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Critical Few

“Got a minute?” costs the U.S. economy about $588 billion a year

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Ted Bauer
Interruptions and Productivity

Got that stat in the headline from here. Basically the idea speaks to the power (for evil) of interruption, which is common in most workplace cultures, I’d auger. “Hey, got a minute?” At my current job, I actually saw one of those go… Continue Reading →

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