The Attention Deficit Workplace: Winning Strategies For Success In Today's Fast-Paced Business Environment

The Attention Deficit Workplace: Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast-Paced Business Environment

"An eye-grabbing, page-turning book, The Attention-Deficit Workplace is immediately relevant and essential. A must-read that's certain to educate, and enlighten." --Dr. Tom Hill, author of Living at the Summit and co-author of Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneurial Soul"The Attention-Deficit Workplace is nothing short of a revelation. Mitch Thrower represents a new breed of business leader with tremendous vision, compassion, stamina, and laser-like focus. He has written the pre-eminent playbook for thriving and winning in the turbo-charged world of 24/7 companies." --Jonathan Spalter, Chairman, Vox Pop Media, Former Senior Vice-President, Vivendi Universal Are you looking for competitive advantages in today's fast-paced businessenvironment? Are you seeking new and innovative ways to successfullynavigate through the time- and attention-deficit maze? The Attention-DeficitWorkplace offers over 50 concise and entertaining experience-based parablesand lessons for anyone, from working executives and managers to home-basedbusiness owners, from job-seekers to people who never have to work again.The author, Mitch Thrower, has provided us with essential insights into ourworking lives from the front lines of sports, start-ups and serialentrepreneurship. Chapter topics include: * How to manage your personal "ATM" (your Attention Time Machine).* How to turn attention-deficit into attention-surplus by having others listen, accept and implement your ideas..* How to make multitasking work more effectively for you,* How to handle office nuisances such "spam people:"* How to get your resume noticed.* How to managing the onslaught of e-mails, faxes, junk mail and other correspondence.* How to avoid those time-consuming and money-draining pitfalls of workplace conflict.* How to handle office romances.* How to negotiate, command attention, and maintain your focus.