Mike: With the frequency of interruptions at work, it's a wonder we get anything done.
Mark: Mike, have you seen Joyce?
Mike: I think she's at the copier, Mark.
Anyway, interruptions. Co-workers, texts, emails, calls.
Mark: Not at the copier. Can you tell her I was looking for her?
Mike: Sure thing.
PHONE RINGS.
Now, where was I? Oh yeah, interruptions. We discuss the best ways to deal with them.
Edward Brown, author, The Time Bandit Solution
Jim Smith, The Executive Happiness Coach®
Colleen Harding, Cleveland School of Etiquette & Corporate Protocol