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Dr. Sophie Leroy, a professor in the University of Washington Bothell\u2019s School of Business<\/a>, has dedicated the past 20 years of her professional life to the study of interruptions \u2014 why people can find it difficult to focus their attention in the workplace and how they can gain focus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI first became interested in this when I was working as a consultant. I tend to easily focus my attention and be present, but as I started to manage more and more projects concurrently, and had to constantly switch between them, it became harder to find that focus,\u201d Leroy said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recalls an example from an important meeting with her then-company\u2019s CEO. \u201cAt the end of the meeting, I told my team that we had forgotten to ask this one question, and they looked at me funny and said, \u2018No, we did, we asked it,\u2019\u201d Leroy said. \u201cI realized then that my brain had, for a few minutes, been thinking about another project entirely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou could see on my notepad that I had written a little to-do list with items from my other projects and that my brain kept going to those in parallel to the current meeting.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this modern era when most employees are expected to be able to switch between several work activities, Leroy said, looking into what causes these kinds of interruptions is a critical area of new research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing able to focus has a direct impact on performance. It influences how we make decisions, the quality of our work and our productivity,\u201d she said. \u201cBut at the time I became interested in it, research on this topic was extremely limited.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

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Being able to focus has a direct impact on performance. It influences how we make decisions, the quality of our work and our productivity. \n <\/path>\n<\/svg><\/p>\nDr. Sophie Leroy, professor, School of Business <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Determined despite the doubters<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In recognition of her work, Leroy has been named the 2024 recipient of UW Bothell\u2019s Distinguished Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity award, which is given each year to a member of the faculty to recognize scholarly or creative achievements and high standards of excellence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this day, Leroy can still recall the first review she received on a paper about the study of interruptions back in the early 2000s when many doubted the relevance of studying such a phenomenon. 足彩app哪个是正规的 reviewers asked, \u201cWhy are you studying this? Who cares about interruptions?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her response to them was, \u201cBecause I know it is real, and it affects many people. I experienced it myself and had witnessed many of my co-workers struggle with finding focus between interruptions and switching tasks. I believed in the importance of the topic, even if others didn\u2019t see it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy,\u201d she said, \u201cbut I am glad I trusted my intuition and didn\u2019t get discouraged.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Leroy had let those reviewers dissuade her, she would never have gone on to establish the study of interruptions, a new research area within the field of organizational behavior. Because of her persistence, she has also developed and tested foundational theories and frameworks that guided related research forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 part that has been most humbling and motivating is that many people \u2014 nurses, teachers, computer scientists, people in a diverse mix of occupations \u2014 have contacted me over the years and shared how they can relate to my research and have found it extremely helpful.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 reason for residue<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leroy conducted one of her first studies on interruptions in 2009. Her goal was to understand how switching tasks affects people\u2019s ability to be fully present in their work and perform at their full potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 findings revealed that the act of transitioning between tasks has implications on how people engage in a subsequent task,\u201d she explained. \u201cSwitching attention tends to be difficult for people and subsequent task performance easily suffers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leroy\u2019s research revealed that, in most instances, people\u2019s attention remains focused on the interrupted<\/em> task and does not fully switch to the interrupting<\/em> demand \u2014 a phenomenon she termed\u202f\u201cattention residue.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she explains in a 2020 article in the Harvard Business Review, \u201cThis happens because we have a fundamental need for completion that makes switching our attention quite difficult for the brain to execute; we hold on to incomplete work instead of putting it aside even when a switch of focus is necessary. Consequently, we perform interrupting tasks with only part of our cognitive resources and risk performing them poorly.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new research sparked new questions, and Leroy began to wonder if people are always at risk of experiencing attention residue when interrupted \u2014 or if there is perhaps something that can be done to prevent it, thus minimizing the risk of lower performance on the interrupting tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 search for simple solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to find out, Leroy and Dr. 足彩app哪个是正规的resa M. Glomb at the University of Minnesota conducted a study that has since been published in Organization Science. Leroy and Glomb split research participants into two different groups. Both groups were given a task and were subsequently interrupted and instructed to start on an entirely different task. While one group was told they would have plenty of time to finish their original task later, the other group was told that they would not have much time at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cParticipants who thought they would experience time pressure when they returned to the original task showed both high levels of attention residue and significant performance decrements on the second task (the interrupting task).\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Leroy reported in a study titled \u201cTasks Interrupted,\u201d the people in this second group did not process information carefully, did not notice errors and, when asked to make a decision based on recalled information, were less likely to identify the optimal solution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn contrast, the participants in the other group who had anticipated that they would have plenty of time to complete the interrupted task had less difficulty switching away from it, such that they did not experience attention residue and performed at higher levels on the interrupting demand.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When ready to resume<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Realizing that most employees work under time pressure and thus are at risk of experiencing attention residue, Leroy and Glomb set out to identify a way to reduce the phenomenon. 足彩app哪个是正规的y used the results of their studies to propose the Ready to Resume Plan, which is designed to help employees disengage from incomplete work and successfully move on to other tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s as easy as this: When interrupted, write down where you were in a project and what you had planned to do next. \u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 simple act of briefly reflecting on and planning one\u2019s return before switching attention helps employees cognitively set aside the interrupted task,\u201d Leroy said. In effect, leaving that trail of breadcrumbs gives the brain control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 plan also does not need to be long or elaborate. Less than a minute\u2019s work may suffice for people to note where they left off, where to resume, what challenges are left and\/or what actions to postpone but resume later.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 researchers tested their plan in two additional studies: a field study and a laboratory study. \u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 results showed that people who are interrupted in their work but do the ready-to-resume plan, switch their attention more fully \u2014 and as a result make better decisions and recall more information on the interrupting task,\u201d Leroy said. \u201cIt\u2019s an improvement in performance, both in terms of the information they process and in the ability to make decisions with complex information.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 ready-to-resume plan is one simple way to help when dealing with frequent interruptions. In doing so, we not only help our brain focus and perform better but we also benefit the person who interrupts because we will be more present in that interaction and our contribution will be of higher quality.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words of wisdom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leroy\u2019s work is frequently mentioned in the public media. She has been interviewed by journalists from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Pakistan, the U.K. and more, resulting in stories with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Thrive Global, GEO Germany, 足彩app哪个是正规的 Economist and 足彩app哪个是正规的 New York Times, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importantly, her research has also been published in top journals across several fields including organizational behavior, psychology, sociology and labor economics, and her papers are on the reading lists of doctoral seminars at universities across the globe. She has also served on the editorial boards of some of the most prestigious academic journals in her field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 publication process can be so hard,\u201d Leroy said, looking back on her current body of research. \u201cWhat has allowed me to persist is meeting people who could relate to what I was studying and who would find my findings helpful to managing a demanding and stressful work environment.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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