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A practical course for staff, teams and managers who want to work more productively, with greater focus and with less mental strain. The focus is on the limitations of multitasking, conscious attention management, deep work, prioritisation, digital self-organisation and team-based agreements for focused work.
You will understand why multitasking often leads to a loss of quality, stress and longer processing times. You will learn to manage your attention more consciously, plan periods of focus and reduce interruptions in a constructive way. By the end, you will be able to work with greater focus, structure tasks more effectively and, together with your team, create more productive working conditions.
• Understanding the effects of multitasking, context switching and interruptions
• Planning and safeguarding focused work
• Reducing digital distractions and establishing concentration routines
• Developing team rules for availability, meetings and focused work periods
• A willingness to reflect on one’s own working methods and digital habits
• Examples of typical interruptions or problems with concentration encountered in day-to-day work
• No prior specialist knowledge required
*We customize the course outline and content to your specific needs and relevant use cases.
Module 1: Understanding multitasking
• Clarify the difference between true multitasking and rapid task switching
• Recognise the effects of context switching on concentration, quality and stress levels
• Identify typical multitasking pitfalls in the office, when working from home and in day-to-day project work
• Analyse personal patterns of distraction
Module 2: Attention and Focus
• Understand attention as a limited resource
• Classify phases of concentration, mental fatigue and sensory overload
• Recognise your own periods of focus and performance curves
• Determine the conditions required for concentrated work
Module 3: Planning Focused Work
• Structure tasks according to concentration requirements
• Combine ‘deep work’ phases and operational work blocks effectively
• Apply planning techniques such as time blocking and focus sprints
• Structure the preparation, start and conclusion of focus phases
Module 4: Reducing digital distractions
• Manage notifications, email and chat more consciously
• Sort communication channels by urgency and importance
• Set up a more focused digital working environment
• Improve how you deal with information overload and constant availability
Module 5: Enabling Focus Within the Team
• Develop team agreements on availability, response times and focus windows
• Review meeting culture for focus and value contribution
• Respectfully reduce interruptions and clarify expectations
• Establish shared rituals for concentrated work
Module 6: Transfer and focus system
• Create a personal focus profile
• Define specific rules for reducing multitasking and focused work
• Plan a pilot phase for new working habits
• Measure progress and embed routines sustainably
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