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You need to learn to use your calendar. I mean both the concept and the actual app like google calendar. You need to do you “light management” in prescheduled
by YuriNiyazov 8y ago
You need to learn to use your calendar. I mean both the concept and the actual app like google calendar.
You need to do you “light management” in prescheduled meetings that are on the calendar, and you need to fill the space around those meetings with tasks, so that other people don’t interrupt you during those times.
Tell everyone that if they want your time, they need to book an available slot on your calendar first.
- fictorial 8y agoThat would be a solution if it were not for the 24/7 reliance on Slack for almost all team communication. I really really hate Slack-like in-your-face-all-day interruptions. It's hell.
- YuriNiyazov 8y agoSenior leadership of a company is there to be in the service of the individual contributors. One of the prerogatives of the leadership is that leadership gets to define how that service is delivered to the ICs. As CTO, you get to set the communications culture of your team. You should announce that you will check your slack notifications once every two hours and no more. Anything more urgent - come to my desk. Anything less urgent - schedule a meeting for tomorrow. If people start abusing the “come over to my desk” loophole, start explaining to people what urgent means.