Episode Details

Your calendar is telling leadership a story about you, and it may not be the one you want. I break down what changes when you own it, the three beliefs stealing your time, and where to start. Free workshop: morewomenpromoted.com/calender   

Pull up your calendar for next week. If it's back-to-back meetings from nine to five, with Slack pings in between and your real work pushed to the evenings, what story is that calendar telling about you?

The higher you go, the less you're paid to execute and the more you're paid to think. And you are never going to have a strategic insight in the two minutes between Zoom calls. I lived this as a director: I was running from meeting to meeting and felt really useful, but when my boss asked me a strategic question about the direction of the business, I didn't have an answer.

In this episode, I talk about why your calendar is one of the most strategic things you can own for your career. This isn't about time management hacks. It's about deciding what deserves your time as a leader and protecting it.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• What actually changes when you protect time to think, and why it's one of the clearest signals you're ready for the next level
• Why the leaders who seem great at thinking on their feet have usually just thought about it ahead of time
• The three beliefs that let other people's priorities take over your week
• How to figure out which work only you can do
• Where to start this week, including the promotion question to ask yourself about what should come off your plate

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Free workshop: Own Your Calendar to Be a Strategic Leader, Monday, November 9 at noon ET: morewomenpromoted.com/calender 
• MWP Podcast - 3 Delegation Mistakes Keeping You From Exec Leadership (And How to Fix Them Today): podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/3-delegation-mistakes-keeping-you-from-exec-leadership/id1799258767?i=1000747664044 
• Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a 
• Weekly newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter 

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

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