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Business Definition for: Attention Management

  • a method of ensuring that employees are focused on their work and on organizational goals. Attention management is similar to time management, as inattentiveness results in wasted time. An important factor in winning and sustaining attention is tapping into people's emotions.

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Burton Group Advises Organizations to Initiate an Enterprise Attention Management Strategy
Burton Group , an IT research firm focused on technical analysis of enterprise infrastructure technologies, today released a research report that introduces the concept of an Enterprise Attention Management system to help enterprise organizations address attention fatigue and information overload.
Tags: strategy
Research articles 2007-01-08
Pay Attention to What Has Your Attention
To most effectively use the fundamentals of self-management, it helps to start with a reference point. You won't have to look far, because what usually needs your attention most is what already has your attention. ...
Tags: Book Excerpt, David Allen, Making It All Work, GTD, Getting Things Done, Time Management, Leadership, Management
Articles 2008-12-05
The Seven Myths of Sales Management
In the post "Better Sales Manager: Obama or McCain" I discussed the role of the sales manager in terms that we're entirely complimentary.   That's not because I don't respect sales managers, though.  Let's talk seriously for a moment.  Being a sales manager is one of the...
Tags: Employee, Sales Manager, Manager, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2008-09-02
Lloyd's of London's restructuring grabs attention.(Year in Review: Risk Management 1995)
CIGNA runoff, lower cost of risk also were items of note in '95 Risk management's attention shifted from Pennsylvania Avenue to Wall Street, Main Street and assorted points east and west in 1995. Whereas 1994's top story, the failure of Congress to reaCIGNA runoff, lower cost of...
Tags: business intelligence, CIGNA Corp., insurance, insurance company, risk management
Research articles 1995-12-25
Companies focus on oil shipping safety; higher rates, federal law have focused attention on risk management.(Marine Market Report)
Higher rates, federal law have focused attention on risk management Higher insurance rates and retentions earlier in the decade along with increased costs of cleanups and a 1990 federal law have prompted a heightened focus on loss control in the oil shHigher rates, federal law have focused...
Tags: Chevron Corp., oil, risk management, spill
Research articles 1997-09-29
Wolseley plc Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. [Operators Instructions]. We will take now our first question from Tim [inaudible]. Please go ahead. Unidentified Analyst Hey, guys. This is Tim [inaudible] in Dublin. My first question is in relation to the stock...
Tags: ABN AMRO, Acquisition, Analyst, Business, Business Operations, Call Transcript, CapEx, CEO, CFO, Chip, Claude, Corporate Law, Degree, DT, Europe, Ferguson, Finance, Financial, France, Growth, Investment, Margin, Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Opportunity, Quarter, Question, Rob, Sales, Sales Strategy, Seeking Alpha, Steve, Stock, Term, U.K., U.S., Yes
Earnings calls 2007-11-30
A YAHOO FOR PENSIONS: Managers look for portals; Finding websites that can hold pension execs' attention so far has proven to be an elusive goal for many firms.(online services that might be of value to money managers)
Money management firms are searching for a few good portal sites to gain the attention of pension fund executives. The tastes and needs of the plan sponsor remain elusive, as many money managers are looking for a way to create e-business. Instit...
Tags: database, portal, Web site, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 2000-05-29
Sales Forecasting As A Knowledge Management Process
From the executive summary: ‘While knowledge management is growing buzzword in business, very little attention has been paid to knowledge management within the context of sales forecasting. Such attention is warranted given that sales forecasting is predicated on ‘company knowledge' or ‘company intelligence.' In fact, sales forecasting, from both a...
Tags: Knowledge, Institute Of Business Forecasting, Sales Forecasting, Knowledge Management, Sales Strategy, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Data Management, Management
White papers 2001-01-01
Rethinking Warranty Management To Achieve High Performance And Differentiation
Warranty management is a critical business function that has received little management attention in the past - unless significant problems came to the fore. Traditionally an aftermarket concern handled by a customer service department, warranty management is gaining the attention of chief financial officers in a number of manufacturing industries,...
