Managing Up

Priorities, Impact, and Wrangling the "Manager's Calendar"

Episode Summary

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".

Episode 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