<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Manager on GuardCal</title><link>https://guardcal.com/tags/manager/</link><description>Recent content in Manager on GuardCal</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-US</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://guardcal.com/tags/manager/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Declining a Meeting Your Manager Invited You To</title><link>https://guardcal.com/posts/decline-a-meeting-your-manager-invited-you-to/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://guardcal.com/posts/decline-a-meeting-your-manager-invited-you-to/</guid><description>Three scripts for declining your manager&amp;#39;s meeting, sorted by the kind of manager you have — plus the cases where the honest answer is to attend.</description></item><item><title>How to Decline a Meeting: Scripts and Consequences</title><link>https://guardcal.com/posts/how-to-decline-a-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://guardcal.com/posts/how-to-decline-a-meeting/</guid><description>How to decline a meeting, in scripts organised by who sent the invite, each paired with what it actually costs you — including when you should attend.</description></item><item><title>What a Meeting Actually Costs Your Team</title><link>https://guardcal.com/posts/what-a-meeting-costs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://guardcal.com/posts/what-a-meeting-costs/</guid><description>The meeting cost formula, why the dollar figure a calculator gives you persuades almost nobody, and the two numbers that land better in the conversation.</description></item><item><title>How Many Meetings Is Too Many? Read Your Own Numbers</title><link>https://guardcal.com/posts/how-many-meetings-is-too-many/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://guardcal.com/posts/how-many-meetings-is-too-many/</guid><description>How many meetings is too many has no credible public answer. Two ratios from your own calendar tell you more than any industry benchmark can.</description></item></channel></rss>