Are you a ‘macrotasker’?

If you tend to tackle multiple huge projects at once, you might be—and it could be holding you back.

Most people recognize that when you’re answering email while walking your dog and listening in on a meeting, you’re bound to lose effectiveness. Whether it’s that awkward silence when your boss asks for your input and you didn’t hear it—or you stepping in something not so pleasant because you didn’t realize your dog had done his business right in front of you.