{"id":15767,"date":"2016-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/surviving-and-thriving-in-todays-multi-tasking-workplace-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T10:30:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:30:19","slug":"surviving-and-thriving-in-todays-multi-tasking-workplace-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/surviving-and-thriving-in-todays-multi-tasking-workplace-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving and thriving in today\u2019s multi-tasking workplace: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You open your email to find 427 new messages. While scrolling through subject lines to determine the \u201cmost urgent\u201d messages, a text message chimes on your iPhone. Moments later, your landline rings and while on the phone, you get three IMs from co-workers with urgent questions. Meanwhile, you have two reports and a presentation to finish before end of day.<\/p>\n

Sound familiar?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the greatest hurdle today\u2019s workers face: We are always accessible to colleagues, clients and everyone in between, via multiple channels, 24\/7. As a result, distractions abound, attention is divided and productivity and work quality suffer.<\/p>\n

\"SurvivingA recent Harris Interactive poll found that one-third of workers ages 25 to 39 reported feeling burned out by their jobs. We can define burnout as a state of constant emotional, mental and physical exhaustion that leads to detachment (and in some cases, an inability to function). Additionally, doctors are seeing more patients with stress-related illnesses, including anxiety, depression, and insomnia (source: American Management Association, \u201cSlow Down to Speed Up,\u201d June 25, 2014<\/a>).<\/p>\n

While multitasking<\/a> is a must-have skill for employees, most workers feel disconnected, trying to manage multiple projects<\/a> and multiple deadlines with team members scattered across the globe. Fortunately, there are a few steps both employees and enterprises can take to survive and thrive in today\u2019s real-time, multi-tasking workplace \u2013 and purposeful collaboration is at the core of each step.<\/p>\n

Workers, first and foremost, can lower their stress levels with some strategic planning:<\/p>\n