Murphy $(2014)$ in our CTE book tells the story of a pilot who becomes so overwhelmed thiat he crashes the plane $($p$\mathrm{.}103).$ I suspect that we have all been in situations where we have had so much information coming at us that we simply cannot process it as we should. It has been my experience that information overload can lead to Task Saturation when a person becomes so totally focused on outcomes that the person forgets to do the steps necessary to achieve success. Training and experience are the keys to keeping information overload from having lethal consequences. That, of course, is one of the major themes of CTE; and it is important to remember that as leaders, one of our major responsibilities is to provide information at the right time so that our team members are not overwhelmed and also have the timely information that they.

One of the few things I dislike about working in teams is that teams can be extremely inefficient, particularly in their early stages of development. There are many reasons for this inefficiency, but one of the major reasons is that it simply takes time for people to learn to work together and to learn new ways of doing their jobs. This can be the result of information overload and can result in Task Saturation. In a team situation, Task Saturation results in paralysis of the team; the team fails to accomplish its mission. Why? Perhaps the team members were overwhelmed and simply gave up$.$ One long$-$time employee once said, "Too much to learn and not enough time. It's just not worth it$."$

For this week's discussion board, think of situations where information overload and$/$or task saturation have caused problems for or within your organization. Please provide suggestions on how to prevent people from becoming overwhelmed.

Again, incorporate quotes from the readings in both texts, use APA $7$ intext citations and references, and do not use contractions to avoid point loss.