Every ‘just checking in’ message is a symptom of the same root problem: somebody does not know where things stand. The DM is not the disease. It is the fever. And most teams treat the fever by responding faster rather than addressing the underlying information gap. We spent six months refining a simple 10-minute handoff […]
You sit down at 8 AM with a clear plan, and by 9:30 am, you have toggled between email, Slack, a sprint board, a document review, and a surprise calendar hold that wasn’t there yesterday. Context switching is not just annoying. It is expensive. A widely cited study from the University of California, Irvine, found […]
Your calendar is full, but your decisions are stalled. That is the quiet paradox of most meeting cultures: you spend 15+ hours a week in rooms (or Zoom windows) built for sharing updates that could have been a Slack message or a shared doc. Meanwhile, the choices that actually move projects forward get punted to […]
You already know a weekly review matters. What most people don’t admit is why it keeps slipping: the review feels fuzzy, indulgent, or endless. Here’s the fix. Use three crisp prompts that force decisions, expose reality, and reset your calendar so next week is winnable. We’ve tested these with leadership teams and solo operators across […]
Step right up and behold the magnificent world of strategic Calendar planning. When you fuse organization and creativity, it seems to unlock unparalleled productivity. Here are a few secrets behind crafting a calendar that quashes chaos and empowers your success. You will want to practice blocking time to achieve productivity–or revisit timeblocking if you haven’t […]
You know the feeling. It’s Friday morning, your calendar looks like a game of Tetris, and the work that actually moves the needle is still on your list. The fastest way to recoup that day is to have robots handle the repeatable parts of your week. By “automation,” we mean simple, rule-based workflows that move […]
You probably do not need a new app to fix your mornings. You need fewer decisions and a map that opens the same 15 browser tabs, in the same order, with the same shortcuts every weekday. That predictability reduces the micro-friction that slows you before your coffee cools. The payoff is simple: a faster ramp […]
Companies that adopt a remote-first strategy will free up significant funds that would otherwise be allocated to fixed costs, such as office space and employee perks, while also increasing team productivity. There are mixed results, but approximately 90 percent of employers who responded to this Stanford University survey reported that their teams’ productivity remained about the same. […]
We are almost through January — it’s time for a refresh on the New Year’s Resolutions, or your February reset. How’s it going? Sunrise journaling, three-mile walk/run, inbox zero by 7 a.m. Start early; make the day happen. But then, you get the investor notes, a production hiccup, a sick kid. Routines don’t fail because […]
You know the drill. A 30-minute status call eats up 45 minutes of your focus: three people talk, seven listen, and the real work waits. Modern teams run faster on async, yet calendars still carry the scar tissue of old habits. The payoff here is simple: tune your calendar so status flows without standing meetings, […]
