Episode 16: Honey, I shrunk my brain

Reckon you can multi-task?  Sorry to break it to you - but you're probably wrong.  Even if you do have to multi-task because you're so, so busy, in this episode Max & Kate share the science that shows you're not nearly as effective as you think (or hope) you are.  Plus, how annoying is it when people don't pay you the attention you deserve because they're distracted?!   Learn the top tips to make meetings interesting to 1) get participants' full focus and 2) deal with the people that can't/won't.Find out more about API (authority-presence-impact), Trust Equation, 4 levels of listening, Big Rocks, Simple Rules - all of which are 5-minute noodles - at theaccidentalmanager .  Books we mention in this episode are Will there be donuts? by David Pearl which ensures people are 'really meeting, not nearly meeting', and David Rock's Your Brain At Work which gives the data behind what's going on with your brain when you're multi-tasking.Join the chat at noodle.space and follow us for daily snippets to boost your day on Instagram @noodle_space.

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A lot of important learning tends to happen by accident and this podcast series shares with you the lessons we wish we'd known sooner. Kate and Max explore the good, the bad and the ugly experiences they've had as people managers and consultants as they noodle through what worked and why. This podcast helps you to be the best version of you when interacting with individuals and teams, giving you ideas to boost your confidence, have more impact and be more influential.