To manage time effectively and to be in touch with every one, you need a place where you can check emails as well as manage your calendar. In Gmail, you can add Google calendar in your Dashboard window to check your calendar accordingly and to avoid any pre-scheduled appointments.
Add “Google Calendar” gadget from the Gmail Labs to get the calendar in your Gmail Dashboard. The new calendar will appear in he left side of the window where you can check your daily, weekly or monthly schedules. That way you can manage your time effectively.
Those who uses Gmail for official purpose, we have already talked about the “Send Auto Reply Thru Gmail While You Are On Vacation” feature of Gmail and now you can see your Google Calendar right in Inbox window.
To add he Google Calendar gadget, Go to the Settings / Labs and enable the tool named “Google Calendar Gadget”. Save the changes and then check your Inbox window. You will see a gadgets named as “Google Calendar” in left side  of your mailbox.
Enable the Google Calendar Gadget
Google Calendar Gadget In Gmail Dashboard
Go ahead and start managing your time thru Google Calendar and check that in your Gmail. This will make you very effective and productive. We have already discussed about “How to add Google Docs gadget in Gmail Dashboard” which will also help you in checking your online documentation saved on Google Docs.