Facilitators
Marshall Cowley, Carol Speirs, Desirée Williamson
Description
In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected workplaces, it’s not time we’re short of—it’s focused attention. The ability to manage distractions, protect mental energy, and stay focused on the right work has become one of the most valuable professional skills in modern organisations.
This one-day workshop is designed to help people at all levels take back control of their day. It blends the best of time management with emerging attention management strategies to help you plan better, focus faster, and work more effectively.
You will explore practical techniques for managing competing priorities, reducing interruptions, improving workflow, and setting clear personal boundaries. Whether you are working on-site, remotely or a mix of the two, this workshop provides tools you can apply immediately to gain traction in your work and avoid burnout in the long run.
Designed for both mixed groups, or intact teams, the content is relevant across roles and sectors and is adaptable to your organisational context.
Learning Outcomes
Participation in this workshop will enable you to:
- develop self-awareness of your preferred ways of working
- recognise the science behind attention management and some of the myths that have emerged
- create sustainable daily routines that support focus and momentum, whether working remotely or on-site
- set and communicate personal boundaries for reduced interruption
- plan and prioritise work using proven techniques
- create realistic and achievable goals
- use technology to support personal productivity
- work effectively in a hybrid setting.
Content
- Self-awareness
- Time vs attention management
- The myth of multitasking and the impact of attention switching
- Attention routines, boundaries, interruptions and procrastination
- Planning, prioritisation and goal-setting
- Self-management tips for hybrid and remote working
- Use of technology - email and collaboration tools, prompt-based and agentic AI