Focus time governance
Focus time governance is treating protected deep-work time as a first-class resource the operating system itself defends, rather than a calendar block anyone can override.
Most calendars treat focus time as a soft suggestion. Anyone can book over it, and most do. Focus time governance flips that. Protected blocks are declared, the scheduling engine routes lower-priority work around them, and the EA is alerted the moment a focus block is at risk from a new meeting.
On the Mac, Cadence ships a Focus Filter that macOS understands, so a focus block silences the right notifications across the whole device, not just inside the app. Each block carries the work it is for, so the session opens with the right task already in front of the executive.
Related terms
A Focus Filter is a macOS feature that lets an app change what a device shows and silences during a Focus. Cadence ships a Focus Filter so a focus block quiets the right notifications system-wide, not just inside the app.
A strategic driver is an annual priority, set in plain language with a measurable outcome, that work items link to so an executive can see whether their time is advancing strategy or drifting.
An executive operating layer is the software layer that runs an executive's day. It reads the systems they already use, decides what matters, and surfaces the right work at the right moment, across the executive's own device and their EA's workspace.
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