Cross Functional Virtual Event
Date/Time: 02/21/2023
from 8.00am - 10.00am
Focus Pocus, The Magic behind Skyrocketing Productivity by Dr Jeff Levine
Virtual
Meeting link sent by email to registered members.
In the new post-COVID reality, focus is essential to success in business and life. Meanwhile, internal and external distractions have multiplied exponentially. In this workshop, Dr. Jeff will discuss the magic of shifting mindset, behaviors, and accountability to cut down on these distractions, hone in your focus, and offer simple hacks to skyrocket your productivity.
We have all seen children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), perhaps bouncing all over the room. Parents used to say, “Don’t worry, he’ll grow out of it.”
Well, sort of. I never outgrew my attention deficit disorder symptoms, which demonstrated attention, hyperactivity, and impulse control problems. I did become more socialized as I grew up and stopped bouncing all over the place. The ADHD, though, reared its head in other ways. For instance, I could never stand being in the classroom. I hated sitting in classes and listening to the instructors interminably drone on! The subject matter may have been exciting, but I just couldn’t focus in the classroom.
I was not a traditional college student. I went back to college in my late 40s to complete my degree online. Remote education was perfect for me. I had coursework to complete every week and met with discussion groups to review the assignments. I was wild with joy, not having to listen to instructors interminably drone on! Online education was the solution to my lack of higher education.
Then one fine fall evening, I had a heart attack, requiring minor surgery. Except, there is no such thing as minor heart surgery. My big concern was that if I took a leave to recuperate, I would never come back, like what happened to me as a youngster (A 25+ year long semester off).
Then I remembered, “wait. I’ve been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder symptoms, and I can’t focus anyway.” I developed a plan and learned to manage my time. I worked in 15-minute sprints and would rest until I had the energy to go again, and my cat Farrah hung out with me the whole time. Wash, rinse, repeat… feed Farrah. I turned in everything on time, skyrocketed my productivity, and received an A in the class. That was an ah-ha moment for me! I found ways to be highly effective as an adult with ADHD despite having a natural lack of focus by creating time management techniques.
I continued my remote learning for three degrees, A Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management, a Masters of Arts in Business Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Corporate Training and e-Learning. I completed the Ph.D. in May of 2019, having written my dissertation in the area of remote work. Little did I know that would soon become very applicable.
Although the shift to remote work had been occurring for decades, it had been shifting slowly. Both management and contributors were leery of remote work. There were concerns about distractions, relationships, logistics, productivity, and balancing work and life while doing them in the same place. In 2013, Marissa Mayer, the then CEO at Yahoo, banned remote positions due to relationship/collaboration concerns.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a paradigm shift regarding what working will look like. Even when things are back in control, we’ll still find ourselves being at-home employees. Employers like the money they can save on office space; workers like the freedom and convenience that remote work offers. A recent survey has shown that 93.5% of employees have stated that they would like to continue to work from home some days of the week. 95.1% of employers permit remote work at least part of the week, if not encouraging. Working from Home, however, does have its share of issues, such as distractions, isolation, lack of collaboration, and technical difficulties.
About the speaker: Dr Jeff Levine
Dr Jeff is the author of the book, Get In Focus And Skyrocket Your Productivity From Home Your Quick And Dirty Guide To Remote Work. He lives in San Jose CA with his wife, Karen.
W: https://getinfocusworkshop.drgetinfocus.com/
Agenda:
08.00 AM: Networking/ Registration
08.30 AM: Webinar starts. EGN introductions and speaker introduction
08.35 AM: Topic of the day
09.35 AM: Q & A and key takeaways
09.55 AM: Meeting ends
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