Don't Have Jack
Popular Harry
Enigmatic Jack
Spoiler Alert: Harry Works for You
What Jack's Really Doing
What This Book Will Do for You
Where We're Headed
How to Read This Book
Notes
Section One: NOBODY'S WORKING
Chapter 1: The Curse of the Overwhelmed
Hey, I'm Doing My Job
Notes
Chapter 2: It's Not Their Fault
More Valuable Than Cash
Notes
Chapter 3: Tools of Our Tools
Technology Is Not the Problem
Millennials Are Not the Problem
Poor Productivity Is Not the Problem
The Problem Is Much Deeper—and Much More Costly
The Problem
Are You Part of the Solution?
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Two: FINDING FOCUS
Chapter 4: The Science of Attention
Our Two Systems of Attention
Broken Models
The Magical Mysteries of Multitasking
Full Focus, Medium Focus, Light Focus
Notes
Chapter 5: Focus-Wise in the Age of Distraction
The Raft
The Sailboat
Drop That Marshmallow
Allocating the Right Focus at the Right Time
Choices and Consequences
Note
Chapter 6: The Four Elements of Focus
Energy
Environment
Emotion
Experience
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Three: FOCUS-WISE SPACE
Chapter 7: In Praise of Walls
Environmental Protection
Mental Space
Notes
Chapter 8: Office Space
Open Office
Cubicles
Working Remotely
The Focus-Wise Space
Notes
Chapter 9: The Vault
A Gym for Your Mind
Forming the Vault Habit
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Note
Section Four: FOCUS-WISE TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 10: Relationship Status: It's Complicated
Thank God for the Gift (?!) of Modern Technology
Technology Meets Culture
Technology Meets Greed
Notes
Chapter 11: Message Undeliverable
Barriers to Access
Limits to Excessive Switching
Utility and Simple Design
Notes
Chapter 12: Free at Last
Capture and Share
Automate, Automate, Automate
Be Easy to Use
Note
Chapter 13: Best Buddy or Big Brother?
My Buddy and Me
Big Brother Is Watching
Finding Balance in Technology
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Five: FOCUS-WISE COMMUNICATION
Chapter 14: Can You Hear Me Now?
Lost in the Noise
Notes
Chapter 15: Digital Communication: E-mail, Messaging, and Everything in Between
Connected But Disconnected
Bring the Noise
Improving Quality
Reducing Quantity
Notes
Chapter 16: Face to Face in a Facebook World
Face Time (Not the iPhone Kind)
Efficiency
Emotional Connection
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Six: FOCUS-WISE WORKDAY
Chapter 17: The Balance Myth
Separating Work and Life
Not Either/Or But If/Then
Blurred Lines
Notes
Chapter 18: Managing the Minutiae
Delineation
Delegation
Take a Minute
Note
Chapter 19: Can We Get an Extension?
Cut Bad Expenses
Spend Them Wisely
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Seven: FOCUS-WISE LEADERSHIP
Chapter 20: The First Filter
Applying the First Filter
Notes
Chapter 21: Individual to Institutional
Change as a Value
Notes
Chapter 22: Filling the Digital Skill Gaps
The Skills to Train
How to Train These Skills
Notes
Chapter 23: Competing with Zuckerberg
Digital Disconnect
Analog Leadership
A Direct Link to Motivation
Notes
Chapter 24: After All, We're Here to Work
Your People Are Bored
Increase Your Expectations
Now That I have Your Attention…
Notes
Chapter 25: The Focus-Wise Leader
What Are Better Undercurrents for Power?
How Do We Shift Undercurrents?
