Work, Interrupted
Think work distractions are a pain? Top CEOs tend to disagree.
Colleagues perched on your desk regaling you with weekend anecdotes, customers insisting they must see the president now-who doesn't hate interruptions that bust your concentration and muddle work flow? Top CEOs don't, says Stephanie Winston, an organization expert and bestselling author of The Organized Executive. In her latest book, Organized for Success: Top Executive and CEOs Reveal the Organizing Principles That Helped Them Reach the Top (Crown Business, $19.95), Winston reveals surprises about how high-achieving businesspeople keep their ducks in a row. One is that the execs regard interruptions not as disruptions but as valuable tools for connecting effectively with fellow workers and thereby getting more work done.
Another unexpected finding: High-producing CEOs rarely try to multitask. Instead, they focus laserlike on one task at a time, pursuing completion relentlessly before going on. This topic is as well-covered as any, but Winston's original observations make her new book well worth a look.
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