Chris Jones, a SVPG partner and time management expert, shares his insights on maximizing productivity in product development. He discusses the common struggles of professionals swamped by excessive meetings, emphasizing the urgent versus important task dilemma. Jones advocates for reshaping meeting cultures to foster trust and empowerment among teams. He provides actionable strategies for evaluating time use and reducing pointless meetings, helping listeners prioritize meaningful work over mere urgency.
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Urgent vs. Important
Urgent tasks often overshadow important ones, hindering real progress.
This is because urgent tasks demand immediate attention, even if less valuable.
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Seduction of Urgent
Many find comfort in urgent tasks, creating a sense of accomplishment.
This busyness can be a way to avoid truly important work.
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Meeting Detox
Chris Jones coached product managers overwhelmed by meetings to strategically decline some.
One CEO advised his product lead to stop all meetings to identify essential ones.
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In this episode, Christian Idiodi and fellow SVPG partner, Chris Jones, discuss time management. Many people in product feel they work long hours yet can’t achieve their goals. They spend so much time in meetings and reacting to what is urgent that they struggle to make space for real product work. These problems can be rooted in team culture or individual skills and habits. Either way, with the right strategies, effective time management is possible.
(05:14) The link between team culture and time management
(06:47) Causes and solutions for "too many meetings"
(14:21) The Pie Chart Exercise
(17:39) Seven tips for better meetings
(21:12) The four types of meetings
(27:10) Making time for discovery work
(30:47) Closing thoughts
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