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Jan 24, 2023
Unlock the Power of Focus Time

Ever get the feeling that your calendar is running your life? That your meetings are preventing you from getting important…
Jocelyn Brown
<img width="256" height="197" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/meetings-are-not-the-enemy.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/meetings-are-not-the-enemy.jpg 2000w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/meetings-are-not-the-enemy-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/meetings-are-not-the-enemy-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/meetings-are-not-the-enemy-768x590.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/meetings-are-not-the-enemy-1536x1180.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Meetings Are Not The Enemy: Guide To Making Them Work For You<img width="32" height="32"   alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w"  data-src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" class="avatar lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="32" height="32"   alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w"  data-src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" class="avatar lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="32" height="32" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Jocelyn Brown
Earlier this year Shopify made headlines with their move to cancel all recurring meetings. Many people applauded the move. People…
May 25, 2023
<img width="256" height="197" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Frame-74-e1681996263850.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Frame-74-e1681996263850.jpg 987w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Frame-74-e1681996263850-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Frame-74-e1681996263850-768x590.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The Future of Performance Management: Usage and AI<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Brennan
Performance management tools have seriously lost the plot. They are completely disconnected from the work that people do every day.…
Apr 20, 2023
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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gap-time.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gap-time.png 999w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gap-time-300x230.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gap-time-768x588.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />A case for gap time (How to be productive between meetings)<img width="32" height="32"   alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w"  data-src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" class="avatar lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="32" height="32"   alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w"  data-src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" class="avatar lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="32" height="32" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Jocelyn Brown
When you look up anything to do with time management or productivity you cannot help but run across studies extolling…
Feb 21, 2023
<img width="256" height="199" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tracking-okrs.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tracking-okrs.png 852w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tracking-okrs-300x233.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tracking-okrs-768x598.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />You can’t achieve your OKRs if you don’t track them (here’s how)<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Brennan
In our teams and our product, we believe that OKRs are fundamental tools for growing a thriving business. In fact,…
Dec 14, 2022
<img width="256" height="181" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/How-to-measure-and-set-KPIs.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="How to measure and set KPIs" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/How-to-measure-and-set-KPIs.png 703w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/How-to-measure-and-set-KPIs-300x212.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to set & measure KPIs (to increase your odds of hitting goals)<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Brennan
There are so many goal-setting terms — OKRs, KPIs, MBOs, V2MOM, SMART goals — at a certain point they all start to blend together. 
Let’s ignore the jargon and talk about how to we can use things like KPIs to increase your odds of hitting your goals.
Nov 9, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="make your meeting minutes count" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2.jpg 2088w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-768x589.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to take meeting minutes: 8-step guide<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
Taking meeting minutes is the practice of documenting what happened in a meeting.  It’s an essential step to ensure meetings…
Nov 2, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Quiet-quitting-blog.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="worry less about quiet quitting and more about actual quitting" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Quiet-quitting-blog.jpg 1044w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Quiet-quitting-blog-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Quiet-quitting-blog-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Quiet-quitting-blog-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Quiet quitting: It’s not as scary as you think<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
The term “quiet quitting” has taken over newsfeeds everywhere, and everyone has an opinion on the polarizing topic. It instills…
Oct 26, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="manager mailbag cartoon. Girl look at her watch thinking about when she&#039;ll have time to work on important tasks" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3.jpg 1044w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/manager-mailbag-blog-3-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Manager Mailbag #3: One-on-ones, aligning on priorities & layoffs<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Brennan
This column is part of the Hypercontext series, Manager Mailbag. Every month, we collect questions from managers about their greatest challenges…
Sep 28, 2022
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