Calendar Design

About this episode

Maya discusses the concept of Calendar Architecture to help listeners design their calendars for better productivity and leadership.

When you look at your calendar for the week ahead, do you feel energised or overwhelmed? For many high achievers, the calendar becomes something they react to rather than something they design, And even before the week begins, it can often feel like it’s already out of your control. In this episode Maya introduces a powerful concept: Calendar Architecture. A strategic way of structuring your time so your week supports your goals, rather than working against them. Because your calendar isn’t just a scheduling tool. It’s one of your most important leadership tools. What You’ll Learn Why your calendar might be creating stress, distraction, or lack of progress The key mindset shift: your calendar should serve you, not the other way around How to identify the 3 core parts of your calendar (and what to do with each) Why curiosity and “rabbit holes” aren’t the problem, timing is How to redesign meetings you do control (without disrupting your organisation) Why Monday morning meetings can sabotage your entire week As usual, connect with Maya at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayagudka/ And subscribe to her YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MayaGudka?sub_confirmation=1 For all other…

People in this episode

Host: Maya

Topics covered

• calendar design
• time management
• leadership
• productivity

Keywords

• mindset shift
• core parts of calendar
• meetings
• Monday morning meetings
• stress

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