If I have multiple accounts
- If I have multiple accounts, one of them is the main one
- If I have multiple calendars, my secondary is permanently blocked and refers to my primary calendar
- My main calendar indicates my normal working hours
If I am Out Of Office (OOO)
- My Outlook has an OOO-message which indicates my expected return date, when I can, also when I am ill
- I cancel my attendance to meetings during my OOO time so others do not wait for me in vain
- My calendar is blocked until I am expected back.
If I you send me an invitation
- If the time is ‘free’ you may expect me to accept.
- If the time is blocked ‘tentative’ I might decide later
- If the time has a status of ‘working elsewhere’ you may expect me to accept
When I react to invitations
- In principle I always respond and within a day about my availability
- If I decline, I return with an alternative proposal
- If I confirm tentatively, I will indicate of what factor I am dependant
If I send an invitation
- Where I can, I check other agenda’s for availability
- Where I can not check other agenda’s, I propose three alternatives
- I include a clear topic for conversation/agenda
If I attend
- You may expect me to be in time and have read the documentation
- If I am 5 minutes late there is a reason
- If I am 20 minutes late I will offer apple pie to all in the call
If there is a big round
- I will not start or respond to ‘good morning’ etc. unless I am chair person
- Standard, my camera is ‘on’ and my microphone on ‘mute’.
- Unless I was the previous speaker/questionner, I will request ‘the word’ by raising my hand.
If I speak:
- I try to bring content useful for other participants
- I will not ramble on just justifying myself
- I insist on obtaining useful content from other participants
And with all, I make plenty of mistakes, so I request your kindness in heart when judging me.