With increasing demands on our attention, many of us attempt to multi-task to save time, but is multitasking conducive to a higher quality of work? The following report, based on research by Professor Vangelis Souitaris, explains that there is a difference in performance between those who multi-task and those who do not.

Why is this? Also outlined are some of the benefits and limitations of being able to multi task and suggestions for companies looking to improve output.

Many employers struggle to get to the bottom of why staff leave, this is due to a number of factors including a desire on the part of leaving staff to avoid burning any bridges in their exit interview.

In light of this: how can managers find out the real reasons behind staff departures? How can exit interviews be designed to solicit honest, useful responses?

As some of us in the West sit in the wreckage of the fallout of 'slash and burn' cuts resulting from the post-2008 financial sector induced mess, we may cast increasingly admiring glances to parts of Asia that weathered the economic storm so much better.

An interview forms the basis of this report and will focus on the important topic of the growing importance of women managers in Asia.