Melinda French Gates said she tends to focus on one task at a time to avoid mistakes. She said multitasking is a myth and led to errors in her career. During her career at Microsoft, multitasking was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Benjamin Laker is a university professor who writes about leadership We live in a world that glorifies “busyness”. The ability to ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

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Stacey Hanke is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. and author of “Influence Redefined… Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®.” "Everyone multitasks during meetings." "If I don’t multitask, I ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Multitasking often reduces productivity Focused work with strategic breaks can boost efficiency and meet deadlines Prioritizing clear ...

Like many wired people, you probably take great pride in being a multitasker. You talk on your mobile phone, send e-mail, check the stock market online, and perhaps even read a letter and jot down ...

Sometimes my head hurts. Usually it's precipitated by a period of time when I'm in a state of multi-tasking chaos. I come to that state quite naturally. Those of you who know me know that I'm the ...

There is a sense of pride often felt when multitasking, as if we have defied human nature by completing more than one high-level brain task at a time, rendering us both superhuman and incredibly ...

It has been said, "Multi-tasking means screwing everything up simultaneously." Many fire service leaders believe they have mastered the art of multi-tasking and become more effective in every area of ...