A distracted workforce is less than effective. Employees who do not pay attention to their work can waste valuable time and make careless mistakes. 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 and how to reach their personal and company goals.
Outline:
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