Time Management: 24 Techniques to Make Each Minute Count at Work

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Number six of the six greatest time wasters in business is long-winded people. They probably would have placed higher if the survey had not included the more general “socializing”—the worst waste of time. Here are some ways do deal with “talkers.”

On the phone:

Call talkers when you expect they’ll be in a hurry (e.g., before lunch).

Pretend to be interrupted and then say, “Sorry, ...