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Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: LadyCap Date: July 25, 2020, 1:42 pm
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What's the etiquette for scheduling meetings between two people
as an admin?
I'm a relatively new admin, and my (remote) boss recently asked
me to schedule his one-on-ones with half a dozen direct reports.
Most of these people are also remote, and only a few share their
Outlook calendar with me.
I've never done this before, so ended up sending preliminary
emails to each person saying, "How does Monday 1:30-2:00pm work
for you for a one-on-one with Bill?" etc. Then I'd put the
meeting in Bill's calendar and send the formal Outlook invite
for them to accept/deny.
Was this the right way to do it? Or was it too many emails, and
people prefer to receive an Outlook invite and then communicate
further only if the time/date don't work for them? No one
complained, but I do want to do the most professional way the
next time Bill asks me to do this for him.
Thank you in advance for any advice!
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Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: STiG Date: July 25, 2020, 3:33 pm
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That's the way I'd prefer it. Get the time hashed out before
sending the invite. I find back and forth Outlook invites
annoying.
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Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: Hmmm Date: July 25, 2020, 5:18 pm
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I think you handled it fine.
However, as the admin for their boss, I would now send a request
that they open their calendar for you to see their availability.
That is pretty much standard protocol in my company.
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Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: LadyCap Date: July 27, 2020, 11:23 am
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Thank you for the confirmation! I'll move forward with more
confidence next time.
And, Hmmm, I'll take your advice about asking for their
calendars.
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Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: lowspark Date: July 27, 2020, 11:31 am
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[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=1795.msg55033#msg55033
date=1595715484]
I think you handled it fine.
However, as the admin for their boss, I would now send a request
that they open their calendar for you to see their availability.
That is pretty much standard protocol in my company.
[/quote]
Once you have access to their calendars, it should relieve you
of having to do the back and forth emails before scheduling.
I much prefer people to just send me a meeting request for a
time that is clear on my calendar.
Of course that presumes that I'm keeping my calendar up to date.
I think meeting scheduling runs so much more smoothly if
everyone does.
This is how things are usually done in my organization. Of
course, things do come up, and meetings sometimes have to be
rescheduled. But I much prefer a minimum of emailing. Check the
calendar of everyone who needs to attend, send a meeting
request, and generally, no further communication is needed
beyond the invitees accepting the request.
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Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: syfygeek Date: July 28, 2020, 9:37 am
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[quote author=lowspark link=topic=1795.msg55115#msg55115
date=1595867493]
[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=1795.msg55033#msg55033
date=1595715484]
I think you handled it fine.
However, as the admin for their boss, I would now send a request
that they open their calendar for you to see their availability.
That is pretty much standard protocol in my company.
[/quote]
Once you have access to their calendars, it should relieve you
of having to do the back and forth emails before scheduling.
I much prefer people to just send me a meeting request for a
time that is clear on my calendar.
Of course that presumes that I'm keeping my calendar up to date.
I think meeting scheduling runs so much more smoothly if
everyone does.
This is how things are usually done in my organization. Of
course, things do come up, and meetings sometimes have to be
rescheduled. But I much prefer a minimum of emailing. Check the
calendar of everyone who needs to attend, send a meeting
request, and generally, no further communication is needed
beyond the invitees accepting the request.
[/quote]
When you tell them to give you access to their calendars,
mention that you will be using the calendar to schedule
meetings, so they need to keep it up to date. And soon you will
find who does and who does not update their calendar. :)
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Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: jpcher Date: July 28, 2020, 2:22 pm
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I never receive an email asking what time for a meeting would be
good for me. It's always sent as a scheduled meeting via
outlook. I can then decline (with reason) or accept.
It works well for me.
#Post#: 55392--------------------------------------------------
Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: LadyCap Date: July 30, 2020, 12:39 pm
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Thanks for the different perspectives, all. I think my plan
going forward is to request calendars for sure and then just
send invites through Outlook. Our team is small enough that if
someone has a different preference, or if they just don't keep
their calendar up to date, I should be able to be flexible with
them where they are.
Ideally, of course, everyone will keep their calendar up to
date!
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Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: bopper Date: July 30, 2020, 2:16 pm
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I have also seen an email saying something like;
Boss would like to meet with you for one-on-ones.
Please put your name in the desired slot and reply to all.
9:00
10:00
11:00
and then when Bob gets it and answers first, the next email
says
9:00
10:00 Bob
11:00
and so on.
Or you could use a survey monkey to ask for possible date/ times
or you could just use your email system (e.g., Outlook) and look
for open times on the employees calendars and tell them if that
doesn't work just to contac tyou.
#Post#: 55507--------------------------------------------------
Re: Etiquette for scheduling meetings for others
By: wolfie Date: August 2, 2020, 9:48 am
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I would prefer you send me a meeting notice and then we will
talk if it doesn't work for me.
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