Notes
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Where It Begins and Ends
Index
End User License Agreement
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Foreword
Prologue: You Don't Have Jack
Popular Harry
Enigmatic Jack
Spoiler Alert: Harry Works for You
What Jack's Really Doing
What This Book Will Do for You
Where We're Headed
How to Read This Book
Notes
Section One: NOBODY'S WORKING
Chapter 1:
The Curse of the Overwhelmed
Hey, I'm Doing My Job
Notes
Chapter 2:
It's Not Their Fault
More Valuable Than Cash
Notes
Chapter 3:
Tools of Our Tools
Technology Is Not the Problem
Millennials Are Not the Problem
Poor Productivity Is Not the Problem
The Problem Is Much Deeper—and Much More Costly
The Problem
Are You Part of the Solution?
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Two: FINDING FOCUS
Chapter 4:
The Science of Attention
Our Two Systems of Attention
Broken Models
The Magical Mysteries of Multitasking
Full Focus, Medium Focus, Light Focus
Notes
Chapter 5:
Focus-Wise in the Age of Distraction
The Raft
The Sailboat
Drop That Marshmallow
Allocating the Right Focus at the Right Time
Choices and Consequences
Note
Chapter 6:
The Four Elements of Focus
Energy
Environment
Emotion
Experience
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Three: FOCUS-WISE SPACE
Chapter 7:
In Praise of Walls
Environmental Protection
Mental Space
Notes
Chapter 8:
Office Space
Open Office
Cubicles
Working Remotely
The Focus-Wise Space
Notes
Chapter 9:
The Vault
A Gym for Your Mind
Forming the Vault Habit
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Note
Section Four: FOCUS-WISE TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 10:
Relationship Status: It's Complicated
Thank God for the Gift (?!) of Modern Technology
Technology Meets Culture
Technology Meets Greed
Notes
Chapter 11:
Message Undeliverable
Barriers to Access
Limits to Excessive Switching
Utility and Simple Design
Notes
Chapter 12:
Free at Last
Capture and Share
Automate, Automate, Automate
Be Easy to Use
Note
Chapter 13:
Best Buddy or Big Brother?
My Buddy and Me
Big Brother Is Watching
Finding Balance in Technology
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Five: FOCUS-WISE COMMUNICATION
Chapter 14:
Can You Hear Me Now?
Lost in the Noise
Notes
Chapter 15:
Digital Communication: E-mail, Messaging, and Everything in Between
Connected But Disconnected
Bring the Noise
Improving Quality
Reducing Quantity
Notes
Chapter 16:
Face to Face in a Facebook World
Face Time (Not the iPhone Kind)
Efficiency
Emotional Connection
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Six: FOCUS-WISE WORKDAY
Chapter 17:
The Balance Myth
Separating Work and Life
Not Either/Or But If/Then
Blurred Lines
Notes
Chapter 18:
Managing the Minutiae
Delineation
Delegation
Take a Minute
Note
Chapter 19:
Can We Get an Extension?
Cut Bad Expenses
Spend Them Wisely
Now That I Have Your Attention…
Notes
Section Seven: FOCUS-WISE LEADERSHIP
Chapter 20:
The First Filter
Applying the First Filter
Notes
Chapter 21:
Individual to Institutional
Change as a Value
Notes
Chapter 22:
Filling the Digital Skill Gaps
The Skills to Train
How to Train These Skills
Notes
Chapter 23:
Competing with Zuckerberg
Digital Disconnect
Analog Leadership
A Direct Link to Motivation
Notes
Chapter 24:
After All, We're Here to Work
Your People Are Bored
Increase Your Expectations
Now That I have Your Attention…
Notes
Chapter 25:
The Focus-Wise Leader
What Are Better Undercurrents for Power?
How Do We Shift Undercurrents?
Notes
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Where It Begins and Ends
Index
End User License Agreement
List of Illustrations
Chapter 4
Figure 4.1 Task-Pairing Chart.
Chapter 8
Figure 8.1 This is where I found my son after taking a water break while working on this book. Yes, my keyboard is from 1985.
Chapter 13
Figure 13.1 Visual Representation of E-mail Communication in a Global Organization over One Month.
Chapter 17
Figure 17.1 Access Management Guide.
Chapter 18
Figure 18.1 D's Delineation Guide.
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