Leadership Development as Attention Infrastructure

Updated: 2026.11.09 4H ago 1 sources
Treat leadership development programs as the place to build institutional rules that protect uninterrupted work: codify response-time norms, time‑blocking, presence in promotion criteria, and manager coaching so attention becomes an organizational capability rather than a private habit. The proposal shifts responsibility from individual workers to corporate systems and HR metrics. — If organizations formalize attention through governance instruments, this will alter labor norms, surveillance trade‑offs, and the politics of 'availability' across industries and public institutions.

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Five systems L&D can build to protect focus at work
Alexis Zahner, Martin Gutmann, Scott J. Allen, Ph.D. 2026.11.09 100% relevant
The article’s concrete claim — e.g., task‑switching cutting productivity by up to 40% and three‑second distractions doubling error risk — paired with its prescription that L&D embed presence into coaching, 360 feedback, and promotion criteria exemplifies institutionalizing attention.
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