Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFocuswise CEO, Curt Steinhorst, helps leaders harness the power of human attention. Curt works with innovative leaders around the globe, using the Focuswise approach to teach, train, and provide tools that enable individuals and organizations to eliminate costly distractions and create cultures of focus — achieving greater productivity, engagement, innovation, and joy.
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Work life balance is the wrong goal
October 05, 2023 19:07 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt discusses why work-life balance is an unattainable goal — and what to strive for instead. More on this topic: Focuswise blog post: Beyond the Illusion of Balance Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise FocusFit Challenge Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Auth...
Burnout in the corner office
June 30, 2023 13:45 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt tackles the most damaging (yet overlooked) form of burnout: the one occurring at the top. He shares insight on why leader burnout is so prevalent, and what his personal strategy is for keeping it at bay in his senior leadership role at Venus Aerospace. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise FocusFit Challenge Head of Pe...
The Senate passed a bill... but does it really matter?
June 06, 2023 21:13 - 5 minutes - 4.95 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt shares a personal experience from his recent family vacation to Disney World that left him contemplating the incessant stream of global concerns that infiltrate our daily lives, and the toll they take on our ability to be fully present in the here and now. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise FocusFit Challenge Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace Forbes Columnist TedX Ta...
The curse of shiny objects: How to manage an obsession with novelty
April 21, 2023 17:34 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses one of the most common distractions that leaders face: An obsession with new and novel ideas. Episode links: Curt's blog post expanding on Shiny Object Syndrome Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise FocusFit Challenge Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author Professional Speech Coach
Meeting myths: Dispelling the notion that being in the room equals being in the know
April 11, 2023 16:06 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses one of the most pervasive meeting misconceptions plaguing corporate America: that being in the room equals being in the know. Episode links: Forbes article: Top 5 Meeting Myths That Sabotage Success by Curt Steinhorst Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise FocusFit Challenge Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Au...
Shake up your career: Strategies to overcome stagnation and boredom
March 09, 2023 17:34 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt discusses why feeling stagnant or bored at work is often the result of being too good at your job, and he shares two ways that successful leaders can rise above the static and create opportunities where they're challenged. Episode links: Curt's Forbes article: Stagnant Career? Three Tips For Growth Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise FocusFit Challenge Head of People & Cultur...
How distraction almost killed my career
February 08, 2023 17:04 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt shares his ADHD story, his all time career low, and how his struggles with distraction led to a career in focus. Episode links: Blog post: Curt's ADHD Story Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise FocusFit Challenge Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author Pr...
Difficult challenges with non-difficult people
December 22, 2022 19:15 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week, Curt discusses why self awareness is a leadership must-have. Show Links: Can I Have Your Attention?: Inspiring Better Work Habits, Focusing Your Team, and Getting Stuff Done in the Constantly Connected Workplace By Curt Steinhorst A Failure of Nerve, Revised Edition: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix By Edwin H Friedman Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's wor...
Context shifting wrecks the work day, and here is why
December 02, 2022 17:33 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. Most people attribute work exhaustion to the volume of responsibilities on their plates. But attention science tells us there is something else at play. In this week's podcast, Curt explains context shifting and its detrimental effect on our ability to be productive, engaged, and find satisfaction in our work. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder ...
The hidden cost of sharing your opinion
November 04, 2022 19:05 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt discusses the two most critical questions leaders should ask to avoid the "infinity trap" and define what deserves their involvement — and what doesn't. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professi...
I don't care about your mission
October 18, 2022 03:15 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with the #1 expert on focus and attention at work, Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt gets real about missions statements. Even though crafting a mission statement is an arduous process, leaders often miscalculate how much it can motivate their people, trigger meaningful engagement, or encourage employees to stick around. So what does motivate employees? Tune in for three factors that actually matter to employees. If you're a leader who wants to drive, engage, a...
Drowning in meetings and messages
September 30, 2022 18:35 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with the #1 expert on focus and attention at work, Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt dives into the challenges companies face today — particularly keeping good employees and improving productivity. Despite our best efforts, people are less engaged than ever at work, and leaving their jobs in droves. Tune in to hear how we are misdiagnosing the problem. Links from today's episode: Forbes: Drowning in Meetings & Messages Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experi...
