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Hi !
Welcome to this week's issue of Executive Insight.
What Happens With Your Wandering Mind Research in the current issue of Science (as described in a New York Times article this week) tracked how people feel during everyday situations using an iPhone app called trackyourhappiness. One of the outcomes reported is that people tend to be happier when they focus on the activity that they're doing in the moment rather than thinking about something else. "In fact, whether and where their minds wandered was a better predictor of happiness than what they were doing." The researchers indicated that overall our minds wander some 47% of the time. Wow! Just think about what that means in the workplace. If your people are stimulated and engaged, chances are good that they're more focused on their work. But imagine what's happening with those who are bored or frustrated or generally distracted. As leaders, however, it reinforces the point that we need to stay focused, because that 47% statistic about wandering minds applies to everyone. In case you think this doesn't apply to you, just think about how you respond to interruptions, what with email, cell phones, texting, IMing....you get the picture. Eliminating distractions directly improves our focus, so it's up to us to manage ourselves and the disruptions that we face every day. It doesn't matter whether we're happy or sad, energetic or sluggish, intentionally focused or deliberately daydreaming. A wandering mind is an equal opportunity intrusion. Give this some thought....after you turn off your phone. :-) Have a great week!
 Copyright 2010 Lisa M. Aldisert
Lisa Aldisert is the president of Pharos Alliance, Inc., a management consulting firm that works with organizations in the areas of strategy, business development, and organizational/leadership development. Give us a call at 212-332-3242 to see how we can help you create strategies that make sense for your organization, and result in increased revenue and profitability. |
 Issue #86,
November 18, 2010 ISSN 1947-2889
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