Tags: Accenture Ltd., High-performance, Warranty Management, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Manufacturing, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2004-02-01
Find the upside Oppurtunities or Pay Attention to Your Business
"It has been seen that there are few business owners who aren't interested in maximizing their ownership returns by finding the upside opportunities in their business. The fact of the matter is that when you pay attention to your existing business, you create your own upside opportunities. This article mainly...
Tags: Opportunity, Business, BASuite, Productivity
White papers 2003-01-01
Defense Management: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Risk-Based Approach for Making Resource Decisions
The lack of sustained leadership attention and appropriate accountability has challenged Department Of Defense's DOD progress in implementing the risk management framework. The work has indicated that sustained leadership is a key transformational, or change management, practice. However; knowledgeable DOD officials indicated that DOD's senior leadership did not provide sustained...
Tags: U.S. Department Of Defense, Leadership, Management
White papers 2005-11-01
Next on the horizon: the bill of process.(Product Life-Cycle Management)
Some call it digital manufacturing; others call it manufacturing process management MPM. Whatever the label, it's a software niche getting more attention given UGS's January deal to buy MPM vendor Tecnomatix Technologies. UGS--known for its produ Some call it digital manufacturing; others call it...
Tags: manufacturing, product lifecycle, product lifecycle management, UGS Corp.
Research articles 2005-03-01
What's the point of business performance management initiatives?(Ask Aberdeen Group)
A recent survey and corresponding report from Boston-based Aberdeen Group indicates best-in-class enterprises, in launching business-performance management initiatives, focus on critical areas that are frequently given little attention by competito A recent survey and corresponding report from Boston-based Aberdeen Group indicates best-in-class enterprises,...
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., business performance management, performance
Research articles 2005-10-01
Culture rules: management expert Oren Harari explains why culture can outweigh technology in transforming organizations.(Interview)
ROAD RUNNER, THE FREQUENTLY STALKED CARTOON CHARACTER THAT manages to outrun many an Acme explosive heading its way, hardly seems a likely candidate for the attention of Oren Harari, professor of management at the University of San Francisco, consult ROAD RUNNER, THE FREQUENTLY STALKED CARTOON CHARACTER...
Research articles 2004-02-01
JPMF puts India in spotlight.(J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management)(Brief Article)
JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management is drawing investors? attention to Indian companies. JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management is drawing investors? attention to Indian companies.
Tags: asset management, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Research articles 2003-04-28
Chains devote increasing attention to diabetes management programs
As chain pharmacy invests in technology designed to free up the pharmacist for duties far beyond mere dispensing and disease state management, while making pharmacy operations more efficient, chains are focusing increased attention on disease state management initiatives. Often, diabetes is at the top of the list. Little wonder:...
Tags: Ritzman Pharmacies Inc.
Research articles 1998-10-19
Supply Chain Management Becomes A Larger Priority
From the executive summary: ‘Industries with extensive and complex manufacturing environments, such as consumer products, high-tech and automotive, know that failing to collaborate with suppliers will result in deep monetary losses. As a result, companies' attention and budgets are returning to supply chain management SCM, and area that received much...
Tags: Supply Chain, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2003-06-01
Simplify Workflow Management
Most time management coaches start with vision, mission, and strategy before moving on to objectives and work. An alternative route is to start with what's in people's heads and piled on their desks, and overflowing from their in-boxes. In that sense it starts from the bottom up. Between the reason...
Tags: Attention, Workflow Management, FutureVisions, Time Management, E-mail, Strategy, Productivity, Online Communications, Management
White papers 2007-12-01
Toronto Hydro-Electric Uses Oracle(R) Utilities Network Management to Restore Service After Ice Storm.
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 April 2007-Early Watch: Toronto Hydro-Electric Uses OracleR Utilities Network Management to Restore Service After Ice StormC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10042007 Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step...
Tags: FINANCE, GIS, investor, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., network, NETWORKING, NMS, Oracle Corp., security, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-04-10
Columbia Management Announces the Appointment of New Senior Manager in Cash Investments Group.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 May 2007-Morning Movers: Columbia Management Announces the Appointment of New Senior Manager in Cash Investments GroupC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01052007 Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step...
Tags: asset, Bank of America Corp., Columbia, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Investment, investor, security, team
Research articles 2007-05-01
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