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Your team can't focus.
Here's why, and what to do.

Distraction is costing your organisation more than you think. Hannah Clowney brings neuroscience, real-world research and practical tools to help your people reclaim their attention, make better decisions, and thrive.

Hannah Clowney speaking on stage
The challenge

We are living through a crisis of attention

The average person checks their phone 96 times a day. Every interruption costs 23 minutes of recovery time. The ability to do deep, focused work, the kind that actually moves organisations forward, is becoming rare.

This isn't a willpower problem. It's by design. The most addictive technology ever built is competing for your team's attention every minute of every working day.

Hannah Clowney has spent years studying the science of distraction and impulse control, first as a campaigner working with governments and schools, now bringing those insights into the corporate world.

Hannah helps organisations build the human skills that matter most in an age of distraction: self regulation, resilience and intentional leadership.

23min Average recovery time after a single interruption
96× Average times people check their phone each day
£488bn Lost annually to distraction in UK workplaces
40% Productivity loss from constant task-switching
What Hannah offers

Workshops built around your team's needs

Each session is tailored to your organisation, not a generic wellbeing tick-box, but a practical, evidence-based experience your people will actually remember.

The Vanishing Pause

A practical framework for protecting attention, improving decision-making and reducing reactivity at work.
  • Why modern work overloads attention
  • The neuroscience of self-regulation
  • How to interrupt automatic behaviour
  • Practical tools for creating space before reacting
  • How to make better decisions under pressure
  • A personal attention audit
  • A 30-day implementation plan
Full Day · 6 hrs

Intentional Leadership

For leaders who want to build healthier cultures, better judgement and more focused teams.
  • The hidden cost of distraction
  • Attention as a leadership skill
  • Decision fatigue and cognitive overload
  • Presence in communication
  • Building cultures that support deep work
  • Creating team norms around focus
Who it's for

Works across sectors

Financial Services

Help analysts and advisors think more clearly under pressure.

Legal & Professional

Give teams the tools to protect their best thinking.

Tech & Creative

Help people defend their time and reconnect with purposeful work.

Public Sector

Practical wellbeing tools that give teams agency over their own focus.

Hannah Clowney
"Your talk was inspirational and really made our parents think. Lots of positive feedback." — Mr Gilhooley, Head Teacher, Edinburgh
About Hannah

Not another wellbeing trainer.

Hannah Clowney has spent years at the sharp end of the attention crisis — building a national campaign, briefing government, and speaking internationally on what we're losing and what we can do about it. As a two-time TEDx speaker, ICF-accredited coach and founder of Delay Smartphones, she brings the science, the stories and the practical tools that create lasting change.

What people say

Feedback that speaks for itself

"Thoughtful, grounded and deeply human. Challenged assumptions without sensationalism, raised questions we should all be engaging with far more openly."

Suzannah Cryer · Head, Highfield & Brookham Schools

"Brilliant, the feedback has been so positive. Important guidance on the issue shaping the next generation."

Glenn Bezalel · Deputy Head Academic, City of London School

"Your talk was inspirational and really made our parents think. Lots of positive feedback from everyone who attended."

Mr Gilhooley · Head Teacher, Edinburgh Primary School

Ready to help your team reclaim their focus?

Workshops available across Edinburgh and the UK. Get in touch to discuss availability, pricing, and a session tailored to your organisation.