Managing Your Calendar for Peak Productivity

You can manage your time more effectively by learning how to leverage the features of your calendar. In this course, best-selling author and time management expert Dave Crenshaw walks you through how to make your calendar work for you. Using both Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar as examples, Dave covers universal and essential calendar optimization skills that work for any calendaring tool.He demonstrates how to use quick task features to serve as your actionable to-do list. He shows how to schedule extended projects to ensure nothing else gets in the way of the work getting done. He shares best practices for booking appointments and blocking out downtime. Dave also provides tips for creating strong time management patterns you can follow to coordinate multiple schedules and keep your days running smoothly.

Learning objectives
Recognize the pitfall of having too many calendars.
Recall the benefits of leaving 15 minutes of cushion for each task during a busy week.
Name the best ratio for meetings to actual work for the average person.
Relate “time abhors a vacuum” to scheduling meetings.
List what you should schedule during your maximum productivity hours.
Explain how you should manage your calendar during the busiest time of the year.