One Less Thing - Free Up Your Calendar

Submitted by mauzenne on Sun, 04/19/2009 - 17:24.
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This cast describes an executive priority management technique – "One Less Thing" – to free up your calendar.

There's so much credibility in being busy, most of us don't realize that having some free time is necessary during times of great change. Why? Well, if we're all busy, and we don't have time to do anything else, how are we going to fit in the new stuff that comes down from our boss?

Think of it this way: in times of great change, do you want your bosses or executive team to not change, and just continue to do the same thing they were doing “before”? If not, what's going to happen to what they used to be doing? Or were they working on the wrong stuff, with no value? Here's a hint: they don't think so.

Here's a simple way to free up some time FAST on your calendar.


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Submitted by rawdata on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 14:43.

"empty" calendars

Several different casts, including this one, mention that you shouldn't have an empty calendar. Are you simply suggesting that if we have been planning on working on a task from x:00 to y:00, that we actually put that into our calendars?

Thanks!!!

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Submitted by mahorstman on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 20:52.

Sorry I missed this..

Yes, that's what we're saying.  it's not 'quite' that simple, but yes.  Your calendar flows from your priorities, and your actions adhere to the calendar, rather than actions bubbling up from what's urgent.