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The Pause Principle: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World with Shawn Vanderhoven

In this episode, Shawn Vanderhoven shares what he learned researching how the best leaders help their teams focus in a relentlessly distracting world. Shawn is a longtime partner at the Wiseman Group, where he leads the executive development practice, a collaborator on the New York Times bestseller Multipliers, and the author of the new book Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World. After hundreds of interviews, the finding surprised him: the leaders who create the most space for deep work are the ones who tap the brakes, treating pauses like a performance pit stop that makes sustained speed possible. He and Andy unpack the Red Queen effect, why so many teams end the day full of activity and short on impact, and why productivity turns out to be a social issue rather than a personal one.

Shawn walks through the practical behaviors behind the research, including how leaders help teams choose among too many competing priorities, why growth conversations belong on the monthly agenda, and how to surface the hidden workload that never makes the board. He explains the difference between giving permission to focus and sponsoring it, why inviting dissent leads to more confident trade-offs, and shares the one habit any leader can start this week: tune in before you jump in. It is a conversation about slowing down just enough to do work that actually matters.

I hope you enjoy it! As always you can learn more and connect with me on my website (andystorch.com) or LinkedIn. And you can find my books - Own Your Career Own Your Life and Own Your Brand, Own Your Career - on Amazon.

Connect with Shawn Vanderhoven: LinkedIn and visit his website: www.pausebook.co

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