... Most people getting work done are typically on a Maker schedule. People scheduling and benefiting from the meetings are typically on a Manager schedule. This article can help those on a Manager schedule understand why large blocks of work time should be reserved for those doing the work. Managers need to strive to make meetings short, sweet and at the beginning or end of a day and concentrated on a specific day. Those are very specific items that can improve the Maker's productivity. The Manager should be protecting Makers from meetings, not subjecting them to meetings and this article makes that clear.
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... Most people getting work done are typically on a Maker schedule. People scheduling and benefiting from the meetings are typically on a Manager schedule. This article can help those on a Manager schedule understand why large blocks of work time should be reserved for those doing the work. Managers need to strive to make meetings short, sweet and at the beginning or end of a day and concentrated on a specific day. Those are very specific items that can improve the Maker's productivity. The Manager should be protecting Makers from meetings, not subjecting them to meetings and this article makes that clear.