It is the ability to focus 🎯 – a skill which is becoming increasingly valuable whilst it is becoming increasingly rare..

Why does focus matter? If you are an experienced leader better focus will help you to:

·        think more clearly

·        simplify your business

·        solve complex problems

·        increase efficiency

·        generate trust

If you are earlier in your career, then focus is the skill you need to create the career you want.

As Cal Newport argues, great careers are driven by “career capital” – having rare and valuable skills that other people don’t have.

And how do you develop career capital?

Focus.

At least part of our days should be dedicated to focusing more deeply on a problem, learning a skill or listening more intently.

Steadily this focused effort will compound into something rare and valuable, which will then give you the leverage to negotiate better roles.

No matter who you are, learning how to focus in this distracted world is essential…but it’s hard.

So in this next series of posts I am going to explore how we can do that. And I’d love to hear any real-world tips from anyone reading this…how do YOU focus best? Tell me over on LinkedIn