NO time to think. Just meetings all day.

What would you do?

👋 Hey, it’s Stephane. Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share lessons, and stories from my journey to help you lead with confidence as an Engineering Manager.

On any given day you blink, and your first meeting starts. Then another. And another. You eat a granola bar between Zoom calls. At 5 p.m., your todo list has grown but there is never time to actually work on it.

The problem isn’t that you’re busy. It’s how you're busy. You’re reacting... There's no space to:

• Write that promo case like you wanted for an engineer who really deserves it

• Properly plan next quarter’s roadmap

• Or even to just… reflect

You feel like a calendar puppet and sometimes like there’s no way out of it.

Outline

- 🔒 What are your options?
- 🔒 Breaking down each approach
- 🔒 What I would do (and have done) in this situation
- 🔒 Takeaways
- 🔒 Some useful links from me

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