The Attention Deficit Workplace: Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast-Paced Business Environment [Paperback]

Mitch Thrower (Author), Bill Kavotsky (Editor, Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

"An eye-grabbing, page-turning book, The Attention-Deficit Workplace is immediately relevant and essential. A must-read that's certain to educate, and enlighten."
--Dr. Tom Hill, author of Living at the Summit and co-author of Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneurial Soul

"The Attention-Deficit Workplace is nothing short of a revelation. Mitch Thrower represents a new breed of business leader with tremendous vision, compassion, stamina, and laser-like focus. He has written the pre-eminent playbook for thriving and winning in the turbo-charged world of 24/7 companies."
--Jonathan Spalter, Chairman, Vox Pop Media, Former Senior Vice-President, Vivendi Universal

Are you looking for competitive advantages in today's fast-paced business
environment? Are you seeking new and innovative ways to successfully
navigate through the time- and attention-deficit maze? The Attention-Deficit
Workplace offers over 50 concise and entertaining experience-based parables
and lessons for anyone, from working executives and managers to home-based
business owners, from job-seekers to people who never have to work again.
The author, Mitch Thrower, has provided us with essential insights into our
working lives from the front lines of sports, start-ups and serial
entrepreneurship. Chapter topics include:



* How to manage your personal "ATM" (your Attention Time Machine).
* How to turn attention-deficit into attention-surplus by having
others listen, accept and implement your ideas..
* How to make multitasking work more effectively for you,
* How to handle office nuisances such "spam people:"
* How to get your resume noticed.
* How to managing the onslaught of e-mails, faxes, junk mail and
other correspondence.
* How to avoid those time-consuming and money-draining pitfalls of
workplace conflict.
* How to handle office romances.
* How to negotiate, command attention, and maintain your focus.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An eye-grabbing, page-turning book, immediately relevant and essential."
--Dr. Tom Hill, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Entreprenurial Soul


The Attention-Deficit Workplace is nothing short of a relevation. Mitch Thrower represents a new breed of business leader with tremendous vision, compassion, stamina, and laser-like focus. He has written the pre-eminent playbook for thriving and winning in the turbo-charged world of 24/7 companies."
--Jonathan Spalter, Vox Pop Media, Former Senior Vice-President, Vivendi Universal

From the Back Cover

Are you looking to stay ahead in today's fast-paced business environment? The Attention-Deficit Workplace offers over fifty experience-based parables and lessons for anyone, from working executives and managers to home-based business owners, from job-seekers to people who never have to work again.

Chapter topics include:
How to persuade others to accept and implement your ideas.
How to make multitasking more effective.
How to handle office nuisances such as "spam people."
How to get your resume noticed.
How to manage the daily onslaught of e-mails.
How to avoid stress and workplace conflict.
How to handle office romances.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592286127
• ISBN-13: 978-1592286126
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,521,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mitch Thrower is the Author of "The Attention Deficit Workplace: Winning Strategies for Success in Todays Fast-Paced Business Environment," and is the author of the popular monthly column, "Starting Lines" in Triathlete Magazine.

A serial Entrepreneur, Mitch is the co-founder of Inc. Magazine's 99th fastest growing company on the Inc. 500 list -- The Active Network, Inc, a software, marketing and registration powerhouse.

He also co-founded and was the CEO of The Active Europe Network, Ltd. which operates using Active's business model in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His initiative and efforts to rapidly consolidate participatory sports registration software companies worldwide, has without any doubt, created the "Ticketmaster" of participatory sports -- with his entrepreneurial ideas and initiative forever changing the global landscape of sports.

Thrower was founder and CEO of The College Connection and The Rail Connection, and has consulted for American Express, AT&T, and Eurail.

Chairman of The La Jolla Foundation, a foundation whose first initiative is Project Active, a non-profit program that provides money, mentoring, encouragement and education to areas of world tension, most recently providing soccer balls and jerseys to the children of Iraq, Haiti and Mexico.

Thrower holds a BA from Saint Lawrence University and an MBA from the University of San Diego, where he is the Entrepreneur in Residencence teaching Entrepreneurship. He became a triathlete while cross-training to recover from four complicated knee surgeries. Thrower's father was the President of WPIX, (Channel 11 in the NYC tri-state area) Vice President of Sales for NBC, and is known for his creation of New York City's famous Yule Log, a holiday presentation of a fireplace and music on television. Thrower's mother was one of Jacqueline Kennedy's executive assistants.

Here is a detailed breakdown of a few of the various affiliated companies.

The Active Network, Inc.
www.active.com

The Active Network, Inc., based in San Diego, Calif., provides application services technology and marketing access to community service organizations and is the leading online community for active lifestyle consumers. The company's application services help organizations increase efficiency, while reducing the cost and complexity of managing community activities and fundraising events. The Active Network serves local governments, park and recreation, golf courses and golf facilities, non-profits, sports organizations and associations, educational and health care organizations, and consumer products corporations throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

La Jolla Holding Group
www.ljhg.com
www.triathletemag.com

The flagship holding of La Jolla Holding Group is Triathlete Magazine - the foundation of sport of triathlon worldwide. With Triathlete, our mission is to inspire, educate and motivate triathletes of all levels to not only achieve their athletic goals but to obtain a healthier, richer lifestyle. Few sports can boast the demographic of the average triathlete. Extremely focused and driven to succeed, these affluent young professionals not only embrace new technologies but have the purchasing power to obtain them.

The Attention Deficit Workplace
http://www.attentiondeficitworkplace.com/

How does one effectively manage competing demands in the attention-deficit workplace? The answer can be found in the highly informative and entertaining book, THE ATTENTION-DEFICIT WORKPLACE: Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast-Paced Business Enviornment. (THE LYONS PRESS, JUNE 2005), which offers over 50 experience-based parables and lessons. The topics covered are essential for working executives and managers, home-based business owners, job-seekers and even people who never have to work again.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Devotional Format, November 21, 2005

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Thomas C. Cathey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Attention Deficit Workplace: Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast-Paced Business Environment (Paperback)

One of the things that really communicate Thrower's understanding about how attention deficient we really are is the format he chose to write his book in. Studies show that people are more likely to read an article if it is formatted into narrow columns and small paragraphs. The same can be said for books that are broken in to very small chapters. It makes sense to say that we are more inclined to open a book up and read it if we can finish a section in five minute increments. We love the closure of finishing a chapter and that is what this format allows.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent snapshots on how to improve your habits!, July 5, 2005

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C. Riggs - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Attention Deficit Workplace: Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast-Paced Business Environment (Paperback)

Mitch Thrower has put together an excellent collection of time-saving and attention refocusing examples and lessons. As I read this book, I could easily see the logic and value in his lessons and examples.

I have found that I can read one chapter and then focus my attention on its subject for several days, working to hone and improve my efforts in that area alone. This book can really help you to get better control of your valuable time- and due to that, it will stay on the top of my desk as a reference tool.

Overall, there is much to learn in this book and I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Strong Read, November 11, 2005

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Michael J. Reilly "Ironman Voice" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Attention Deficit Workplace: Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast-Paced Business Environment (Paperback)

The Attention Deficit Workplace nails it. It is a short, concise but powerful insite to common pitfalls in today's corporate work enviroment. It's a must read for any new young employee embarking on their career path in this eniviroment. It will help you avoid common mistakes that lead to unproductive behavior. Mitch Thrower writes this book as if he is talking to you face to face and gives you quick solutions to practice daily. It's constantly on my desk to use as a workbook.