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Dec 2021
14m 51s

182: Improve Your Executive Functioning ...

MAMIE KANFER STEWART
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Executive functioning is a set of cognitive skills that help us manage time, plan, prioritize, initiate and complete tasks, regulate emotions, and resist distractions. These skills impact how we perform at work and in life – it’s the foundation of self-management.    This is the second of two episodes on executive functioning skills. This episode reviews str ... Show More
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