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Respond Please: Tips for Saving on Business Travel Expenses
Question: After taking an international business trip, your company's chief operating officer (COO) asks you for tips you can share to reduce business travel expenses (e.g., if possible, take the hotel shuttle to the office instead of a taxi, eat breakfast for free in the concierge floor lounge v. in the restaurant).
Ideas? Thank you for your suggestions. I am helping a client COO gather these tips to communicate across the company worldwide.
On Being Productive: Tools, Techniques, Inspiration & Motivation
He who knows most grieves most for wasted time.
Viewing Organizational Change as an Opportunity to Be a Leader Before Others See You as One
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved." Helen Keller
Join Me: Sandy Schwan (MS03) to Speak at Day with Northwestern (Sat. April 16)
I am honored to be chosen as a speaker at ‘A Day with Northwestern’ on Saturday, April 16. This all day event features faculty from a variety of different academic backgrounds leading engaging discussions. Attendees can choose from 14 different lectures to personalize their schedules based on interests.
Empower Employees: Try 3 Before Me
“Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda, Star Wars' Jedi Master
Wishing You Failure During Organizational Change...Read On.
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Going Global to Flex Your Creativity and Organizational Change Muscles
"Do not be discouraged by what you do not know — but be encouraged by what you can learn." — Unknown
You certainly do not have to live abroad to be an effective leader helping to guide organizational change at your company and / or in your community. If you do have the opportunity to try out a different country for a while - or even an unfamiliar part of your current country, go for it.
Laughing Your Way to the Bank During Organizational Change
from a great post by Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the virtue of humor.
