{"id":45019,"date":"2026-07-08T09:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/how-to-take-back-control-of-your-schedule\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T23:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:54:15","slug":"how-to-take-back-control-of-your-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/how-to-take-back-control-of-your-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"How to (re)take control of your schedule."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Background<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"153\">In the <strong data-start=\"8\" data-end=\"49\">B2B energy services sector<\/strong>, a company identified signs of burnout among frontline managers in 2018 and, with support from Cubik, launched the <strong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"215\">\u201cSOS Agenda\u201d<\/strong> initiative to improve their organization and work-life balance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"21\"><strong>It would have been a sure thing if:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"103\">Among the 20 managers selected, <strong data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"104\">each manager who expressed a specific need<\/strong> saw a <strong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"170\">real improvement in efficiency and comfort at work<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><b>The process:<\/b><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><b>The Method: A <\/b>4-phase <b>method <\/b>, with 3 in-person sessions lasting 2 hours each per manager.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none &#091;--shadow-height:45px&#093; 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Reduce the <b>number of emails you receive.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2. Establish a personal <b>prioritization <\/b> routine <b>: <\/b> manage \u201cinputs\u201d &gt; prioritize &gt; plan &gt; review.<\/p>\n<p>3. Coaching managers on <b>delegation.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>4. <b>Taking a step back to assess <\/b>the objectives and priorities of the managerial role.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none &#091;--shadow-height:45px&#093; has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) &#091;&amp;:has(&#091;data-writing-block&#093;)&gt;*&#093;:pointer-events-auto &#091;content-visibility:auto&#093; supports-&#091;content-visibility:auto&#093;:&#091;contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh&#093; scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-69038b4a-83bc-832b-aa03-594fbbdbf335-12\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; thread-sm:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; thread-lg:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; thread-lg:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Our results:<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li>For 80% of managers, personal goals are achieved, and their effectiveness is enhanced.<\/li>\n<li>A &#8220;Before and After&#8221; assessment was conducted with each manager, resulting in an average improvement of +1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; thread-sm:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; thread-lg:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; thread-lg:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-&#091;46px&#093; justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cSOS Agenda\u201d initiative has enabled front-line managers to regain control of their schedules, improving their efficiency and making their work more comfortable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-45019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-use-cases","tag-energy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cubik.group\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}