TPOVs @F-L-O-W
Attention
It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid
form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible
objects or trains of thought. Focalization, concentration, of
consciousness are of its essence. It implies withdrawal from
some things in order to deal effectively with others, and is a
condition which has a real opposite in the confused, dazed,
scatterbrained state which in French is called distraction,
and Zerstreutheit in German." – William
James, in his textbook Principles of Psychology
I spent 10 years doing a scholarly meta-analysis on leadership and out of that process emerged
Generati, which is constructed from Attention, Intention,
Capability,
Alignment and
Coaching. You might say it’s my
leadership manifesto at a meta level… in other words,
leadership about leadership
Attention emerged as the most
difficult construct, as you might imagine, from all of this
work. My first book was on Attention… I’ve never published
it, and probably won’t. Over the 15 years of its existence, I
have been in tension with attention as a meta
construct
—> realizing that it’s a lot more than we think it
is.
Attention is an investment, yet
it’s paid. Attention is the spotlight of our consciousness in
a dark room. Attention is not… as well as is. I felt James
quote was interesting as well, as it describes aspects of attention which
many people disagree with. While I can
understand the idea he seems to outline, attention for me is
behavioral in many ways as well.
I believe we have the power to put
"attention" on an object, and also be subject to attention, as
it puts attention on us, through inbornness, as well as
epigenesis, constructivism, and the intermingled engine of
cognition.
In the model of generati, attention
both references and emerges through something I call
MITEAM, which stands for Money, Information, Time, Energy,
Attention, and Motivation, as a set of constructs which
pertebate, as well as create a tension environment, that
provides artifacts of how attention emerges in an organism.
While money is a difficult reach for bacteria, monetization
may be abstract but critical for
@F-L-O-W.
Helpful Hint: Learning how to use the resource
environment differently is the key to
@F-L-O-W, leverage,
and compounding our strengths, as attention, for
design, and the relaxing of the consumption attraction.
Action Step:
Attention can
mean many things, it’s important to always define how you are
using attention, as each context can represent different
reality. One of the things you can do to play with attention,
or at least to contrast it in a different way, is to complete
the ROI of Attention Survey, as it gives significant data for
designing @F-L-O-W, as a very PRACTICAL matter of attention.
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You, Me, and We @F-L-O-W
Mike R. Jay is a developmentalist utilizing
consulting, coaching, mentoring and advising as methods to offer
developmental scaffolding for aspiring leaders who are interested in
being, doing, having, becoming, and contributing… to helping people
have lives.
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