Stop Doing Math Before Meetings: The Ultimate Guide to Managing Global Time Zones
Mental gymnastics to figure out what time it is in Tokyo? You're doing it wrong. Here's why your team needs a visual time zone board, not a calculator. -
There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
Mumbai is 12.5 hours ahead of Seattle, which is far enough that a normal 9-to-5 in one city never reaches the other's working hours. One practical option: Seattle dials in early while it's still late afternoon or evening in Mumbai. Because Seattle and Mumbai don't both observe daylight saving, plan to re-check the overlap around March and November.
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Mental gymnastics to figure out what time it is in Tokyo? You're doing it wrong. Here's why your team needs a visual time zone board, not a calculator. -
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