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Plan ahead when traveling
By Harold Taylor
Here are a few tips for frequent flyers.
* Fill out your customs and immigration form the night before. Keep a few extras on hand.
* Set aside items you have to take with you as you think of them. Start several days ahead and accumulate them all in one place.
* If you travel frequently on similar type trips, make out a checklist that you can refer to each time.
* Maintain a small personal effects kit specifically for travel. Don’t steal from it for everyday use.
* As soon as you receive your airline ticket, store it in a document holder, along with your passport, car rental papers, frequent flyer coupons, travel cards etc.
* Record flight numbers and times, airport terminal, hotel and car rental confirmation numbers etc. directly into your planner as soon as you receive the information.
* Leave copies of your itinerary with both your office and family. Include hotel phone numbers and scheduled appointments.
* Don’t schedule appointments the day after your return so you will have time to catch up on the backlog.
* Inform staff members of items that are likely to come up during your absence and explain how to handle them.
* Keep up to date on the latest carry-on restrictions. As security increases, what used to be a timesaver can become a timewaster.
© 1999, 2006, Harold Taylor Time Consultants Ltd.
Out of sight out of mind
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Offer guarantees
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Some vacation!
A survey conducted in June, 2006 by the Opinion Research Corporation revealed that the number of Americans who work during vacations has nearly doubled in the last decade.
Number one hassle
A survey on workplace stress conducted by the Institute of Management in the U.K. cited “constant interruptions” as the number one hassle. Number 10 was “keeping up with email.” (Source: Municipal World Magazine, November, 2005)
“Time has a way of changing your assets into liabilities.”
- Peter Drucker
Find location of caller
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Clean up emails
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