Wednesday, January 12, 2011

How to Manage Interruptions

Do you really know the cost?

By Michael Caron, President, Northbound Learning

Interruptions are one of the biggest time suckers for most. Did you know that if you are focussing in the middle of a task that it takes 6 minutes to get back to the same level of focus as before the interruption? If you get interrupted just 5 times in an hour, you’re only working at 50% productivity!

Here’s how to help stop your interruptions from sucking your precious time.