ApproveThis manages your lemcal Integration approvals.

When Meetings Need Permission Slips

Let’s be real – nobody gets excited about approval processes. They’re the broccoli of business operations: necessary, occasionally painful, but ultimately good for you. Now imagine if you could make that broccoli taste like french fries. That’s what happens when you connect ApproveThis (the approval automation platform that doesn’t suck) with Lemcal (the scheduling tool that actually works).

For companies juggling multiple teams, external partners, or complex decision chains, this integration isn’t just nice-to-have – it’s the difference between chasing down signatures and having approvals chase you. We’ll show you how to turn calendar events into automated approval workflows (and vice versa) without drowning in Zoom invites or Slack threads.

What Each Tool Does Best

ApproveThis: The Approval Sheriff

ApproveThis handles the messy middle of decision-making. It’s where requests go to get stamped “YES” or “HELL NO” without endless email threads. Key moves:

• Routes requests to the right people based on $$$ amounts, departments, or moon phases (okay, not moon phases)
• Auto-escalates if someone’s sipping margaritas in Bali
• Lets external partners approve stuff without buying another software license

Lemcal: The Calendar Ninja

Lemcal cuts through the “When are you free?” dance. It’s like Calendly but without the notification fatigue. Core strengths:

• Creates shareable booking pages that actually look professional
• Syncs with existing calendars to prevent double-booking disasters
• Automatically adjusts for time zones (no more 3AM meeting accidents)

Together, they handle the two biggest time-sucks in business: getting decisions made and getting people in the same (virtual) room.

Real-World Workflows That Don’t Make People Want to Quit

Use Case 1: Client Campaign Approvals (Marketing Teams)

Picture this: Your agency books a kickoff call via Lemcal. The second that meeting hits the calendar, ApproveThis:

1. Auto-generates an approval request for the proposed campaign budget
2. Routes it to the client’s CMO and your CFO
3. Locks the meeting agenda until both parties sign off

No more showing up to meetings where half the room isn’t bought in. Approval thresholds ensure small tweaks don’t get stuck in exec review, while calculated fields auto-flag budgets that exceed client caps.

Use Case 2: Contract Renewal Coordination (Legal Teams)

When a vendor contract hits its renewal date in ApproveThis:

1. Lemcal automatically books a negotiation meeting with stakeholders
2. Sends calendar invites with embedded contract terms
3. Updates the approval workflow based on who accepts/declines

Vacation delegation ensures if your General Counsel is offline, their backup gets the calendar invite instead. No more expired contracts or frantic last-minute Zooms.

Use Case 3: IT Purchase Approvals (Procurement Teams)

Employee requests a new SaaS tool through ApproveThis? The integration can:

1. Auto-schedule vendor demos via Lemcal during approval review
2. Require budget approvers to attend before signing off
3. Sync final decision dates to implementation calendars

Approval groups make sure InfoSec, Legal, and Finance all get a say – without requiring 12 separate meetings.

Getting Started (Without Needing an IT Degree)

Here’s how to connect the dots in under 15 minutes:

1. Create a Zapier account (free tier works)
2. Choose your trigger:
   • Option A: New Lemcal meeting → Create ApproveThis request
   • Option B: New ApproveThis request → Schedule Lemcal meeting
3. Map these fields:
   • Lemcal event title → ApproveThis request title
   • Attendee emails → Approver list
   • Meeting description → Approval rationale
4. Activate and test with a $0 budget request

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-approve routine meetings under 30 minutes or with specific tags.

Who Gets Their Time Back

Exec Teams

Finally stop playing calendar Tetris. Approval-required meetings get auto-booked in your Lemcal buffers. Escalation rules mean you only get pinged for decisions that actually need your pay grade.

Operations Teams

Track approval-meeting metrics like “Days Stuck in Legal Review” or “Average Time to First Response”. Real-time dashboards show which departments are bottlenecks (looking at you, Accounting).

Client-Facing Teams

External approvers get Lemcal invites that match their time zones, with ApproveThis links that don’t require client logins. No more “Can you send that PDF again?”

Why This Combo Doesn’t Suck

Most approval tools treat meetings like an afterthought. ApproveThis + Lemcal actually respects that:

• No license sprawl: Clients approve via email, vendors join via calendar links
• No decision black holes: Auto-scheduled followups prevent “We’ll circle back” limbo
• No context switching: Approval details live in the calendar event, not 12 different tabs

It’s the difference between herding cats and having well-trained dogs.

Stop Playing Approval Whack-A-Mole

If your approval processes still look like this:

“Hey Bob – can you approve this? Also, when are you free to discuss?”
*Crickets for 3 days*
“Following up! Also, Carol needs to approve too.”

...you’re leaving time (and money) on the table.

Ready to make approvals and scheduling actually work together? Get started with ApproveThis or book a 10-minute demo to see the Lemcal integration in action.

P.S. If you’re still manually forwarding calendar invites, we’re judging you (lovingly).