My typical week has 4-6 meetings. I usually have 3 standing meetings: staff meeting, a check-in with my boss, and a meeting with a project collaborator. Then each week I usually wind up having 1-3 extra one-off meetings related to projects, like a check-in with a contractor, an informational meeting with a researcher, or a brainstorming session with a colleague. Internal meetings tend to be 60-90 minutes whereas one-offs with external parties tend to be 30-40 minutes. If eg project schedules sync in a weird way, I might get up to 8 meetings, but that’s uncommon. (Some of my colleagues have much more meeting-heavy schedules; it depends on the project and what stage they’re on.)
In terms of booking: I find my existing meeting schedule very easy to handle, and place a high value on personally being helpful and accessible to others. So I’ve intentionally set up my Calendly to show slots at any time during my working hours and to be book-able on fairly short notice. But that’s totally self-motivated! (Due to working fully remotely, I actually legitimately like having a meeting to break up the day.)
My typical week has 4-6 meetings. I usually have 3 standing meetings: staff meeting, a check-in with my boss, and a meeting with a project collaborator. Then each week I usually wind up having 1-3 extra one-off meetings related to projects, like a check-in with a contractor, an informational meeting with a researcher, or a brainstorming session with a colleague. Internal meetings tend to be 60-90 minutes whereas one-offs with external parties tend to be 30-40 minutes. If eg project schedules sync in a weird way, I might get up to 8 meetings, but that’s uncommon. (Some of my colleagues have much more meeting-heavy schedules; it depends on the project and what stage they’re on.)
In terms of booking: I find my existing meeting schedule very easy to handle, and place a high value on personally being helpful and accessible to others. So I’ve intentionally set up my Calendly to show slots at any time during my working hours and to be book-able on fairly short notice. But that’s totally self-motivated! (Due to working fully remotely, I actually legitimately like having a meeting to break up the day.)