Welcome back to another Focus Break with 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 gives clarity to the moment you're in.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst.

Companies 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.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. A new study from Edelman 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.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. We 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 episode, I recap a conversation with Dr. Peter Blair – a dear friend, economist, and Harvard professor – about his unconventional strategy for finding focus.

Welcome 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.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with 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.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with 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.

Welcome 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.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with Curt Steinhorst. Today, I discuss how (and why) the challenges of this week's severe winter storm in Dallas have brought clarity instead of chaos.

Welcome back to another Focus Break with 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.