Let your fingers do the walking

Develop itineraries by type of travel and activity. Do half-day, full-day, two- and three-day itineraries. Include specifics, not generalities.

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Trends to Watch

Travel Consultant Judy Randall, Randall Travel Marketing, tells us the biggest trend she is seeing are shortened meetings to cut hotel and other costs; mid-day meetings for drive-in attendees; and planners cutting out extracurricular activities so meetings start purposely and stay focused on purpose.

Advice: Content is king. "Everyone wanst to know what is going on," she says. "They want educational content that helps them sort through the volumes of information in their field. Where are the frontiers."Randall also says its important to keep you network alive and strong.

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Fours Ways of Thinking Will Make You a Better Manager

Part of a good manager is knowing how to think. Here are four directions your thoughts should always flow in:

1. Think positively. Managers need to think positively about themselves, their company, their product, and their customers. if you feel that you can't maintain a positive attitude about all these things, you may be in the wrong job.

2. Think creatively. Train yourself to solve problems. Every day, write down a problem that you have to solve that day, and then write down creative solutions to that problem. At the end of the day, evaluate your success.

3. Think critically. Every day, ask yourself this questions: Did I do the very best that I am capable of doing? Be honest with yourself. Analyze what happens when you do something wrong. But also remember to praise yourself when you do things right.

4. Think objectively. Set goals for yourself, so you have a purpose to what you do. Set daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals. Unless you have goals and a purpose, you will never be completely satisfied with what you accomplish.

Source: The Manager's Intelligence Report - adapted from the Greater Horizons Web Site