Time To Press Pause - Real-Life Stories from the C-Suite
The only constant is change.
To successfully navigate through the change, leaders need the time and space to focus.
It’s time to press pause.
Ellen Williams, CEO of The Salient Strategist, is the host of these raw, intimate C-Suite "press pause" stories. Listen to the why, when, and how they knew it was time to press pause and their outcomes.
Pausing to focus is crucial, whether it is minutes, days, weeks, or longer because some decisions can be made quickly, but many can’t and shouldn’t.
Time To Press Pause - Real-Life Stories from the C-Suite
Press Pause on Technology Before It Runs Your Life | Cory Dunham
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In Season 3, Episode 12 of Time To Press Pause, Ellen Williams sits down with Cory Dunham to explore what it truly means to disconnect in a world that never stops.
Cory introduces the concept of a “Digital Sabbath” a deliberate 24-hour period without screens, notifications, or digital noise.
But this conversation goes far beyond productivity hacks.
It’s about attention.
It’s about presence.
It’s about reclaiming humanity from the algorithms that compete for it.
Together, they discuss:
• Why leaders struggle to disconnect
• The anxiety that surfaces when we put the phone away
• How constant interruption erodes deep focus and meaningful relationships
• The difference between being informed and being consumed
• A simple starting point: the “Phone-Free First Hour”
Pressing pause isn’t about escaping the world.
It’s about returning to it, fully present.