Attention Management

A distracted employee is a less effective employee. Employees who do not pay attention can waste valuable time and make careless mistakes. Your participants will be more efficient at their job, make fewer mistakes, and be more productive overall.

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Attention Management – Course Outline:

Attention Management is a useful skill that allows managers to connect with their employees on an emotional level and motivate them to focus on their work. Our workshop will help your participants reach their personal and in turn company goals. They will gain valuable insight and strategies into what it takes to be more attentive and vigilant.

Module One: Getting Started

• Icebreaker
• Housekeeping Items
• The Parking Lot
• Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Introduction to Attention Management

• What Is Attention Management?
• Stop Thinking and Pay Attention!
• What Is Mushin?
• What is Xin Yi (Heart Minded)?

Module Three: Types of Attention

• Focused Attention
• Sustained Attention
• Selective Attention
• Alternating Attention
• Attention CEO
• Attentional Blink

Module Four: Strategies for Goal Setting

• Listening to Your Emotions
• Prioritizing
• Re-Gating

Module Five: Meditation

• Beta
• Alpha
• Theta
• Delta
• Gamma

Module Six: Training Your Attention

• Mushin
• Meditation
• Focus Execute
• Visualization
• Case Study

Module Seven: Attention Zones Model

• Reactive Zone
• Proactive Zone
• Distracted Zone
• Wasteful Zone
• Case Study

Module Eight: SMART Goals

• The Three P’s
• The SMART Way
• Prioritizing
• Evaluating and Adapting

Module Nine: Keeping Yourself Focused

• The One Minute Rule
• The Five Minute Rule
• What to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed

Module Ten: Procrastination

• Why We Procrastinate
• Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
• Eat That Frog

Module Eleven: Prioritizing Your Time

• The 80/20 Rule
• The Urgent / Important Matrix
• Being Assertive
• Creating a Productivity Journal
• The Glass Jar: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand and Water

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Review of Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations