How to smash modern barriers to productivity
Follow this guidance to mitigate costly workplace distractions, disorganization and miscommunication.
You’re probably distracting yourself from your work by reading this article right now.
That’s OK; scintillating content is just one of a thousand distractions in the modern workplace. Between notifications, meetings and “Hey, got a minute?” taps on the shoulder, it’s hard to stay on task.
Of course, technology has done wonders for work. Employees today need just 11 hours to match the output of a 40-hour workweek from an average worker in 1950. However, all this technology at our fingertips is causing what some are calling a “productivity crisis.”
Let’s review three major barriers to productivity:
Distractions
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