Maximizing Productivity: Understanding and Managing the Shared Time Resource in Modern Work Environments

As CEO and co-founder of Clockwise, I'm driven by a passion for helping individuals get schedules that they truly love, unlocking productivity and freeing up time to focus on what matters most.

1. Many people are just trying to keep up with their daily workload and don't have time for scheduling intentionality.
2. Being intentional with one's time is crucial in today's busy work environment, where everyone wants a piece of your schedule.
3. Intentionality allows you to manage your week, focus on what's important, and avoid spending the whole week putting out fires.
4. Matt Martin is the co-founder and CEO of Clockwise, a time automation platform that creates better schedules for individuals, teams, and companies.
5. Clockwise has moved over 17 million meetings by creating an intelligent scheduling engine that considers user preferences, day-to-day activities, and organizational events.
6. Time is a valuable shared resource in most knowledge worker organizations, but it's often not regulated or coordinated effectively.
7. Clockwise aims to help individuals get the best schedule possible by looking out for them across their team, meetings, and organization.
8. Matt recommends starting your week by identifying the three to five most critical tasks you need to accomplish.
9. Evaluate whether you have enough heads-down time in your calendar to complete these tasks.
10. Block off focused time or move things around to ensure important priorities are met.
11. Clockwise helps users get better schedules and more productive work environments, which benefits teams, companies, and customers.
12. The company's mission is to help the world make time for what matters, addressing the common obstacle of work calendars filled with meetings.
13. Clockwise started by reaching out to friends and family for testing opportunities, eventually connecting with high-level engineers at large companies for private beta tests.
14. The initial product was focused on delivering value and allowing for expansion.
15. In 2019, Clockwise opened up access to all Google Calendar users, initially through a waitlist experience.
16. Growth has been compounding, with early adopters spreading the word about the product within their organizations and on social media.
17. Clockwise's product offers significant value for individual users, but its true potential is realized when used with teammates and other calendars.
18. The company had to build single-player value, such as personal calendar sync, color-coding meetings, and blocking off lunch, to attract and onboard new users.
19. Clockwise has matured into large deployments at companies like Uber, Netflix, Pinterest, and Instacart.
20. The platform helps organizations and teams become more productive, providing more time for shipping, delivering, customers, clients, and what matters most to them.
21. Matt encourages users to feel the benefits of a schedule they love on a daily or weekly basis.
22. Clockwise continuously strives to help people overcome calendar obstacles and enjoy their schedules.
23. The company remains focused on its mission, even though it is a for-profit endeavor.
24. A better schedule leads to increased productivity, happier employees, and better overall outcomes for teams and companies.

Source: EO via YouTube

❓ What do you think? What is one intentional decision you can make today to reclaim control over your time and prioritize what truly matters in your life? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!