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Noise
Living and Leading When Nobody Can Focus
15min reading time
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20min listening time
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Pulled in a dozen directions in the current digital age, managers and business leaders often struggle to address important issues and to focus on everything that needs attention. Noise teaches managers and leaders how to help themselves and others sharpen their focusing skills. Author Joseph McCormack explains how noise compromises short-term and working memory and he offers effective techniques to hone focus and reduce interference. Noise is a valuable resource for leaders and managers seeking to develop laser-sharp focus and apply it to everything they do.
In This Summary, You Will Learn:
- How to avoid becoming a casualty of “weapons of mass distraction.”
- How to understand how noise compromises short-term and working memory.
- How to apply effective techniques to hone your focus and reduce interference.
- How to use focus management to get others to dial in.
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