I’m a relative newbie in the workplace. I’ve been chopping away at my career for about seven years, which means I’m only now learning how I work best. And this “do one thing at a time” is an area that really, truly, works best for me.

“Finally, Sheryl said, ‘You know, Kim, I can tell I’m not really getting through to you. I’m going to have to be clearer here. When you say um every third word, it makes you sound stupid.’”