The average employee experiences 56 interruptions each day and consequently loses two hours of productivity each day. In the episode, learn about the myths of multitasking and how it impacts the culture of teams. Darcy Luoma shares stories and experiences from her life and her clients about how multitasking can hurt teams. It decreases creativity, effectiveness, and productivity. Learn how to shift your focus and be more creative.

What You’ll Learn

• The harms of multi-tasking, in particular how multitasking might be ruining your relationships
• How multitasking impacts teams
• Three ways to decrease multitasking and increase productivity

About Darcy Luoma

Darcy Luoma, certified professional life coach, dynamic facilitator, fun and engaging public speaker, has expertise in leadership, team development, emotional intelligence and personal effectiveness. Her optimistic attitude, playful and intuitive style has helped hundreds of clients achieve remarkable results, including greater work/life balance, a clearer vision, and enhanced leadership.

Her master’s thesis (MSOD, Pepperdine University) showed profound results that life coaching significantly increases overall life satisfaction and improves personal and professional growth. Darcy recently completed 12 years as the Director of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl's office and is now a full-time leadership coach and organization development specialist. Along with balancing being a mom of two daughters, she enjoys spicy Chai lattes, boot camp, hot yoga, adventure travel, competing in triathlons, and afternoon naps.  Darcy brings passion and practical ideas for action to her highly engaging presentations! To learn more visit DarcyLuoma.com.

Resources

• Darcy Luoma's website
• Book: The Myth of Multitasking by Dave Crenshaw

 

The Weekly Challenge Turn off your sounds notifications on your phone for one week. Notice the impact? Notice how present it allows you to be. Be conscious of when you check emails and shift to setting certain times each day to check. Listen to the episode to learn why this can be so effective.