C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 29, 2025

Challenges when sharing an executive assistant with other executives include: Workload Overload The ability to multitask is often seen as a positive. However, for a CEO who operates at a much higher level and oversees the entire business, having a dedicated professional to assist them is best. EA burnout will lead to poor work quality.

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Work Life

JULY 12, 2025

Reduce multitasking when possible. It’s about making sure you have the energy and clarity to show up fully for both work and family. Practice Presence Train Yourself to be fully engaged with whichever role you’re in at the moment, whether a meeting or a family dinner.

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C-Suite Assistants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Crucial Executive Assistant to COO Skills Executive assistants to COOs need to be highly organized, excellent communicators, and experts in time management.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 30, 2025

Multitasking across too many projects splinters your focus and dilutes the quality of your output. You’re not giving yourself the time and space to do deep, meaningful work—the kind that builds your career rather than just maintaining it. The Productivity Trap Ironically, trying to do everything often leads to doing nothing particularly well.

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Attendance Bot

JUNE 23, 2025

Time blocking ensures you’re spending the right amount of time on the right projects, minimizing distractions, and multitasking. Time Blocking: Allocate specific chunks of time for different types of work—whether it’s client campaigns, internal meetings, or solo tasks. Check out tools for time blocking like Google Calendar or Trello.

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Work Life

JUNE 19, 2025

You are more than a multitasking manager—you are a person with humor, intuition, creativity, and resilience. Over time, you’ll build capacity to sit with yourself without judgment. Anchor to Identity, Not Output Ask: Who am I when I’m not performing or producing? This can feel scary but also freeing.

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Attendance Bot

JUNE 25, 2025

The Multitasking Maven In a meeting: Taking notes, responding to emails, and planning the next big project. Here’s a tribute to the boss ladies who redefine what it means to be in charge: The Power Dresser Outfit: Impeccable. Presence: Commanding. You: Taking notes on style and leadership simultaneously.

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Success

JUNE 26, 2025

Concentrating on one task at a time is a crucial piece of this concept, as our brains are not equipped to multitask or jump quickly from project to project. Methods like time blocking and the Pomodoro Technique of working in focused 25-minute intervals can help. They work on the things they can do something about.” — Stephen R.

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Success

JUNE 4, 2025

Eufy LawnBot E15/E18 : For those times when Dad might want to spend his free time with family or friends or would prefer to multitask outdoor chores, this LawnBot could be the solution. , means Dad could be removing debris and wet leaves from his patio in no time. Did we mention it has a turbo option?

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

How good are you at multitasking? For the rest of us, our brains just weren’t meant to multitask well. Instead, multitasking stresses us out, often making us feel mentally exhausted or even experience an IQ drop similar to the slump losing a night of sleep can cause, a group of Stanford researchers found. All the time.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

How good are you at multitasking? For the rest of us, our brains just weren’t meant to multitask well. Instead, multitasking stresses us out, often making us feel mentally exhausted or even experience an IQ drop similar to the slump losing a night of sleep can cause, a group of Stanford researchers found. All the time.

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m a pro at multitasking!”? Multitaskers may not be as productive and tuned-in as they think they are. Studies have shown time and time again that not only is multitasking less efficient, but it may actually be impossible. So I learned to multitask and marketed my skill.

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Office Skills

MARCH 28, 2024

Multitasking : How to Handle Multiple Tasks in an Administrative Role Taking on an administrative role is an exercise in various technical and soft skill sets. In essence, you keep […] The post Multitasking Mastery appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m a pro at multitasking!”? Multitaskers may not be as productive and tuned-in as they think they are. Studies have shown time and time again that not only is multitasking less efficient, but it may actually be impossible. So I learned to multitask and marketed my skill.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The downsides of multitasking are well-documented. Studies have also found that heavy multitasking can cause short-term memory loss and even brain shrinkage. “It’s how deeply you accept the state of being a finite human, because in multitasking, there is that desire to feel like you’re more than that.

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Work Life

JUNE 16, 2024

To check more tasks off your to-do list, it’s tempting to try multitasking, but that’s a counterproductive strategy. According to research, multitasking can kill your productivity by as much as 80%. However, multitasking, not task-switching, is possible, claims Rabin, but only if you understand how it can be done successfully.

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Productivityist

JUNE 4, 2018

Multitasking drains your brain’s energy reserves , and refocusing on your primary task (after you chased a squirrel) can take up to 23 minutes. Less really is more because multitasking lowers your IQ. Multitasking is a biological impossibility. Stop multitasking. Do you feel better? I feel better. Start monotasking.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 22, 2014

The following is a guest post by Robine Fisher , who is clearly a fan of multitasking. Experts have long said that multitasking decreases one''s productivity. Experts have long said that multitasking decreases one''s productivity. Plan your multitasking. She starts every productive day with a nice cup of coffee.

