WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Update your planning methods

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to find

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<v Speaker 1>a planning system that makes sense for you in your

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<v Speaker 1>new corner office. New times sometimes call for new methods.

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<v Speaker 1>In any case, planning is so important to productivity and

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<v Speaker 1>success that you want to make sure that how you

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<v Speaker 1>plan supports your life rather than making you feel confused

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<v Speaker 1>or sad. Many people's lifestyles and routines have changed dramatically

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<v Speaker 1>in recent months. Perhaps you're working from home more often

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<v Speaker 1>or for the first time. Your work hours may have

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<v Speaker 1>shifted earlier or later so that you can balance childcare

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<v Speaker 1>and homeschooling. The number of meetings you're required to attend

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<v Speaker 1>in a week may have increased or decreased, or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're finding that you have fewer work tasks to attend to.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether you're a Google calendar devotee, a paper planner, planner,

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<v Speaker 1>or somewhere in between, people generally choose their particular planning

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<v Speaker 1>methods because they align with their lifestyles and preferences. Digital

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<v Speaker 1>methods can be ideal if you want to share a

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<v Speaker 1>calendar with your spouse or colleagues, and they're also great

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<v Speaker 1>for people who frequently have meetings rescheduled. Paper methods, on

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, appeal to many who enjoy to do

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<v Speaker 1>list making and the pleasure of putting pen to paper

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<v Speaker 1>or decorating paper. Planners have the upside of letting us

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<v Speaker 1>see future events physically, often in a more intuitive way

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<v Speaker 1>than day to day electronic calendars. But when life changes

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<v Speaker 1>may be a previous preference doesn't make sense. A friend

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<v Speaker 1>of mine decided to buy a new short term planner

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<v Speaker 1>because she felt so sad crossing off future fun events

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<v Speaker 1>in her annual one. If you've decided to launch a

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<v Speaker 1>freelance business from home that's based mostly on your individual

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<v Speaker 1>creative talents, the electronic calendar you used for your corporate

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<v Speaker 1>life might feel strange. I mean, you don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>start sending yourself meeting invitations to block off the morning

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<v Speaker 1>for deep work. One upside of change is that it

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<v Speaker 1>prompts us to take stock of our current practices and

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<v Speaker 1>consider whether they are still benefiting us. So take some

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<v Speaker 1>time this week to ask if your planning system is

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<v Speaker 1>still working for you. Are you finding yourself frustrated when

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<v Speaker 1>scribbling out canceled events? Are you having trouble coordinating schedules

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<v Speaker 1>with your partner or keeping track of your kids online

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<v Speaker 1>school meetings. The switch doesn't have to be permanent. My

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<v Speaker 1>friend wound up missing her old annual planner, so she

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<v Speaker 1>eventually bought a new one and put things that might

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<v Speaker 1>be canceled on sticky notes, And you can always switch

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<v Speaker 1>back even if you don't have any interest in modifying

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<v Speaker 1>your planner or calendar. You might consider if you're planning habits,

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<v Speaker 1>such as when you plan need a refresh. Maybe your

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<v Speaker 1>former supervisor sent you guidelines for the week on Sunday night,

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<v Speaker 1>and so you always planned everything out on Monday morning,

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<v Speaker 1>But after some restructuring, you're reporting to someone who tends

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<v Speaker 1>to send assignments day by day, so you might set

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<v Speaker 1>a designated weekly planning time like Friday afternoons, supplemented by

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<v Speaker 1>many planning sessions each morning. Or maybe you're coordinating childcare

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<v Speaker 1>with your spouse and you get your schedules at different times,

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<v Speaker 1>figure out when you can chat to make sure you

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<v Speaker 1>can cover for each other a reasonable proportion of times.

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<v Speaker 1>Planning ahead doesn't prevent all unforeseen circumstances from arising. But

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<v Speaker 1>in a world that often feels uncertain, it can certainly

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<v Speaker 1>help us to be happier and more prepared. So today

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<v Speaker 1>ask if your planning methods need an update. There's no

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<v Speaker 1>point sticking with something that isn't working, and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to be gained by finding a new approach that does.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New

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