338. 5 Time-Saving Hacks For Busy CEOs: How to Save 10 Hours a Week

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Suneera Madhani guarantees she'll shave 10 hours off your busy week with five CEO time-saving hacks.

The episode is a solo monologue by host Suneera Madhani focused on productivity for female founders. She opens by stating her mission to help women break the $1 million revenue barrier and guarantees 10 hours of weekly time savings. The first hack is a time audit over three days to identify inefficiencies, followed by applying the 'do, delegate, delete' framework. Hack two involves batching similar tasks, exemplified by recording four podcast episodes in one day to save commute and prep time. Hack three covers life management, including a 'Sunday zoom out' for meal planning and calendar coordination, plus prepping outfits to save morning time. Hack four discusses delegation and automation, suggesting tools like Calendly and hiring operational managers. Hack five is about setting boundaries, such as turning off laptops at a hard stop and using 15-minute team scrums for alignment. Throughout, Suneera shares personal anecdotes, like removing TikTok from her phone and getting blowouts while working. She promotes the Founders Club resource for deeper templates and courses. The episode concludes with a celebration of the podcast's five-year anniversary and encouragement to share the tips.

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A practical calendar audit for CEOs who want fewer meetings and more time to work.

Suneera Madani argues that a packed calendar can keep CEOs busy while leaving little room for actual work. Her advice is refreshingly usable: ask whether each meeting needs to happen, then shorten it, hold it less often or replace it with a Loom, voice note or email.

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You'll start questioning recurring meetings and learn which ones could become Loom videos, voice notes, or emails.

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