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Working Together: Concentration

Posted December 27, 2006 | Leadership | Leadership |

collaboration = innovation

About 100 years ago, when I was teaching rhetoric and public address in our nation's colleges and universities, I happened to learn that the maximum normal attention span for an adult human being was in the 12- to 15-second range. That's right. Nobody does better than that.

About The Author
Lee Devin
Lee Devin is a retired Cutter Consortium Senior Consultant. Lee's background in theatre brings a unique perspective to the challenges faced by IT managers and managers in general. Lee is Professor of Theatre, Emeritus, and Senior Research Scholar at Swarthmore College, where in 1970 he founded The Theatre at Swarthmore College and taught the first "studio" courses (acting) ever offered there for academic credit. Lee is also Senior Dramaturg at… Read More
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