Bad Meeting Case Studies
Posted on October 26, 2009
Here are the winners of a competition are to be collected, and to bad comments about what you can do to avoid these problems.
> Short, expensive and unnecessary.
First he sent a letter to a potential client in New York proposed a meeting. He called to confirm the meeting. Although he never spoke, this perspective, his assistant seemed to agree at the meeting. So she flew with her boss from Illinois to New York. When they arrived, they learned that the man whom he had to fulfill to be transferred to another office. His successor has agreed to join them for a few minutes. He was educated, willing to discuss their offer, and I’m not interested. It was a face, short, and useless. Comment: The sender of this story agreed that this was a new experience. The lesson: always confirm the essential elements of a meeting with key participants. In this case, they should talk to the Vice-President and confirmed their interest to hold a meeting. Simply send a letter and spoke with an assistant, have proven insufficient. We can never too many questions. In my business, I have even the hotel to confirm that my client has booked a meeting room.
> Open hostility.
The people gathered at a seminar on “the sympathy at work when two men began arguing in the back of the room. It was too soon to scream at each other. The host went to the front of the room and asked everyone for their attention to the workshop begins. But the agreement appears to increase in intensity. When the moderator asked the two men politely of the seminar, join them shouted: “chill out man!”
The Chairman reiterated his call for cooperation. And have addressed the men who complain, as the boss had demanded his attention. Some of the other participants were in favor of the seminar, which quickly led to fire. At that time, somebody called security. Finally, the two men were taken from the room by police in handcuffs. The head of the seminar, the program continues with the argument as an example of how to cope with shocks. (Remember, this seminar was the sympathy in the work.)
Comments: If an argument is happening (or any other disorder), before a meeting, presented affirming peace. If you think you can make people change, influence, go to them. They recognize they have an agreement and said that “you seem an argument” or “You seem to be angry.” Probably agree with you. Then they ask if they can make to resolve their differences in order to start the session. Or ask them to move elsewhere. If you are a victim of violence, I suggest you apologize, saying: “Yes, I’m sorry” or “sorry, I’ll leave,” then ask for help.
If hostility seems more than willing to take to help.
Remember, your goal is the disturbance end, but get involved. Always avoid physical contact with hostile people.
> Follow me, I’m lost.
This drive was early for the meeting, which is a good thing to do. However, the President came five minutes later with two other students. Then the three of them spent the next ten minutes talking about local sports clubs. Finally, the President announced that “we are able to” and asks: “Who knows why I convened this meeting? One participant suggested a topic. Another suggestion from another topic. Someone suggested one that was solved, the second question . Then he went for the next 45 minutes spent discussing the importance of these (and other) issues. No one takes notes. Nothing has happened. At the end of time, the Chairman interrupted the session by saying: “Well, we are in the coming weeks.
Comment: No one can go on a journey without a goal. But people hold meetings without a goal. And the costs are enormous.
Tip: Always prepare an agenda. If you do not have time to have prepared a program, you do not have time to hold the meeting.
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Hong Kong Bank Accounts and Hong Kong Corporations (1)
Posted on September 24, 2009
Hong Kong – Hong Kong Anonymous companies, banking secrecy, tax agreements to exchange information, there is no tax on income from offshore capital gains tax, stock brokerage accounts of the bank, a bank with a U.S. dollar in deposits, banking, credit cards , accounts in 10 currencies, including the Chinese renminbi, Security Bank of unlimited government, and you need not go to Hong Kong open to a bank account. The characteristics and advantages of using Hong Kong are extensive. The material is deep down and was informed in writing for a client investors. We are ready to answer any question you have, please answer.
Hong Kong Banking – We made possible the opening of bank accounts of companies in Hong Kong without having to Hong Kong (no personal travel accounts, please). Hong Kong is now one of the best private paradise in the world. They signed agreements on the exchange of tax information and with the world-class banks. Hong Kong has the practices of banking secrecy in civil and criminal penalties for all serious bank employees who break the laws of banking secrecy. Hong Kong is really a part of the world, like Switzerland, are used. At least 100 times more sediment than countries such as Panama, 69 of the 100 largest banks in the world, and a total of more than 1,300 stores in the area.