No one likes a micromanager
September 20, 2022 15:45 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses micromanagers. It's no secret that they are NOT great leaders. Curt shares why people are still hindering the growth of their businesses — and their people — with this ineffective (and dehumanizing) leadership style, and how to avoid becoming a micromanager. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge ...
How to stop needing a vacation from your vacation
August 16, 2022 21:46 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MBWelcome back to another Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt reveals how in an era when Elon Musk's Starlink aims to bring internet connectivity to every part of our planet, sometimes it pays to follow a different path — make that a dirt road — to a fully disconnected place (while they still exist). Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech...
The Soul-Sucking Side of Efficiency
July 20, 2022 03:08 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. In this week's episode Curt examines why efficiency may not always be a good thing. In fact, there's a dark, soul-sucking side that will eventually propel us backward instead of forward. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
Stuck in meeting madness?
July 01, 2022 16:25 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt explores the problem with meetings and how the real dilemma is not having enough daily capacity to work on our responsibilities and priorities. Show links: Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work (Microsoft) Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
Raise your hand if there's a task you're avoiding... again
June 16, 2022 20:55 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt shares tips on how to avoid avoiding important tasks. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
How I organize my day
April 28, 2022 05:09 - 8 minutes - 7.51 MBWelcome back to another Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. Today, Curt shares how he organizes his day. It's a hybrid "new tech" / old school system that gives him the structure he needs to get important work done and the flexibility to manage whatever pops up along the way. Episode Links: Notion Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
Your work boundaries: Working? Failing? Or hard to figure out?
April 08, 2022 18:32 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt shares three keys for creating (and keeping) the kinds of boundaries that let you achieve the work-life balance you desire — and feel good about it. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
When back-to-work backfires
March 25, 2022 16:27 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt shares what some leaders are doing to give their employees back to work flexibility — and what unexpected challenges they face. Show links: Infographic — Why does everyone want to work from home Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
How to eliminate 50% of your overload
March 18, 2022 15:17 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. Leaders can't make great decisions if they're busy making every decision. This week, Curt shares one essential question leaders can ask their team that can eliminate 50% of decision overload. Links from today's episode: Email [email protected] for the roles and responsibilities template mentioned by Curt. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focu...
The resignation cascade
March 04, 2022 05:15 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt shares two cases where leaders losing valuable team members found ways to let their remaining people know how much they mattered — and that made all the difference. More on this topic: Forbes Article: Work Has Been Demoted — The Hidden Story Behind The Great Resignation Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist ...
How to stop your people from resigning
February 18, 2022 03:58 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBWelcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. In today’s podcast, Curt shares three mind shifts leaders can adopt to prevent their people from leaving. If you’re interested in more ideas to keep your staff satisfied with their work, take a look at Curt's TED Talk, “How to Like Work Again... No, Seriously!” Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech C...
Why “I’ll be more efficient today” doesn’t work — and what to do about it
February 04, 2022 17:54 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBWelcome back to another Focus in Five podcast with Curt Steinhorst. In this week’s podcast, Curt suggests a different way to increase your productivity while reducing some of that pressure and freeing up your mental space. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist TedX Talk Speaker Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
What they say when you leave the room
January 21, 2022 03:50 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt shares the stories of three sub-par CEOs (including what each one did to deserve disparaging remarks) and how we, as leaders, can learn from these examples to keep our focus where it should be. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work at www.focuswise.com. Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professiona...
2022: The year I’m doing something I would “never” do
January 06, 2022 20:52 - 6 minutes - 5.5 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt reveals a big, big change for 2022 –– he's doing something he NEVER thought he would do. (Hint: it involves suborbital space.) Episode links: Venus Aerospace Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
A Counterintuitive Solution for Overwork and Burnout
October 21, 2021 19:25 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBWelcome back to another FocusBreak with Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt shares a story about friend and colleague, Mark Skeba, reaching a breaking point in his corporate career – that moment he recognized work was negatively impacting his life and that he needed to do something about it. Tune in to hear how focusing on an idea that is thousands of years old helped him find the rest he needed. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist ...
