When was the last time you sat down to complete a task and weren’t interrupted by a ding of a new message? Or got so overwhelmed with your massive to-do list that you let distractions get the best of you?

Maura Thomas knows that now more than ever our teams are being interrupted and inundated with distractions. And it’s not just a problem for the people we support, leaders are subject to the same habit of distraction. Not only are we less productive, our ability to produce quality work suffers.

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Maura shares her tips for how you can regain your patience and focus. Because if you can’t control your attention, you can’t control your life.

Episode Outline:

• [02:32] How technology has created a habit of distraction…
• [04:09] We’re just chipping away at our attention span and it’s getting shorter and shorter and shorter.
• [09:00] Are you living a life where you are distracted AND disconnected?
• [18:14] There are two primary ways people can begin to manage their attention…
• [19:30] Are you inadvertently teaching your team to be disempowered?