Why We Can't Focus at Work

Inability to complete focus work continues to be a top complaint of employees. Why can’t we solve this problem? Different work activities often compete with one another, focus work tasks themselves can differ, and people’s abilities differ. The best person to decide what’s needed for focus work to be successful is the person performing the work— there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution. Knowing the ways that focus work is task- and person-specific can help you create a workplace—its culture, policies, and workspaces—to meet employees’ focus work needs.