The Bank of Hong Kong, we use – we open a bank account in which customers are more than one billion U.S. dollars of assets. This is a huge bank of quality by all standards. It has prevented any legal relationship with a bank in other countries, forced the enemy with the help of the banks with the same name in other countries affect this. Several countries have done such things in the past. No problem with that bank. This bank has the right notes in Hong Kong issue.
The Bank has completed on-line banking, including the capacity, the cable line, balance and history run, walk from one currency to another, transferring money from one account to another, etc. The bank offers accounts in 10 currencies: Australian dollars Canadian dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Pound Sterling, Singapore Dollar, Thai Baht, the dollar and Chinese renminbi (Ruan). A statement will show your participation in any or all of these foreign currency accounts.
You can get assigned to a private bank with an account of $ 150,000 or more, then you can also Swiss francs for the banking sector, in addition to the other 10 currencies. You can buy CD’s on the bench. Prices are generally no more than 2% per year to U.S. $ deposits is generally lower for most currencies. We have banks in other countries with higher rates and also offer anonymous bearer bond of 8.5% in other countries. Hong Kong is the privacy and security, not a high bank interest. Another aspect is access to a broker in Hong Kong to pay the investment opportunities can provide significantly higher yields.
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Moving to a Paperless Office
Posted on August 24, 2009
How often have we heard that the “paperless office” is just around the corner? The last device in the digital office and business card scanning program is the final ingredient for the unexpected, the atmosphere in the office? The battle cries of the paperless office began with the arrival of personal computers that are really productive and affordable enough to buy the average entrepreneur. This means that we enter the fourth decade of this movement and are still far from goal. In truth, it will never be a paperless office, in the form of paper documents have many advantages over more of their digital counterparts. A shopping list is printed out a lot easier to transport and for use on an iPhone or discoloration store () Palm Pilot, and in the office no contracts are signed, projects and other tasks that require accurate real paper. So, if you really want to reduce the amount of paper used, and has a measurable influence on the generation of waste is the first of what to do, set goals. He is having a “paperless office” – this is an office with less paper.
Better tools than half less paper
One of the best ways to reduce paper consumption and waste is to use the fax line and e-mail instead of printing letters to mail or fax. The idea that an earlier work (or better), a team must be printed and in physical form to a recipient who has served on the a computer or a fax, frankly, ridiculous. If something into the digital domain, have it and use a management approach that the shape of the 1 and 0 instead of “parking” of data on paper, whether reserves for a minute or a year. It is also easier to produce, store and retrieve documents from hard disks to a file drawer. Faxes online, in fact, is a document, technology savings. With the ability to send and receive faxes on your computer, you take the role of the communication channel with all the people you via fax. There are still tens of millions of fax machines in the world, you need to make their owners as customers, colleagues, customers and potential customers – but simply reduce the “cost of providing on-line relationship only by fax.
Other papers Savers
Among the many other ways that the paper is in the office, the physical delivery of newspapers, magazines, marketing materials and other printed materials, spare a major source of unnecessary work. Newspapers and magazines around the world struggling with their business model, as it is, and you can actually support and encouragement for those who want to survive the transition to the provision of online Digital Editions. ” If you use the Wall Street Journal delivered to stop by all means supply of paper and select a course. Not only save paper – progress towards the “paperless office, unless” we have talked about this – you also information that it receives more user-friendly in other ways. You can copy the text of the contributions with interest of interest with a click of the mouse and put content to work for you, instead of piling into a corner. They should get the same with regular exchanges of publications, catalogs, flyers, not office supplies and other paper products that you normally get.
Progress, not perfection
There are many other ways to document (in your office and get reduced at home) too, but it is unlikely to eliminate them. Have realistic expectations and reflective action, rather than simply the role of regulation in the workplace. A reasonable man, well-planned approach to the situation will you take much more of an idea of the occurrence of the word “ban” on paper products. The term “paper product” is important here, because there are other sources of paper, the fax or the news of the day are leaves. Many companies have installed in the bathroom, warm air blowers for drying hands, saves on paper towels. Disposable coffee cups give way to the cups or plastic, to be washed and can be reused. Sponges, rags and towels regain their place in the kitchen and staff lounge, which also saves on paper that are triggered. If you have a comprehensive approach that the use of which may not need to replace a lot of time and energy, can, waste and cost of paper in your office to reduce, dining room, bathroom and even at home. You can not save to achieve the paperless office, but less secure than using paper – and money, too!
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