Laura Vanderkam studied hundreds of high-achieving leaders and found the most effective ones don't fight time scarcity. Instead they schedule as if they have enough time for what matters, multiplying impact through intentional planning, leveraging their team, and using the right tools.
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Laura Vanderkam, one of the top time management researchers in the world, whose new book, "Big Time," is one of the most talked about leadership books in 2026, has studied how hundreds of high achievers actually spend their time. And her central finding is this: most leaders have an adversarial relationship with time. Mm-hmm. I know I did. And they are constantly trying to beat the clock, a behavior that is rooted in a belief that time is scarce. And therefore they must be obsessed with being ultra-optimized to get as much done as they can in the shortest period of time or whatever time that they have. But here's what she found in the data. The leaders who feel most effective and energized and most fulfilled are not the ones who have the fewest commitments. They're the ones who have shifted from a scarcity mindset to an abundant mindset. They're the ones who believe and they schedule as if they believe that they have enough time for what matters most. And that's what I want for you. You're not trying to squeeze more into the day. You are designing a system that multiplies your impact through intention, through your team, and through the right use of the right tools. And ultimately, you are becoming a timer leader. And that's what I want you to establish today. That's what I want to gift you. Today is that framework to really become a timer leader who puts attention and intention in how they spend their time.
