The hidden cost of sharing your opinion

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt discusses why work-life balance is an unattainable goal — and what to strive for instead. 

More on this topic:

• Focuswise blog post: Beyond the Illusion of Balance

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• FocusFit Challenge
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• Professional Speech Coach

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Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt tackles the most damaging (yet overlooked) form of burnout: the one occurring at the top.  He shares insight on why leader burnout is so prevalent, and what his personal strategy is for keeping it at bay in his senior leadership role at Venus Aerospace.

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• FocusFit Challenge
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt shares a personal experience from his recent family vacation to Disney World that left him contemplating the incessant stream of global concerns that infiltrate our daily lives, and the toll they take on our ability to be fully present in the here and now.

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• FocusFit Challenge
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses one of the most common distractions that leaders face: An obsession with new and novel ideas. 

Episode links:

• Curt's blog post expanding on Shiny Object Syndrome

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• FocusFit Challenge
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week Curt discusses one of the most pervasive meeting misconceptions plaguing corporate America: that being in the room equals being in the know.

Episode links:

• Forbes article: Top 5 Meeting Myths That Sabotage Success by Curt Steinhorst

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• FocusFit Challenge
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst. This week, Curt discusses why feeling stagnant or bored at work is often the result of being too good at your job, and he shares two ways that successful leaders can rise above the static and create opportunities where they're challenged. 

Episode links:

• Curt's Forbes article: Stagnant Career? Three Tips For Growth

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• FocusFit Challenge
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt shares his ADHD story, his all time career low, and how his struggles with distraction led to a career in focus.

Episode links:

• Blog post: Curt's ADHD Story

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• FocusFit Challenge
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week, Curt discusses why self awareness is a leadership must-have. 

Show Links:

• Can I Have Your Attention?: Inspiring Better Work Habits, Focusing Your Team, and Getting Stuff Done in the Constantly Connected Workplace By Curt Steinhorst
• A Failure of Nerve, Revised Edition: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix By Edwin H Friedman

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• FocusFit Challenge
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. Most people attribute work exhaustion to the volume of responsibilities on their plates. But attention science tells us there is something else at play. In this week's podcast, Curt explains context shifting and its detrimental effect on our ability to be productive, engaged, and find satisfaction in our work. 

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• FocusFit Challenge
• Professional Speech Coach

Welcome back to Focus in Five with Curt Steinhorst, global expert on leadership, workplace culture, and attention. This week Curt discusses the two most critical questions leaders should ask to avoid the "infinity trap" and define what deserves their involvement — and what doesn't.

Learn more about Curt Steinhorst's work:

• Keynote Speaker
• Founder of Focuswise
• Head of People & Culture at Venus Aerospace
• Forbes Columnist
• TedX Talk Speaker
• Best-Selling Author
• FocusFit Challenge
• Professional Speech Coach