Tag: Distractions

How To ‘Raise Your Game’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Learn your strengths and weaknesses, inside and out, because self-awareness makes everything else possible.’

‘Control the controllables. Don’t get caught up in things outside your frame of influence.’

‘Care about the results so much that you are willing to do what it takes to get there.’

‘Knock out distractions. Consider how to spend your time wisely and efficiently. Be ruthless in trimming the ‘fat’ from your day.’

‘Listen with empathy and purpose.’

‘Never quickly judge who or what is worth paying attention to. Be open.’

‘Don’t be a jerk, but make sure your confidence comes through in how you talk and do your work.’

‘Don’t forget the importance of selling your vision, inspiring and convincing other committed people to get on board.’

‘Don’t treat others the way you want to be treated. Treat others the way they want to be treated.’

‘Set goals that are both realistic and just out of reach– belief will help you cross the divide.’

‘Begin with fulfilling the current role. Do what your team needs you to do, not what you want to do, what you feel like doing, or what is convenient for you.’

Source

Alan Stein Jr. and Jon Sternfeld (2019). Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best

How To Be More Effective

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Innovation Management, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report

‘The less you hold in mind at once the better.’

‘Group information into chucks whenever you have too much information.’

‘The only way to do two mental tasks quickly, if accuracy is important, is doing one of them at a time.’

‘Switching between tasks uses energy; if you do this a lot you can make more mistakes .’

‘When you need to focus, remove all external distractions completely.’

‘Peak performance requires the right level of stress, not minimal stress.’

‘Practice noticing what your expectations are in any given situation.’

‘Practice setting expectations a little lower.’

‘You need to work hard at creating connections to create good collaboration.’

‘Be open and transparent about your dealings with people, remembering that unfairness is easy to trigger.’

‘Creative people are all about putting together information in a novel way. Novelty gets attention.’

Source:

Dr. David Rock (2020). Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter all Day Long