I’ve found it difficult to find a clear takeaway from this discussion. I think relevant points are here:
Making each other feel respected
Finding a time that actually works well for both (i.e. not overly inconvenient times)
Saving time scheduling meetings
Some of the suggestions emphasize #1 at the expense of #3 (and possibly #2). E.g., if I send my Calendly and make concrete suggestions, that removes the time-saving aspects because I have to check my calendar and there’s a risk of double-booking (or I have to hold the slots if I want to prevent that).
My current guess is that the following works best: Send the Calendly link, click it yourself briefly to ensure it has a reasonable amount of options in the recipient’s time zone available, and tell the recipient “feel free to just suggest whichever times work best for you.”
Not sure that works for those who are most skeptical/unhappy about Calendly.
Most likely! I guess we’ll just have to test it and see!
I’ve found it difficult to find a clear takeaway from this discussion. I think relevant points are here:
Making each other feel respected
Finding a time that actually works well for both (i.e. not overly inconvenient times)
Saving time scheduling meetings
Some of the suggestions emphasize #1 at the expense of #3 (and possibly #2). E.g., if I send my Calendly and make concrete suggestions, that removes the time-saving aspects because I have to check my calendar and there’s a risk of double-booking (or I have to hold the slots if I want to prevent that).
My current guess is that the following works best: Send the Calendly link, click it yourself briefly to ensure it has a reasonable amount of options in the recipient’s time zone available, and tell the recipient “feel free to just suggest whichever times work best for you.”
Not sure that works for those who are most skeptical/unhappy about Calendly.
That wouldn’t change my feelings, no.
Just learned about this, haven’t tried yet, but it claims to solve the problem mentioned here: https://savvycal.com/
Yes that looks better—similar to Outlook’s inbuilt calendar invite system.
Update: I’ve tried it and switched away from Calendly. I’m very happy with it so far.