Priorities, Impact, and Wrangling the "Manager's Calendar"
Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about the vast array of "priorities" that can overwhelm a manager. The group talk through strategies they use to wrangle the "manager's calendar" and reclaim control over your time. Nick talks about how useful procrastination can be as a signal, and the group talks about using focus to make an impact in the face of "busy-ness".
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Show Notes
Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about the vast array of "priorities" that can overwhelm a manager. The group talk through strategies they use to wrangle the "manager's calendar" and reclaim control over your time. Nick talks about how useful procrastination can be as a signal, and the group talks about using focus to make an impact in the face of "busy-ness".
Notes:
- Effective DevOps
- https://www.amazon.com/Effective-DevOps-Building-Collaboration-Affinity/dp/1491926309
- Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker
- https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Oneself-Peter-Ferdinand-Drucker-dp-1633694836/dp/1633694836
- Possible Minds by John Brockman
- https://www.amazon.com/Possible-Minds-Twenty-Five-Ways-Looking/dp/0525557997
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
- Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
- https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator