Which qualities show effectiveness at work? in a last few weeks, steve has stopped (coordinating, chatting, discussing) with his coworkers during work. he takes short lunch breaks and is (focused, distracted, asleep) while working.

Disscussing, and Focused

Explanation:

chatting

focused

Explanation:

As the question is asking for efectiveness the most effective way to optimize your time at work is keeping the chatting and hanging out with your coworkers at a minimum possible, taking short lunch breaks and being focused while working are examples of being effective at work.

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