How To Stay Focused And Productive In A Virtual World with Austin Bauer

Working from home is the new reality for many of us. We’re surrounded by distracting technology. Our kids or spouse may need something in the middle of a task. We see a notification and feel pressured to respond immediately.

Does this leave you unfocused, unhappy, and struggling to find time?

Grab a sandwich and join us for this lunch and learn session. We’ll introduce practical tools for focus and provide a hands-on experience for working more productively individually and with your teams and clients.

We’ll start by introducing the neuroscience behind the Caveday methodology for overcoming distraction and pushing past internal resistance. Then we’ll run a short cave “sprint” so you can apply the methodology to a real world task. We’ll finish with a few best practices and tactical tips to maintain and build strong, focused work cultures on remote and hybrid teams.

You will finish this 75-minute session and get some work done!

Session Assignment: Bring a short task (about 10 minutes to complete) and materials to complete it. Example: E-mail response or organizing files.

Key Takeaways

• Explore the science behind why it’s so hard to focus and what we can do about it
• Apply the Caveday methodology to avoid distraction, overcome procrastination, and minimize decision fatigue
• Discuss ways to keep ourselves, our teams, and our clients motivated when working remotely

Austin Bauer, Professional Certified Coach (PCC), is an executive coach and founder of Simple Progress, a consultancy that helps organizations do better work by developing cultures of organizational listening, collaborative learning, and internal innovation. Austin has trained and facilitated workshops for over 1,500 leaders at companies including YouTube, CBS, The American Heart Association, Edelman, Omnicom, Taco Bell, Project Worldwide, Garage Team Mazda, 72andSunny, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, The 4A's, and Bastion Collective.

Austin is a regular guest facilitator for the University of Southern California, Iovine and Young Academy for Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation. He also leads West Coast engagements for Caveday, a company improving our relationship to work, and is the strategic advisor for the social impact design consultancy, very nice.