7 Strategies for Handling Last Minute Meetings

Written by Susan Friedmann


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Survival Strategy #4. Create a contact list. When you need something in a hurry who do you call? These arerepparttar people who need to make up your contact list. Consider your facility needs, catering, audio-visual, etc. Compile a list with phone including cell phones, fax and email information. Keep this list updated annually as contacts and their information can change. Also include useful website resources as you find them, but remember to check them out beforehand. Survival Strategy #5. Build relationships. Don’t wait until you need a favor from someone, rather continually find ways to build a “dream team” or support network. Build a contact base of other meeting professionals, suppliers, vendors and angels you can call on atrepparttar 104202 last minute to help you out. Take time to discuss their strategies and resources for dealing with last minute meetings, and add this information to your “survival kit.” Don’t forget to include your fellow co-workers who might be willing and able to help out at a moment’s notice. Survival Strategy #6. Develop contingencies. Because your plans are last minute,repparttar 104203 greaterrepparttar 104204 chance of something not working outrepparttar 104205 way you’d like it to. So what’s your backup? If you don’t have one, all your original plans could be destroyed in an instant, and you’ll be scrambling even more than before to put a second strategy into operation. Have a Plan B ready “inrepparttar 104206 wings” just in case you need it. Once again,repparttar 104207 more thorough you are,repparttar 104208 greaterrepparttar 104209 probability of pulling off this miracle. Survival Strategy #7. Learn to laugh.

Keeping a sense of humor will definitely help prevent you getting mad, angry and frustrated with those disorganized managers who leave things torepparttar 104210 last minute and expect you to perform miracles. Learn to laugh at them and yourself to keep a saner perspective on life. If nothing else, remember that laughing is a great survival technique, which is good for your health and will help reduce stress and blood pressure levels.

Written by Susan A. Friedmann,CSP, The Tradeshow Coach, Lake Placid, NY, author: “Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies,” working with companies to improve their meeting and event success through coaching, consulting and training. Go to http://www.thetradeshowcoach.com to sign up for a free copy of ExhibitSmart Tips of the Week.


Proven Secrets to Keeping Your People

Written by Lorraine Pirihi


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If you're one of those people who have difficulty saying 'no' to people you will definitely have major issues managing your workload.

Working in a noisy open plan office will also decrease your productivity.

My Former Life

Many years ago I had a stint working as a postie, starting work at 6.00 a.m. each day. It was a great job. In fact it wasrepparttar longest 'job' I had held - 3 years. I left when I was 6 months pregnant with my first child.

As a postie,repparttar 104201 quicker you worked,repparttar 104202 sooner you went home. As soon asrepparttar 104203 mail was sorted you would go out on your round, dorepparttar 104204 deliveries come back and go home. Now that was an incentive to work as quickly as possible.

Inrepparttar 104205 '9 - 5' workplace you have to be present and yet there's no incentive to actually work as quickly or productively as you can.

Solutions For The Employee

If work is getting too much for you to handle andrepparttar 104206 hours are getting you down, speak to someone who'll listen, offer some realistic solutions. Do you need to learn how to get organised? Do you require assistance withrepparttar 104207 workload? Do you need to learn different skills for your role? There's no harm in asking. If they won't listen it's up to you to choose what action you will take… whether to stay or go.

Solutions For The Employer

Ask your people how they really feel and work out a solution. Just because they haven't told you about their concerns doesn't mean that everything's fine. If you have people who consistently work long hours then you will definitely have a major problem.

You want your people to be 'onrepparttar 104208 ball', alive and energised so they are valuable to your organisation. If they do not achieve a reasonable balance between their work and home life then at some stage they will break down. They may take extra time off work due torepparttar 104209 pressures they are constantly under or eventually leave.

The Final Word

Don't turn a blind eye. Get proactive with your people. Communicate regularly with them, find out how they are managing, listen to what they have to say and where required take action.

To retain your valuable employees you have to work at it, otherwise you runrepparttar 104210 risk of not only losing them but all that time and money you've invested in them.



Lorraine Pirihi, principal of The Office Organiser is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist. She is also a Business and Life Coach.

Take action today! Contact Lorraine to discuss how she can help you on (613) 9532 5497 or email lorraine@office-organiser.com.au




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