I’ve been reading about
more and more executives
swearing to the 50% scheduled rule.
They’ll schedule half of their working day,
leaving the other half free.
Some use that free 50%
to do a walkaround
and touch base with employees.
Others use it for problem solving.
Scott Lang
of Silver Spring Networks
swears it boosts his productivity.
“For me,
a big part of productivity is being agile.
I like to leave a lot of blocks
in my day open.
On an average day,
I’m only 50 percent scheduled,
though occasionally
it gets as high as 80 percent.
That’s imperative,
because often something comes up
out of nowhere.”
Try scheduling only half
of your working day.
It may make your entire day
more productive.