September 2, 2014 • Volume 5, Issue 18 • ISSN: 2154-3240

In This Issue

♦	Feature Article: Do you have ADT?
♦	Ask Amanda: How can I get over the loss of a job?
♦	Practical Tips: Problem Solving Styles

Do you have ADT?

No, I’m not asking about your home security service. Psychiatrist and best-selling author Dr. Edward Hallowell coined the term attention deficit trait (ADT) to describe a neurological phenomenon that can seriously undermine gifted executives.

In the Harvard Business Review article, “Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform,” Dr. Hallowell writes, “ADT is now epidemic in organizations. The core symptoms are distractibility, inner frenzy, and impatience.
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Practical Tips:
Problem Solving Styles

According to Dawna Markova, author of The Open Mind, we all work through problems in ways of which we’re unaware. Researchers in the 1960s discovered that humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four ways: analytically, procedurally, collaboratively, and innovatively.
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I was laid off over 8 months ago and I almost feel like I have PTSD. I got a good package so I’m just now starting to look for work. However I am having difficulty mustering up the energy to do so. Any suggestions? S.T., Boston, MA

It is normal to grieve the loss of a job, especially when it wasn’t your choice to leave. For most, the workplace is a significant part of their social lives as well so the loss is two-fold.
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