Right Of First Refusal - Part 2

Submitted by mauzenne on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 14:18.
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This cast concludes our discussion on how to use your calendar more proactively.

We regularly get requests from managers wanting to know how they can either be a good executive, or increase their chances of becoming one. We often get the sense that they're asking because they think there's something different or hidden that makes for an effective executive. There is just an air of their questions and assumptions that there's a mystique around becoming or being an executive.

We don't think that's really true. We can understand it. It certainly is a harder job than most people realize, and almost no one understands how demanding being a very senior executive is at a large multi-national corporation. It's not for the faint of heart.

But as for being effective, there are all kinds of things managers can do as managers that will prepare them to be an effective executive.

It's probably frustrating to hear, but many of the activities or strategies or tactics – most of them, in fact – are available to anyone, and are just basic blocking and tackling around effectiveness and efficiency in general. And when it comes to effectiveness, the first lever is time. Most of us are terrible around our "time management" skills, but really good executives are really good at it.

Right of First Refusal is one of the ways they do it, and you can too.


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Submitted by jsedgley on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 20:39.

Not in IL enhanced feed

 Hello,

This hasn't downloaded to my iTunes yet from the Enhanced feed. Is there an issue?

 

Thanks,

 

Jeremy

 

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Submitted by mauzenne on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 21:05.

Feed Fixed

Jeremy,

Sorry about that - you were right!

Fixed now!

Thanks,
Mike

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Submitted by jsedgley on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 04:02.

Many thanks Mike, all ok

Many thanks Mike, all ok here now.

Thanks for the quick action.

Jeremy

 

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Submitted by kallen_4 on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 01:24.

Part 2 still not in iTunes

 Mike,

Part 2 of the Right of First Refusal podcast is not downloading to iTunes. Are there issues with the cast?

Best regards, Kent

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Submitted by AKM2000 on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 00:25.

Great Cast

This was a really great cast. I am a high C and very literal. So, when you said "it should be on your calendar", I was trying to put it all on my calendar. I was driving myself crazy and my secretaries. The 75% was a great rule of thumb.

Thanks! 

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Submitted by bhart2 on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 14:48.

Appointment Slots Feature in Google Calendar

A relatively new feature in Google calendar allows you to create slots of time on your calendar that others can book .

Example use cases from the FAQ:

For instance, a professor could allow his or her students to reserve time during office hours each week. A hair salon could let anyone visiting their web site schedule an appointment during set business hours.

Take Care,
Brian

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Submitted by mauzenne on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 17:32.

Kent, No problem that I'm

Kent,

No problem that I'm aware of. Are you still having the issue?

Mike

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Submitted by kallen_4 on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 13:03.

Mike, The podcast downloaded

Mike,

The podcast downloaded last night. Thank you for following up.

Kent

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Submitted by N_Obi on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 16:14.

I learnt this by doing

Dear Community,

Once I asked myself, why every evening I had to postpone such a lot of things. .. And I made a journal. :-)  The result was: A lot of unexpected tasks were coming up during a day (what a surprise). So my conclusion was, keep a certain amount of time free every day. That should make planning more authentic. The question was: "How much time to reserve?". I made little statistics (scribbled on my desk pad) to determine how much time I shall reserve.  The result was: 30% .  :-)

So, many of the proposed methods I learnt "by doing" in the past. I could have saved time, when I had heard this cast earlier. ;-)

Also with "pseudo-locking" of areas in the calendar I made experience. It does not work. I used the strategy as a first reaction on an overcrowded calendar. As, however, the calendar must be visible by my colleagues, it was a good idea to title the 'whitespace' with its purpose honestly (you won't get far by lying). The result was: People ignored the space named "place-holder" immediately - without mercy.

Now I see that my calendar more or less well tuned. I cannot give a recipe or sliver bullet solution, it was a great task of "education and upbringing" of the "chairpersons".  Finally I think, that it mostly is a cultural problem. Everyone has to economize time, the own time as well as the time of the others. This podcast gives a good compilation of the topic -- thanks.

Take care

Norbert