Monday Morning

What's the plan? 

Every Monday morning, managers and leaders are busy getting ready for the coming week.

They send out schedules and reminders to their teams.

I remember as a young administrator wondering why I would have to remind anyone of upcoming events. Once something is announced, I assumed, was enough. People would write it in a calendar and show up to the event, meeting, or whatever.

Then one day when the band teacher was again late to a staff meeting — or the counselor didn't show up at all — I realized that this really only affected one or two people: the principal and me, the athletic director. The usual answer: "I forgot."

That's when I started sending more reminders. Reminders of meetings. Calendars of the month. Weekly event calendars. Heck, once I started doing that, I actually remembered what my week or month consisted of. I found that reminding people actually helped me focus better.

As much a techie as I am, I actually keep a written calendar, as well. I think it's important and research suggests that actually writing something helps you put it in your own mind, as well. So, when an event is scheduled now, I write it into Google Calendar and also write it into my monthly calendar.

So, good morning and have a great week!