The quick, invisible shift from information overload to information assault has created, almost ironically, at least one, significant deficit: In every organization today, attention is a scarce resource. That scarcity has serious implications for leaders, managers and front-line staff. Reflecting on our own experience may be the best indication of how serious this problem is for any business. Do you know anyone who isn’t becoming used to having his or her attention skip from topic to topic like a fairy sprite? Who doesn’t have the nagging sense that there are far more people, tasks, topics, inputs, and decisions than anyone could manage? In this environment, attention management becomes a question of survival, a subject that is thoroughly discussed and examined in this helpful article.
Authors: John C. Beck, Thomas H. Davenport
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy
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