How Dropbox's co-CEO decides which meetings to skip
Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi chooses five areas each quarter where he can make significant progress.He said it has become a "filter" for how he spends his time.He said if he's invited to a meeting outside his core priorities, he'll skip it and send a delegate.It can be hard to stay focused on your priorities when constant pings and competing projects are pulling you in different directions.That's why Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi developed a simple system for keeping his biggest priorities front and center. His most basic productivity hack is to identify five things he needs to accomplish each quarter, and use it as his North Star of where he spends his time."I pick things that I can make significant progress on in that quarter," Alkarmi said.
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Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi chooses five areas each quarter where he can make significant progress.He said it has become a "filter" for how he spends his time.He said if he's invited to a meeting outside his core priorities, he'll skip it and send a delegate.It can be hard to stay focused on your priorities when constant pings and competing projects are pulling you in different directions.That's why Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi developed a simple system for keeping his biggest priorities front and center. His most basic productivity hack is to identify five things he needs to accomplish each quarter, and use it as his North Star of where he spends his time."I pick things that I can make significant progress on in that quarter," Alkarmi said. "And so it becomes a filter for how I prioritize my time."He shares those five priority areas with his team, administration, and chief of staff so everyone understands where he's spending his time. Those priorities guide how he structures his weeks and decides where to devote his attention.
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- Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi chooses five areas each quarter where he can make significant progress.He said it has become a "filter" for how he spends his time.He said if he's invited to a meeting outside his core priorities, he'll skip it and send a delegate.It can be hard to stay focused on your priorities when constant pings and competing projects are pulling you in different directions.That's why Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi developed a simple system for keeping his biggest priorities front and center. His most basic productivity hack is to identify five things he needs to accomplish each quarter, and use it as his North Star of where he spends his time."I pick things that I can make significant progress on in that quarter," Alkarmi said.
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