Dealing with Interruption When it Arises
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James Ravenscroft
From Once Interrupted, Give It Your Full Attention - Admired Leadership:
Good leaders do their best to prevent distractions and avoid interruptions.
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But no matter how much planning goes into eliminating distractions and arranging the physical work environment to enhance focus, people (and pets) interrupt the flow.
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Once interrupted, it often makes the most sense to give the source of the disturbance your full attention. If it’s going to take a few minutes to redeploy your focus anyway, why not achieve the equally important goal of doing what leaders are meant to do: focus on the problems and issues of others.
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