Executive Careers with Fexingo · 2026-08-07 · 12 min
Before saying yes to a new executive role, do you actually know what the job will demand of your calendar? In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the 'time audit' - a practical pre-move exercise that senior leaders use to test whether a role is genuinely livable, not just impressive. Lucas walks through how a former Fortune 500 operations chief mapped her future week from offer letter to first 90 days, identifying where the real hours would go: board prep, global calls, direct reports, and the invisible 'shadow time' that never appears on a job description. Luna brings a counterpoint from a tech CEO who skipped the audit and regretted it, then shares the two-question filter that would have caught the problem. Together they outline a simple four-step method - listing hard commitments, estimating hourly loads, pressure-testing the assumptions, and building in slack - that turns a vague 'this feels like a lot' into a concrete go/no-go decision. If you're considering a move at VP level or above, this episode gives you a tool to protect your calendar, your family, and your reputation. Also: a brief note on how listener support keeps this show ad-free.
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