329. Why Your Team Can't Focus | Shawn Vanderhoven, PAUSE Author, Partner at Liz Wiseman's Firm

In Business, "Got five minutes?" is almost never five minutes. And the impact on your team doesn't end when the task does

Shawn Vanderhoven leads the executive development practice at The Wiseman Group and wrote the USA Today bestseller Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World. His research found that there are two types of leaders: those who generate traction, and those who amplify distraction.

In this episode, you will learn:

The leadership practices that help teams focus in distracting environmentsThe five questions to ask before you hand someone workThe digital wake you leave every time you hit sendThe eight-question quiz that shows how distracting you are to your teamAn exercise to find the hidden issues slowing your team downThe AI habit that produces more work instead of better work

Topics discussed:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:05) The #1 Thing Holding People Back

(02:18) Traction Leaders vs. Distraction Leaders

(03:31) Tune In Before You Jump In

(09:18) The Origin Story of Pause

(13:23) Your Digital Wake

(15:23) The Distraction Test and Your House Rules