Maybe the mental image of golfing pols, like the prospect of a hanging, has a special power to focus the mind.
There is nothing like a crisis or a catastrophe to focus the mind.
And positive things can come out of adversity when cuts focus the mind on how an organisation can do better, Romer believes.
Strategy number one is a three-part exercise geared to help focus the mind and also slow down the elevated heart rate associated with pressure.
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"When the family name is on the product, that does tend to kind of focus the mind if the CEO is a family member, " he says.
Whatever you might think about its links to a supernatural being, intercessory prayer is a straightforward way for an individual to focus the mind on their capacity to think nice thoughts.
Experimenting with different loadouts and tweaking supply lines while the carrier moves between islands is a diverting mini-game, and the small number of units at your disposal helps to focus the mind.
Now at least I have time to relax and begin to focus my mind on the race.
The attention and focus required to control a game with the mind has the benefit of calming the mind, said game designer Jane McGonigal.
The prosecution's barraging of the jury with mind-numbing detail, and its focus on the defendants' greed and lavish lifestyles seemed to alienate many jurors, even some who thought the defendants were guilty.
That enabled them to place the focus squarely on the beautiful fabrics, not only rich and soft but also mind-bendingly complex in their construction, to hear the designers describe it.
As the mind is allowed to focus on a single object, it stills.
' So it takes a lot to get that out of the jurors' mind and focus back on guilt or innocence.
By branching out and working with Cho as well as keeping a firm focus on deeper interaction with the customer in mind when it comes to the brand, Banana Republic could very well be leading the way for retailers to begin carefully considering the influencers they decide to partner alongside.
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The company's had a knack for thinking outside the rectangular box and coming up with cleverly built handsets -- the Sensation series and Touch Diamond come to mind -- but it seems to have cranked the focus up another notch this year.
More important than the particulars of these two devices, however, is the presence of the third (seriously hobbled) titan in this discussion: The human mind and its ability to focus on thick, complex material for a few hundred pages at a time.
This focus is good from a development standpoint, but takes his mind off the big picture for a while.
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The most important thing to keep in mind in being effective is focus.
Federal antitrust authorities, especially at the Federal Trade Commission, should keep that in mind as they focus increasingly on high-technology firms.
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But a deeper question forming in my mind as I listened to the Prime Minister came into sharper focus during the interview I have just completed with Mr Francis himself.
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Some recommend keeping an open mind and seeking new customers and markets, while others preach the virtues of focus.
Open your mind to consider a broad and expansive range of possibilities, then focus in on the most compelling ideas.
Until a leader opens his or her heart and mind to others, turns what is undoubtedly prodigious intelligence and focus outward to understand the challenges of others, there can be no authentic social leadership.
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