Vacation Prep Pro Tip: Write Yourself a Return Memo

Vacation Prep Pro Tip: Write Yourself a Return Memo

I was hanging out on the Together Forever private Facebook group this week (Are you in the group? If you have ever attended any event of ours, you can join us for some behind-the-scenes Together topics/gossip/tips!), and I asked if anyone had any holiday rituals or...
Loosen Your Calendar: No-Meeting Days? No-Meeting Times?

Loosen Your Calendar: No-Meeting Days? No-Meeting Times?

Often in the world of calendar management, things can seem well. . . additive. Another quick meeting? Sure, let me hold time. You need a deliverable for the board meeting? Okay, I’ll get that in too. Plus meetings, of course, and prep for those meetings and follow up...
Clear the Clutter: Set Up a School-Based Digital Calendar

Clear the Clutter: Set Up a School-Based Digital Calendar

Recently when working with a group of school leaders, we got to chatting about Calendar Clutter. You know, the types of things that just land on one’s calendar, like teachers out of the building, various school-based events, grade and department meetings that are...
Looking Ahead: Sweep and Scrub the Calendar

Looking Ahead: Sweep and Scrub the Calendar

I recently met with a school network CEO and her assistant and then had my weekly household meeting with Dr. Together, and I found myself repeating a phrase that cues a very strategic process. “Sweep the calendar, scrub the calendar.” I realized I have used this idea...
How Colorful is Your Calendar?

How Colorful is Your Calendar?

Perhaps you did a Spring Calendar Sweep and your appointments and events are looking tight – in line with priorities, time built in to prepare, some buffer zones – but my question is: how does your calendar make you FEEL? You may think this is kind of a funny question...
Our Top Three Favorite Calendar Hacks

Our Top Three Favorite Calendar Hacks

As a 25-year veteran Outlook user and right there behind it with my family Google calendar, I like to think I’ve learned a few tricks here and there. And Outlook continues to up its game with the new Evernote calendar integration, with MS Planner, and with the reboot...