Loosen Your Calendar: No-Meeting Days? No-Meeting Times?

Loosen Your Calendar: No-Meeting Days? No-Meeting Times?

Often in the world of calendar management, things can seem well. . . additive. Another quick meeting? Sure, let me hold time. You need a deliverable for the board meeting? Okay, I’ll get that in too. Plus meetings, of course, and prep for those meetings and follow up...
Anna “AJ” Bute’s Together Tour: Issue #109

Anna “AJ” Bute’s Together Tour: Issue #109

Together Friends, The Together Team is hopping over here with a full docket of both online and in-person classes this fall. We are excited to resume our Together Tours as the academic new year gets underway. This month we offer up a high school Together Teacher’s...
Clear the Clutter: Set Up a School-Based Digital Calendar

Clear the Clutter: Set Up a School-Based Digital Calendar

Recently when working with a group of school leaders, we got to chatting about Calendar Clutter. You know, the types of things that just land on one’s calendar, like teachers out of the building, various school-based events, grade and department meetings that are...
October Tips: Noticing, Nature & Noodling

October Tips: Noticing, Nature & Noodling

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Happy deep autumn! As a native New England gal, I’m all in for fall. Speaking of, my local pack of young and hipper-than-me cousins invited me to an actual ADULT Halloween party. In the past, I’ve handed out candy as this,...
Looking Ahead: Sweep and Scrub the Calendar

Looking Ahead: Sweep and Scrub the Calendar

I recently met with a school network CEO and her assistant and then had my weekly household meeting with Dr. Together, and I found myself repeating a phrase that cues a very strategic process. “Sweep the calendar, scrub the calendar.” I realized I have used this idea...