02/Collect Your Colleagues
You have a meeting with a client and your partners in the city at 4 pm. Yesterday, you briefed your partners and set up a pre-meeting at 3:30 pm so you could get your ducks in a row for the client.
After spending the morning battling traffic, you arrive in NYC at the Four Seasons for your meeting – on time and on point. You're feeling confident and can't wait to impress the client – you think you've got this deal in the bag; all the client needs is to see the numbers on your partner's laptop, and they'll sign without a second thought.
However, as you settle into the lobby, you notice that no one else has yet to arrive. Ten minutes go by, and you start to stress. You pull out your phone and call your partners – they're stuck on the turnpike in traffic, and they're not going to make it before 5 pm. Now what? The client needs to be out of the hotel at 5 pm – and you spent 4 hours getting to the city for this meeting – what do you do? Does this situation sound familiar? It's a businessperson's worst nightmare come true. The next time you visit the city with your colleagues, hire a cart service. The limo picks everyone up and takes you to your destination, allowing you to prep in the car – and arrive on time with your entire team.