Change reminder timing

Change reminder timing in Google Calendar — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Move the start-time reminder for Monday's leadership briefing from 30 minutes before to 60 minutes…
Move the start-time reminder for Monday's leadership briefing from 30 minutes before to 60 minutes before. Keep the 2-hour prep email intact for directors but change my personal popup to 90 minutes before so I can prepare slides. Apply these changes to the existing event without creating a duplicate.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I change Monday's briefing reminders, make it easier for the exec team to be on time: show…
Before I change Monday's briefing reminders, make it easier for the exec team to be on time: show the new timings clearly at the top of the event, explain why the shift helps slide prep, and highlight any attendees whose calendars will conflict so I can propose a different timing if needed.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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The leadership briefing is set with a 30-minute reminder and I need more prep time, but the execs…

I just realized our briefing reminder is set too close to the meeting start.

The leadership briefing is set with a 30-minute reminder and I need more prep time, but the execs are used to the current rhythm. I'm worried changing it will upset routines or cause missed attendance. Should I shift the group reminder to 60 minutes and add a personal 90-minute reminder, and how should I communicate that change to avoid complaints?

Become — change the pattern

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Over recent quarters I’ve adjusted reminder timings often and either annoyed senior stakeholders or…

I repeatedly change reminder timings and people complain or miss meetings.

Over recent quarters I’ve adjusted reminder timings often and either annoyed senior stakeholders or failed to improve on-time starts. Where is the pattern—lack of a standard, failing to consult key attendees, or inconsistent personal prep—and what one rule should I set for reminder changes to preserve rhythm and attendance?

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