A very interesting article. As a manager, I always tried to schedule meetings with my people first thing in the morning for precisely this reason (though I cou

A very interesting article. As a manager, I always tried to schedule meetings with my people first thing in the morning for precisely this reason (though I could not have articulated it in these terms before.) One other option for his dilemma about "grabbing coffee" is simply to reschedule. It may not always work, but you can often minimize that interruption by pushing it to the end of the day or having it coincide with lunch where there is at least some small interruption anyway. It is hardly a perfect option, but it may often be the best.