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« on: June 19, 2006, 12:40:49 pm » |
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Of the last minutes changes. No more will I put with it!!
One minute it's can you get me on a flight to Paris, and then it's can you change it to Basel, No now I need to go to Hong Kong. Then the boss says no you can’t go! One chap half way to the airport gets call back to the office as the meetings been cancelled….. and it goes on and on.
So how do you cope for the changes to the changes? What are your views on the subject?
(I do travel for all of our office! And someone is always going somewhere!)
Georgie Girl.
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raindance
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« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2006, 04:23:53 pm » |
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You could amuse yourself by drawing up travel plans to send them to the place they wish to go to by a long and difficult route with night flights, long waits in out-of-the-way airports, and the odd boat trip thrown in for good measure ... London to Hong-Kong via Frankfurt, Moscow and somewhere in Azerbaijan sounds good.
Seriously, though, it IS annoying when sudden changes are made and you have to start all over again. I would ask whether the sudden changes are really necessary and, if they are, then you will just have to grit your teeth and smile. On the other hand, if the changes are not necessary, you could tactfully point out to your boss that these changes have cost implications for your company and see whether the travel procedures need to be refreshed.
Best wishes,
Raindance
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tiffanyctd
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« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2006, 07:38:20 pm » |
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Definitely point out the cost implications. People that don't schedule their own travel often have no clue that it costs so much every time they change their mind. My last boss was like that. He's been traveling for the company for 20 years and no one had ever pointed that out to him. When I did, he was genuinely surprised and toned it down a lot. I've had to remind him a couple times since then, but generally, there's a lot less of the changes.
Tif
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raindance
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« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2006, 10:17:02 am » |
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Another thought on this problem ... is there any mileage in your suggesting that your company does video conferencing? Face-to-face meetings are all very well, and sometimes the only thing that will do, but video-conferencing, or telephone-conferencing, are very cost-effective and time-efficient.
We have a director who is based some distance away, but it takes the best part of two days for him to travel to our offices because he lives in the Hebrides and we are based in London. We have a video conferencing facility at our end, and there is a similar facility (you don't have to SEE the person, you can have a telephone only arrangement) at his end. It's a great saving for us, and he gets to take part in important meetings.
Best wishes,
Raindance
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