Tag: deadline

  • Negotiating the suboptimal scheduling of virtual meetings

    With virtual meetings omnipresent, many of us find their scheduling suboptimal for our productivity. “That mid-morning meeting just severed my chain of thought!” “That 30-minute break wasn’t even long enough to clean up my inbox!” While many of us perceive the productivity loss associated with the suboptimal scheduling of virtual meetings, however, fewer of us…

  • Learning to love deadlines

    Oh, deadlines…even the word stresses us out. Whether it’s the last minute to submit the meeting minutes or the last day to sign up for daycare, the prospect of an approaching cliff challenges even the calmest to remain calm. Yet, wisely imposed deadlines can make life substantially more negotiable. To illustrate, consider three big benefits…