IMI: Time to take multi-tasking to task

At the IMI, keeping track of the latest business trends informs our thinking and that of our clients. The concept of mindfulness is becoming increasingly popular as a mechanism to address the pressures of the modern workplace.

While you are reading this, you are likely to get distracted by an incoming email, a colleague who needs a word with you, or a phone that is ringing. And, according to research, chances are high that your attention will follow the distraction, and you will find yourself caught up in something else before finishing this article.

If that scenario rings a bell, you are part of a modern work life that is ...