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Work Life

DECEMBER 11, 2023

You may think that you get more done by multitasking. However, according to psychologist Gerald Weinberg multitasking actually can kill your productivity by up to 80%. of the population multitasks effectively. Here’s why multitasking is so harmful, why so many of us do it, and what you can do to actually get work done.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Don’t multitask. Many companies are scheduling face-to-face business unit or company-wide meetings several times a year to leverage that premium connection time for the team. Regardless of how you meet, be fully present. Say, “I see you,” with your voice, words, tone and body language.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Leaders have a lot of responsibilities on their plate and they often assume they can multitask successfully in a remote environment. Do they make it a regular practice to schedule time for certain tasks, or are they always trying to multitask? Employees aren’t the only ones struggling with lots of distractions at home.

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Desk Offices

JULY 13, 2022

Multitasking has become a way of life for many employees. But how is productivity affected when employees multitask? Let’s take a look at […] The post How Is Productivity Affected When Employees Multitask? Let’s take a look at […] The post How Is Productivity Affected When Employees Multitask?

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Insperity

AUGUST 31, 2021

Also described as “Information Fatigue Syndrome (IFS)” by Joseph Ruff at Harvard almost two decades ago, there are real information overload symptoms you can look out for in yourself and your people. habitually check email, voicemail and the internet to stay in touch) Regular stress, including increased sickness, depression and burnout.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Multitasking is a myth. Stop multitasking. You are more likely to reach the finish line. If you are trying to accomplish too much at once, you’re going to miss something. It’s quality not quantity that counts in achieving your goals. If you focus on one part of the goal at a time you will be better off in the long run.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Multitasking is a myth. Stop multitasking. You set goals in increments – by spring I will run five miles, by summer 10 miles, etc. Take baby steps to reach your goals. You are more likely to reach the finish line. If you are trying to accomplish too much at once, you’re going to miss something.

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When you’re on a Zoom call, especially one with a lot of participants, you’ve probably given in to the temptation of multitasking. But when can multitasking while in a video meeting be productive and not rude? Maybe you checked your email, scrolled social media, or made a grocery list.

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Success

MARCH 22, 2022

Stop multitasking. There are a lot of people who feel as if they are really good at multitasking, but very few of us actually are. By learning how to prioritize , you’ll be able to get much more done than if you were multitasking.

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Insperity

JULY 13, 2017

But they don’t see their dependence as a big deal, because they’re great at multitasking. Gen Zers don’t just want technology, they need it. In fact, an estimated 40 percent of Gen Zers admit to being digital device addicts. In short, Gen Zers have high expectations for work and how it fits into their lives. Here’s how to meet them halfway.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 31, 2015

I must admit I’m a multitasker. Do you suffer from a chronic case of multitasking too? Every project you complete in multitasking-mode is punished with a loss of quality, loss of time and worst of all, you punish yourself with high levels of stress. You can’t multitask. How multitasking affects your skill level.

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Work Life

JUNE 30, 2024

The idea was to do just one thing at a time to see if the science behind multitasking—specifically that it takes 23 minutes to regain your prior focus once distracted—would bear out in my workday. The solution is simple: Minimize distractions and stop multitasking. And the cognitive costs get worse.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Multitasking on projects simultaneously is not productive. Revisit the list daily to adjust for other demands. Build in time to deal with the routine activities, such as phone calls, emails and unplanned discussions. Focus on one activity or project at a time. “This approach is different than scheduling blocks of time for a project.

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Success

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done (2nd Edition). Multitasking has often been touted as a way to increase productivity. However, author Dave Crenshaw argues that is not the case in the second edition of The Myth of Multitasking. By Dave Crenshaw.

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Spiceworks

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In todays busy work environment, many people see multitasking as necessary to make sure they stay on top of their heavy workload. Thats why so many professionals need to have access to their pho The post Why You Should Ban Phones and Laptops from Meetings appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Stop multitasking. For example, they might aim to run five miles by spring and then 10 miles by summer, and will work toward these goals by running a little farther each day. Take baby steps – you’re more likely to reach the finish line. As we mentioned previously, clearly articulate to employees the priority level of a goal.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Multitasking – Most people think multitasking is an asset, but oftentimes we aren’t as productive as we think when we try to juggle several things at once. The rest of their time, they are probably distracted with meetings or making small talk with coworkers.

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Work Life

MARCH 17, 2024

Here are three times you can forget things and how to improve your memory: When you’re multitasking This one feels obvious: You can’t remember something if you aren’t paying attention to it. Lots of people think they’re good at multitasking, but research shows almost none of us are.

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The Receptionist

JUNE 5, 2024

Multitasking Some people think they’re great at multitasking. There are several strategies you can employ to avoid multitasking and get your time back: Start with a list: When you start each day, make a list of what needs to be done in order of urgency and stick to it. We call this Person Nearest the Door (PND) Syndrome.

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