Throw on your Santa hat and buckle up for a wild ride, because it’s time to “sleigh” your year-end meetings with finesse! As the holidays approach and schedules become notoriously packed, managing meetings efficiently can feel as challenging as navigating a reindeer-led sleigh through the sky. But fear not, for with this guide you’ll learn […]
You can’t cancel reality. Pings pile up, leaders want decisions now, and customers don’t book meetings on your calendar. The promise of deep work keeps colliding with real-time demands. The fix isn’t wishful thinking, it’s choreography. With a few deliberate time-blocking moves, you can absorb the chaos without losing momentum. The payoff: predictable focus time, […]
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and that festive spirit doesn’t have to stop at the office door. With the holidays fast approaching, it’s time to deck the halls of your meeting rooms and navigate the tricky scheduling landscape amid the celebrations. Ho-Ho-Hold Your Meetings uncovers the secret to blending work and festive cheer, creating […]
Finally: I Can Say This Out Loud I’m thrilled to finally announce this: I’ve been Calendar.com’s CEO since September, and I could not be more excited about where we’re going! After 25 years of […]
As the festive season jingles its way into our busy lives, the challenge of efficiently managing meetings becomes ever more crucial. Enter the world of streamlined scheduling and productivity hacks! Here, we unwrap the gift of top-notch tips for conducting successful meetings, encompassing everything from preparing like a productivity elf, establishing agendas as clear as […]
You do not have a time problem. You have a calendar problem. If your roadmap keeps slipping, it is rarely because the team cannot code faster. It is because decisions, dependencies, and distractions aren’t visible in your week. The fix is mechanical and behavioral. Nail a few calendar rules, and you’ll feel the compound effect […]
You know the feeling. The quarter is ending, the inbox is loud, and your team is sprinting while you try to reset targets, budgets, and cadences calmly. You want a clean slate without blowing a week in spreadsheets. This playbook solves that. Below are pragmatic templates that I have seen busy teams use to reboot […]
Context switching is the silent budget leak in your morning. You start with a plan, then Slack pings, a calendar nudge, a “quick” email reply, and suddenly it is 11:40 a.m. with eight half-finished tabs and zero finished work. Mornings set the tone for the day, so stopping the early chaos matters. Here is a […]
You probably do not need more motivation. You need fewer leaks. In a week packed with investor updates, hiring calls, and customer escalations, founders rarely lose time in big chunks. It drips out through context switching, reactive comms, and decision debt. 1) Set a single daily “needle mover” and guard it with an if-then plan […]
You do not need a sprawling system to run a focused week. You need a few simple dashboards that surface what matters, hide what does not, and help you make one clean decision at a time. The payoff is clarity on Monday and control by Friday. I built versions of these in spreadsheets and in […]
