Compass: Your Guide for Leadership Development and Coaching

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Time Management

Set priorities, focus on important tasks, and make time your ally in the fight for results.

There’s no getting around it. Phone and email interruptions are a regular part of your day. Criswell and Martin’s 2007 CCL study of 250 senior leaders reported that 52 percent of them said they are interrupted about once every 30 minutes. Another 36 percent said they are interrupted at least once every hour. Interruptions come in all shapes and sizes: phone calls, email, coworkers, direct reports, and a barrage of information that flows across your desk morning and night. In CCL’s study, 65 percent of managers reported that interruptions ...