How to Handle "Can I Pick Your Brain" Meeting Requests To Protect Your Time

We're breaking down the "Can Pick Your Brain" meeting request, what it really is, why you should always say no at first, and 3 protocols to handle pick your brain requests that protect your time while still being genuinely helpful to the person asking.

STUDY CITATIONS

1. Leach, D.J., Rogelberg, S.G., Warr, P.B., & Burnfield, J.L. (2009). Perceived meeting effectiveness: The role of design characteristics. Journal of Business and Psychology, 24(1), 65–76.
2. Mark, G., Gudith, D., & Klocke, U. (2008). The cost of interrupted work: More speed and stress. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 107–110.

Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player so you never miss an episode of the PRODUCTIVITY Podcast

SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR

• Trevally: A Home for All Your Family, Friends and Colleagues
  
  One location for all your relationships with the ability to do things with them. Check it out today.
  
  https://app.Trevally.io

OTHER GREAT PODCASTS ON THE BEST PODCASTS NETWORK

• MARKETING Podcast
• How to Write a Business Plan Podcast
• The EDGE - Long form conversations worth listening.

Thanks for listening to the productivity podcast for your daily dose of productivity and peak performance protocols to be your best self!