Time Management

  • Getting Things Done: Taking Time Off

    We share the effective way for taking time off. In the end we offer a check list that consists of

    1. Designate a substitute
    2. Prepare your substitute
    3. Set up the Out of The Office response in your email client
    4. Have a sync up meeting with your direct report after you come back

  • Getting Things Done: Staff Meetings

    We share what staff meetings are, why they are important for keeping your team accountable for their deliverables and how they help you to stay on top of everything the team is doing. We provide guidance on how frequently you should run them and how to make them effective. In the end we provide a checklist that our listeners can use to start running effective staff meetings.

  • Effective Engineering Meetings

    In this podcast we define effective effective engineering meetings, discuss why they are important and share practical recommendations to engineering managers on how to run meetings that deliver results. We provide practical guidance for setting meeting goals, defining agendas, preparing participants, building invite lists, managing the meetings and sharing the results. In the end, we share a checklist that engineering managers can use to self-check that they are running their meetings effectively.

  • Effective Time Management for Engineering Managers

    Effective Time Management

    In this podcast we define the effective time management, discuss why it is important and share practical recommendations to engineering managers on how to make most out of their time. In the end, we share a check list that engineering managers can use to self-check that they are using their time effectively.