Agree with yyyguy. ‘Multi-tasking’ is a management cliche like ‘Work smarter, not harder’. A response I have used: “How many jobs have you FINISHED this week/month/year?” (Of course, it helps if you are an old friend of your boss’s boss, and have finished many projects.)
1) Women usually can and do “multitask” very well, much better than men overall. Ask any good mother. Why, ask any wise child of a good mother. :) (Cf. Proverbs 31.)
2) Even some men “multitask” well. It’s how they are wired.
3) All of our brains are computers in a very sophisticated sense and “multitask” constantly.
May I ask you to consider whether your put-down of sound management principles reflects your own strengths and weaknesses rather than the alleged lack of soundness of the principles?
yyyguy almost 15 years ago
anyone who thinks they can “multitask” and serve each task to their best ability is deluded. multitasking only works for computers.
McGehee almost 15 years ago
Only 9? He should get the Spinal Tap phone.
Bill Hinds creator almost 15 years ago
Spbbttttt–!! Hah! I did a spit-take with my coffee on the Spinal Tap reference.
fogey almost 15 years ago
Agree with yyyguy. ‘Multi-tasking’ is a management cliche like ‘Work smarter, not harder’. A response I have used: “How many jobs have you FINISHED this week/month/year?” (Of course, it helps if you are an old friend of your boss’s boss, and have finished many projects.)
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
I don’t agree with you, yyyguy and fogey.
1) Women usually can and do “multitask” very well, much better than men overall. Ask any good mother. Why, ask any wise child of a good mother. :) (Cf. Proverbs 31.)
2) Even some men “multitask” well. It’s how they are wired.
3) All of our brains are computers in a very sophisticated sense and “multitask” constantly.
May I ask you to consider whether your put-down of sound management principles reflects your own strengths and weaknesses rather than the alleged lack of soundness of the principles?