Time management

One of the biggest challenges a manager faces day-to-day is effectively managing their own time, and their team's time. Here you'll find guidance on how to do both.
<img width="256" height="123" src="jpg/effective-one-on-one.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="effective one-on-one" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-300x144-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-768x368-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-1024x491-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to have an effective one-on-one with a chatty employee<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
We’ve all been there: your calendar is jam-packed with meetings and looming deadlines. You see you have an employee one-on-one…
Mar 20, 2019
<img width="256" height="166" src="jpg/efficient-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="how to have more efficient meetings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-300x195-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-768x499-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-1024x666-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to shave 25 minutes off your meetings ⏱<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
Meetings go long. A lot. Once in a while, a meeting length gets extended because you’re in the zone –…
Feb 21, 2019
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<img width="256" height="171" src="jpg/technology.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="first time manager technology" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/technology.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/technology-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/technology-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/technology-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />5 free apps every first time manager needs in their tech stack<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Shannon Maloney
Being a great individual contributor is one thing, but managing humans is an entirely different set of skills. And the…
Jan 11, 2019
<img width="256" height="130" src="jpg/pankaj-patel-642856-unsplash.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Slack apps, bots and integrations" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pankaj-patel-642856-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pankaj-patel-642856-unsplash-300x152.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pankaj-patel-642856-unsplash-768x389.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pankaj-patel-642856-unsplash-1024x519.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />17 Best Slack apps, bots and integrations you’ve never heard of<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Shannon Maloney
Don’t get us wrong. We love Tettra. We use Donut all the time. But sometimes you’re just in the mood something…
Aug 22, 2018
<img width="256" height="104" data-src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" data-sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 256px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 256/104;" /><noscript><img width="256" height="104" src="png/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />New in Soapbox: “Today” shows all your upcoming meetings in one place<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
We’re excited to announce an exciting new addition to the Soapbox experience: Today. The Today feature was built with busy…
Jul 12, 2018
<img width="256" height="168" src="jpg/people-managers-e1529610471886.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="challenges faced by managers" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886.jpg 1900w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-300x197-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-1024x671-1.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-768x503-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-1536x1006-1.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 real challenges faced by managers (and how to overcome them)<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
We’ve all been there. A sticky situation comes up with your team on a Monday, and you’re still Googling random…
Jun 22, 2018
<img width="256" height="104" data-src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" data-sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 256px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 256/104;" /><noscript><img width="256" height="104" src="png/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />New in SoapBox: sync meetings to Outlook calendar<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
We’re excited to announce that SoapBox now integrates with Outlook!  SoapBox is always looking for ways to integrate with your…
Jun 12, 2018
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