Is Your Schedule Lying to You?
In leadership, it’s easy to treat missed meetings as isolated events—customer issues pop up, priorities shift, and something gets bumped.
But when this happens more than occasionally, it’s no longer an exception—it’s a signal.
In a conversation with my executive coaching client, a startup CEO, she shared that her Friday C-team meetings often got postponed to the weekend, stacking awkwardly against Monday kickoffs.
That’s not sustainable.
When reschedules happen over 10–15% of the time, it’s time to build a more resilient schedule.
Maybe that means shifting meetings to Tuesday and Friday so the rhythm holds—even when Friday gets disrupted. The same applies to recurring one-on-ones. If they’re planned weekly but happen monthly, the calendar is lying to you (and your team).
A resilient schedule reflects reality, not wishful thinking. It respects your time and your relationships by offering structure that holds, even in a storm.
So take a hard look: What keeps getting pushed? And how can you adapt instead of pretending the old plan still works?
Read more: Take Control of Your Schedule
