CHAPTER 6

Multitasking

Quinn Is Juggling Too Many Things!

As the primary learning and development lead, Quinn often found herself busier than she could have imagined. In the middle of any given day, you could find her at her dual-screen desk computer, learner data on one screen and a new curriculum design on the other, while she texted a co-worker. Toss in the occasional call from her office phone, and you could argue that Quinn was definitely, shall we say, engaged! But it wasn’t just at work. She always seemed to have lots going on. Even when her nephew, Fox, would FaceTime his favorite aunt and ask her to read him a story, which she loved doing, she would do so while checking her email and folding laundry. Whether she was reading a novel while ...

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