Curt Steinhorst
- Studies How technology creates an 'Always Distracted Disorder' workforce
- Bestselling Author, Can I Have Your Attention?
- Top 30 Global Guru & Entrepreneur
Keynote (virtual): $10,000
Curt Steinhorst is the author of the bestselling book, Can I Have Your Attention?, a Top 30 Global Guru, and a regular Forbes contributor on leadership strategy. He pulls from a decade’s worth of research in attention science, generational differences, and technology trends that shape views on leadership, engagement, and productivity. Speaking worldwide more than 75 times a year, Curt has...
read the restCurt Steinhorst is the author of the bestselling book, Can I Have Your Attention?, a Top 30 Global Guru, and a regular Forbes contributor on leadership strategy. He pulls from a decade’s worth of research in attention science, generational differences, and technology trends that shape views on leadership, engagement, and productivity.
Speaking worldwide more than 75 times a year, Curt has pioneered our understanding and appreciation of human attention as it applies to organizational productivity and health. He is also the founder and CEO of Focuswise, a consultancy that helps leaders develop focused cultures and teams that thrive.
His many clients include Nike, AT&T, Southwest Airlines, SAP, JPMorgan Chase, Marriott, Apple, Accenture, and Deloitte to name a few.
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The pandemic changed business, the economy, public health, home life, and almost everything else. It was a universal experiment in sudden, massive uncertainty, with no established road map to the immediate future. Leaders and individuals ...more
The pandemic changed business, the economy, public health, home life, and almost everything else. It was a universal experiment in sudden, massive uncertainty, with no established road map to the immediate future.
Leaders and individuals at every level, in every organization, must navigate through a staggering amount of unrelenting noise—with a surprising lack of information about what comes next. Despite our best efforts, teams remain inundated and overwhelmed. Workplace culture is a question mark. Corporations and their employees seem at odds.
How can leaders provide straightforward, meaningful direction and confidence in these unprecedented times?
In Navigating through the Fog: Leading a High-Performance Team through Uncertain Times, Curt shows how leaders like you can clarify your vision, find certainty, and lead organizations—even when the answers to pressing questions are still “TBD.” Every leader in attendance will leave with new insights, strategies, and specific actions they can apply immediately to drive growth in uncertain times. ...less
As we return to work, leaders must be careful not to undervalue what the pandemic revealed about the pre-pandemic workplace, and what it taught employees about how they work best. Companies that want high productivity ...more
As we return to work, leaders must be careful not to undervalue what the pandemic revealed about the pre-pandemic workplace, and what it taught employees about how they work best. Companies that want high productivity and low turnover must stop believing in a return to “normal” from the past, but rather get comfortable with the normal we have now, and prepare to embrace the normal that’s coming next.
One of the greatest post-pandemic mistakes leaders can make is to believe they can expect a successful return to the office without accommodating the tectonic shift in worker expectations.
In 7 Lessons from the Pandemic That Will Shape the Future of Work, Curt does a deep dive into the specific ways that work has changed, and what that means for both employees and their leaders. Those in attendance will come away with a post-pandemic blueprint for their workforce, workplace, and workloads. ...less
The pandemic exposed many of the problems of our pre-pandemic workplace, but it also taught employees valuable lessons about how they work best—and convinced them not to settle for less. That’s why recovering from the ...more
The pandemic exposed many of the problems of our pre-pandemic workplace, but it also taught employees valuable lessons about how they work best—and convinced them not to settle for less. That’s why recovering from the pandemic by attempting to install “the old normal” is a reflexive leadership mistake.
The “Great Resignation” is real. Tens of millions of employees have or plan to quit their current jobs for more money and more flexibility—for the ultimate goal of more happiness. Does your organization have a plan to stop the bleeding before it starts?
In Avoiding the Great Resignation: Attracting and Retaining Employees when Everyone’s Looking for an Exit, Curt covers the various forces at play that impact organizational morale like generations, technology, office spaces, and culture. Leaders in attendance will come away with best practices that not only help keep employees from leaving but also unlock their motivation and true potential. ...less
By the end of 2019 — before the pandemic — businesses were already reporting record levels of employee discouragement: workers felt undervalued for their skills, numbed by endless hours of meaningless meetings, and paralyzed by ...more
By the end of 2019 — before the pandemic — businesses were already reporting record levels of employee discouragement: workers felt undervalued for their skills, numbed by endless hours of meaningless meetings, and paralyzed by noisy workspaces that derailed their productivity.
And THEN the pandemic arrived.
Is it any wonder that employees at every level have trouble seeing how they could unravel such a tangled mess?
In FocusFit: How to Find Clarity, Beat Burnout, and Perform at Your Peak, No Matter What, Curt will teach leaders at all levels how to focus on what matters most—driving innovation, efficiency, productivity, and performance.
Everyone in attendance will leave with new insights, strategies, and specific actions they can apply immediately to perform at their peak and lead others to do the same. ...less
In Breaking Through, Attention Expert Curt Steinhorst will prepare you to you to authentically connect with multi-generational, constantly connected, and often-distracted employees. Leaders will learn how to effectively communicate with their organization in ways that ...more
In Breaking Through, Attention Expert Curt Steinhorst will prepare you to you to authentically connect with multi-generational, constantly connected, and often-distracted employees. Leaders will learn how to effectively communicate with their organization in ways that capture attention, sustain engagement, and increase clarity. ...less
As workers return to offices, leaders must be careful not to fall into the trap of regressing to “work as usual from 2019.” The pandemic exposed many of the problems of our pre-pandemic workplace; it ...more
As workers return to offices, leaders must be careful not to fall into the trap of regressing to “work as usual from 2019.” The pandemic exposed many of the problems of our pre-pandemic workplace; it taught employees valuable lessons about how they best work, and convinced them not to settle for less. That’s why recovering from the pandemic by attempting to install the old normal is a reflexive leadership mistake. But if not that, then what?
This is a landmark opportunity to reconsider how to address many of the problems of the pre-pandemic workplace: what truly matters, what we expect workers to accomplish, how we enable or obstruct their capacity, whether the work is valuable, and whether we optimize human potential for greatest productivity and loyalty.
Curt covers the various forces at play in our changing workplaces. Leaders will learn the key emerging trends (generations, technology, office spaces, and culture) that impact employees and leaders. Curt explores what works – and what doesn’t – by identifying the best practices and hidden traps as leaders orchestrate the hybrid workplace of the future. ...less
