Welcome back to another Focus Break with 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.

Welcome 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.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses why he has been ruminating on the lyrics from Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest musical, Vivo – and how those words speak to anyone facing the challenge of moving forward in these turbulent times.

Welcome 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.

Welcome 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, competitive swimmer, and record-holder, Katie Hoff.

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 Gary did – that most of us don’t do – to create extraordinary relationships.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst.

We 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?

In 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.

In 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.

May is mental health month, and although attention and focus aren't common parts of the public discussion, they should be. Studies repeatedly show that environments loaded with distraction lead to anxiety, worry, and feelings of being overwhelmed – and all that stress takes its toll. Listen in to hear more.

We'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. Please listen in.