Hi All - First post here. I am a new manager, and I want to start "sharing" my outlook calendar in order to be transparent about how I am using my time. There is a culture of that in my department already, as my manager, and a manager colleague also do this. One thing I have started doing is carving out a couple of one hour blocks during the day on my calendar for work/thinking, etc, so my whole day does not get booked with meetings. Currently (while my calendar details are still private), I have just called this "blocked time". However, when I make that public, I'm wondering if I should rename this. Probably overthinking it, but I want to maintain that important time without giving a general appearance of unavailability to my team or others (I am very accessible in general). Thanks!
Prep Time vs Blocked Time
You are good to "make an appointment with yourself" to block out time.
I tend to reserve such time for a specific task (e.g. "Prepare for Cabinet Meeting") ...or mark the time as tentative. If you have an admin then the additional information may assist you or your admin with making a decision on whether to double book or make adjustments to your calendar.
I'm a high C..."more data is better."