Thoughtload: Manage the Madness and Free Your Team to Do Great Work

It's not your workload--it's your thoughtload.

In Thoughtload, New York Times bestselling author and business strategy advisor Liane Davey tackles one of today's most pressing management challenges: systems are overloaded, teams are burning out, and productivity is dropping--even as top leadership demands more. However, contrary to conventional wisdom, Davey argues that the problem is not with excessive workloads. The problem is with thoughtload.

Thoughtload is the cumulative and often overwhelming burden of increasing cognitive and emotional demands, exacerbated by declining physical and mental energy. In this brilliant, highly prescriptive guide, Davey lays out the steps for reducing thoughtload so that you and your team feel more focused--and get more done. By learning to manage your attention, you create a world where you experience periods of deep concentration, leading to productive work and a sense of accomplishment. You will be more present with the people around you and sleep better too. By processing emotions triggered in the workplace, you gain greater control of your mood and your productivity. And by making informed choices about where your energy goes, you connect with a reliable and renewable power source that provides all the energy you need to do the things that matter. Davey offers numerous useful tools for coaching your team to manage thoughtload, so that once you acquire these skills for yourself, you can help your team develop them too.

Written and designed with the time- and energy-strapped manager in mind, and shot through with humor and levity, Thoughtload is Liane Davey's potent handbook for a better way to lead. Apply the strategies in this book to create calm within the chaos--so you and your team can perform, produce, and prosper.