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Michael Dolan: Take control of your calendar by making clear new agreements

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Feb 19, 2009

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I had a great coaching meeting with a client at a very cool proprietary trading company in Chicago. He shared with me a terrific example of how to successfully renegotiate with your team to get back in the driver's seat on your calendar.

This was my second coaching session with him. A year ago if you opened his calendar it would have looked like one solid brick wall - hardly any openings. And if there were any openings they'd be quickly swallowed up by a steady stream of drive-by meetings from many of his direct reports.

He finally had enough and decided to rip up the old assumptions about what went on his calendar and start fresh. AND one of the most important steps in his process was to write this great email to all of his team leaders and staff that includes his new proposals for, essentially, how he's willing to play when it comes to his calendar and email comunications. While it may seem a little blunt at times, I believe this is a great example of how to take back control of one's calendar:

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