This means you have to focus. We have several suggestions for how to do this. Start with Your Back Turned. Too many managers look out over where their directs sit when they are on the phone. Don't do this. Turn your back on the world. Close your door. Don't look around. Ignore Interruptions. No one is ever interrupted “by someone else.” Every interruption is caused by the person being interrupted, when that person stops what she's doing. When someone approaches, turn your back. If the person speaks to you, smile and point to the phone. If the person is standing there, waiting for you to get
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