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Elevating Your New Product Development Strategy: A Guide to Prioritization and Scheduling

Big Rocks Engineering

Elevating Your New Product Development Strategy: A Guide to Prioritization and Scheduling In the bustling world of small businesses, where multitasking becomes second nature, it’s easy for new product development to be relegated to the “when time permits” category.

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15 Ways to Stay Focused and Improve Productivity at Work

Crestcom

11 – Limit Multitasking Contrary to popular belief, multitasking can hinder productivity. Try the strategies in this blog and determine which technique works best for you! Short breaks can prevent mental fatigue and help you recharge. Use these breaks to stretch, take a walk, or simply relax and clear your mind. #11

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4 Rude Networking Behaviors

On The Job

You probably don't know who you are, so it's a good thing you're reading this blog, because I'm going to tell you that your behavior is driving the rest of us nuts. Set up an appointment to talk over the phone or in person, and then decide to multitask while communicating. You may be a rude networker if you: 1.

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7 Tips to Boost Your Memory

On The Job

Blogs such as The Cynical Girl (by Laurie Ruettimann) have generated some entertaining -- and informative -- discussions about what older applicants should wear to an interview. Give up multitasking. Multitasking doesn't work for anyone — regardless of age — and can lead to mistakes."

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Leaving your options open sets you back

Penelope Trunk

And I have a blog that allows me to feel like a published writer every time I hit the publish button. Noncommitment is like multitasking: pointless. Multitasking is the act of refusing to prioritize one thing over everything else. We think we can multitask in a productive way. That’s why my company never failed.

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Caution: Critical Thinking Ahead

On The Job

Today is the last of my two-armed blogs for a while. They multitask like crazy, even though it's been shown that's a less productive strategy. As I write this last two-armed blog, I know that the coming weeks will be interesting, unsettling, frustrating and filled with lots of bad hair days. That may sound strange, but true.

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Building Empathetic Leadership

Harvard Professional Development

Active listening is when a person listens with intent and very mindfully—being completely focused on the person they are speaking with, without multitasking. An essential ingredient to empathic communication includes active listening. It is not just important to listen carefully for every word the other person says.