Building a billion-dollar empire and getting home for dinner
October 14, 2021 19:56 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. There's a pervasive myth in today's work culture that most of us still believe: Success is tied to constant availability and prioritizing work above all else. But one friend and client, Mark Rampolla, has proven the opposite. He is the very successful founder and former CEO of ZICO Beverages. Tune in to this week's Focus Break to hear a powerful story that Mark once told Curt –...
End workplace drama with geometry
October 01, 2021 18:14 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. Drama. If you're a leader, you have to deal with it on your team. And if you're like most leaders, you don't want anything to do with it. Curt recently had a conversation with Kris Gaerlan, President of Dallas Lease Returns, about how he leads his team — and Kris shared a radically different approach for handling workplace friction adapted from the Karpman Triangle. Listen in to...
What’s the greater meaning in your job?
September 23, 2021 16:31 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst – global leader on attention and focus. We all want our work to be meaningful. And right now, when so many people are questioning the value of their jobs, leaders have an incredible opportunity to make the significance of their employees’ contributions clear to them. It’s how Elon Musk keeps talented people despite long work hours. And it can create long-term loyalty among the employees at your company, too. Tune in to this week’s Fo...
How to "Respect the Red"
September 17, 2021 02:38 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses what it means to "Respect the Red" and how this tip can shift the culture in your office toward productivity. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
Unscrambling the Mental Spaghetti of the Pandemic
September 10, 2021 16:10 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses why he and his team created My Pandemic Journal and how this powerful tool can help us process the moments that have reshaped our lives and will influence the future. My Pandemic Journal – Buy now on Amazon Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
Wisdom from Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest musical
September 03, 2021 12:25 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. Wisdom can come from unexpected places. This week – when the concerns of our world are great, burnout and stress are high, and overall well-being is low – Curt found himself ruminating on the lyrics from Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest musical, Vivo (which his kids can't stop watching). Tune in to this week's Focus Break to hear why these lyrics have stuck with him and how they speak to anyone facing the challenge of moving forward in t...
Leading Through the Fog
August 27, 2021 15:49 - 5 minutes - 5.15 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. We've always had uncertainty, but it's greater than ever now. With the confluence of COVID, an economic crisis, social unrest, a divided society, and a turbulent environment, how do we plan? This week Curt shares for tips on leading through uncertainty. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
Lessons in focus from the Olympics: A conversation with Katie Hoff
August 09, 2021 18:02 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt interviews former Olympic medalist Katie Hoff, competitive swimmer and record-holder. Katie talks about her Olympic journey and the struggle to focus at the moment it counts most. (Spoiler alert: she succeeded!) Listen in to hear how competition can be the ultimate distraction – a lesson that applies both in and out of Olympic arenas. Learn more about Curt Stei...
How to impact the lives around you
July 15, 2021 20:57 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. What is the key to having an impact on the lives around you? How can you ensure you’re welcome in other’s hearts, homes, or workplaces? What makes your friends and family feel things are always better when you’re in the room? In this week’s Focus Break, Curt Steinhorst pays tribute to his Uncle Gary – a man defined by the impact he made on others’ lives. Tune in to learn what Gar...
Could your post-pandemic plans cause an exodus?
June 17, 2021 20:28 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBWe hope you're sitting down for this: After having more autonomy during the pandemic, 41% of employees are actively considering a job change, especially if their organizations won't let them self-manage where and when they work. In this week's Focus Break, Curt asks whether forcing your team back into the office is your best move -- are you establishing a productive culture or turbo-charging turnover? Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Co...
Art Gensler, champion of spaces that matter – like yours
May 13, 2021 17:11 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBIn this week's Focus Break, Curt pays tribute to Art Gensler, founder of the world's largest architecture firm, who died Monday at age 85. Gensler pioneered a radically different way to view the spaces where we work. Listen in to hear how his philosophy of workspaces inspired Focuswise's principles for office spaces that promote creativity, innovation, and focus. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit...
Stressed? Overwhelmed? Pay attention to your mental health
May 07, 2021 17:25 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBIn this week's Focus Break, Curt explains why managing your attention and focus is about SO much more than increasing productivity. It's tied to your day-to-day mental health, preventing burnout and brain fog while promoting a sense of fulfilling satisfaction. Note to leaders: When companies build environments of interruption, distraction, and overload, it erodes worker capacity – and that can't be corrected by sponsoring a yoga class. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speak...
