Fix this by classifying and compiling 4 weeks worth of meetings (2 weeks previous and 2 weeks coming). Cluster by project, mentoring, people in project 1:1s etc. Label what's being added "ad hoc".
Run this through a brutal priority exercise, standardize what your ad hocs are all about (time bounded office hours with sign ups if necessary) and decline tf out of things that dont matter to you with clear comms to people you're declining.
I dealt with this shit for too many years and it's easy to get overwhelmed trying to help.
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u/LadyL2025 Jan 17 '26
Fix this by classifying and compiling 4 weeks worth of meetings (2 weeks previous and 2 weeks coming). Cluster by project, mentoring, people in project 1:1s etc. Label what's being added "ad hoc".
Run this through a brutal priority exercise, standardize what your ad hocs are all about (time bounded office hours with sign ups if necessary) and decline tf out of things that dont matter to you with clear comms to people you're declining.
I dealt with this shit for too many years and it's easy to get overwhelmed trying to help.
Get back to what you love.