The 3-Hour Device-Free Experiment
April 29, 2021 12:47 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBWe've all been with those we care about while everyone is on a digital device. People in the same space aren't connecting, talking, or even enjoying their physical space together. In this week's Focus Break, I invite you to experiment with an evening without electronic devices – an opportunity to give your undivided attention to the people who matter most. Episode link: The Inevitable, Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelley Learn more about Cu...
What will they say on your 80th birthday?
April 22, 2021 21:14 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. What will be said about you on your 80th birthday? If you're like me, you imagine friends and family speaking about your values, character, and the people you've impacted. But this picture makes me pause and reflect – am I on the right track now? In this week's podcast, I discuss how considering your legacy can give clarity to the moment you're in. Episode links: Mrs. Tiemann...
The future of work: Can you have your cake and eat it too?
April 15, 2021 12:56 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MBCompanies everywhere are determining what their human management style and next steps will be. And there's no shortage of surveys revealing what employees want. But what do we do when the data is confusing and contradictory? This week Curt Steinhorst discusses the future of work and whether it's possible to maintain the benefits of flexible, remote work without paying the price of its disadvantages. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Colu...
Are leaders out of touch? New data suggests so.
April 08, 2021 17:55 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. A new study from Edelman Microsoft reveals that leaders today are thriving (but no one else is). Indeed, the majority of employees are struggling. This week, I discuss one possible explanation for the disconnect – and how to prevent this gap from impacting our organizations in the immediate future. Episode links https://msworklab.azureedge.net/files/reports/hybridWork/pdf/2021_Microsoft_WTI_Report_March.pdf Learn more about Curt St...
The Harvard professor who can't focus alone
April 01, 2021 19:49 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBWe usually think focus happens when we're alone in a quiet space – but social psychology tells us that's not always true. In this week's Focus Break, I recap a conversation with Dr. Peter Blair – a dear friend, economist, and Harvard professor – about his unconventional strategy for finding focus. Episode links and references: https://www.peterqblair.com Allport, F. H. (1920). The influence of the group upon association and thought. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 3, 159-182. https://...
How to focus when you feel anxious
March 25, 2021 18:51 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. This week, I address how to focus when you have anxiety or depression and I offer three tips for shifting your focus when you find yourself in all-consuming mental state that makes work feel impossible. Links from this episode: Conquering election day chaos podcast episode Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech ...
What do conference calls and SWAT teams have in common?
March 19, 2021 18:52 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. In a year of crazy distractions, the most bizarre happened a couple of days ago while I was on a conference call with a client – something that made focusing on that meeting nearly impossible! Listen in to hear the story (spoiler: there's a SWAT team involved) and to find why that event led me to ponder the societal consequences of a dispersed and overly-fragmented workforce. Le...
Generation Z employees are struggling. (Help them.)
March 04, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. In this week's Focus Break, I discuss why Generation Z and millennial employees are struggling with isolation and how to make sure these crucial employees don't become culturally exiled. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach Find Curt on YouTube and Li...
How One Thing Makes Everything Else Better
February 25, 2021 04:28 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. In this week's Focus Break, I show you the one skill that can give you (or anyone) an enormous advantage in today's distracted world. Listen in and remind yourself to leverage this simple talent as a superpower. If you'd like to practice, you're welcome to join a conversation I'm hosting on the Clubhouse app tonight (February 25) at 9:15 PM CST. It's a discussion about the changing workplace with CEOs from two multi-billion-dollar c...
Finding Calm in the Storm
February 19, 2021 20:17 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. In today's podcast, Curt discusses how (and why) the challenges of this week's severe winter storm in Dallas have brought clarity instead of chaos. Please listen in. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional Speech Coach
Super Bowl Commercials, Emotions, and Work
February 12, 2021 19:51 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBWelcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. In this week's podcast, I reveal how Super Bowl commercials, emotions, and work are all intertwined. I also challenge you to try a 10-minute exercise to focus your to-do list so it truly aligns with the big goals that matter. Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work: Keynote Speaker Founder of Focuswise Forbes Columnist Best-Selling Author FocusFit Challenge Professional S...