Monday I was on a conference call with my upline. She went over the agenda for Conference and some of the changes for this year. There are going to be 4 hotels (McCormick Hyatt, other Hyatt, Sheraton and Hilton). HO has *promise* there will be plenty of room for everyone so no worries there (I'm a little worried!). Also, no exec banquet... just an exec *meeting* and ALL dinners are on our own. Also, I have a feeling there might be a few more changes to come... but nothing major.
Part of the reason for this is, she told us, is cost-cutting on HO's part (in addition to not having Leadership) as well as giving people more time to explore Chicago which has been a common item in the feebdback... people felt too tied up and not enough down time to explore, shop, etc.
VENT WARNING --> I know (okay... saying that is already setting myself up for difficulties) that I will have a hard time encouraging my team to go... and to be honest... some of them are so needy that I don't always enjoy conference because I feel like I am babysitting them most of the time. I mean seriously, they can't just get on the bus to go back to the hotel... we ALL have to meet and ride together. I'm just not into that much togetherness and honestly, if I have a free moment, I want to spend it with my friends here that I don't get to see any other time!
Last year, unexpectedly, a friend of my family's was in Chicago and I had one afternoon to see her (the afternoon after closing session). I hadn't seen her in 3 years and opted to meet her for lunch. One of the consultants I was with wouldn't speak to me since I opted to meet my friend instead of having lunch with her and some other consultants to debrief and goal set from conference. I did ask her why we couldn't do it during the 5 hour bus ride home and she said that the *plan* was to do it at lunch.
I guess I'm just tired of them acting like babies and then feeling guilty about not giving them what they want when they whine about it.
So my question, I guess, is how do we promote conference and promote independence while they are there???? At this point, I really don't feel like encouraging any of them to go and I really hate having this attitude!!! Any thoughts or suggestions are more than welcome!!!!
Part of the reason for this is, she told us, is cost-cutting on HO's part (in addition to not having Leadership) as well as giving people more time to explore Chicago which has been a common item in the feebdback... people felt too tied up and not enough down time to explore, shop, etc.
VENT WARNING --> I know (okay... saying that is already setting myself up for difficulties) that I will have a hard time encouraging my team to go... and to be honest... some of them are so needy that I don't always enjoy conference because I feel like I am babysitting them most of the time. I mean seriously, they can't just get on the bus to go back to the hotel... we ALL have to meet and ride together. I'm just not into that much togetherness and honestly, if I have a free moment, I want to spend it with my friends here that I don't get to see any other time!
Last year, unexpectedly, a friend of my family's was in Chicago and I had one afternoon to see her (the afternoon after closing session). I hadn't seen her in 3 years and opted to meet her for lunch. One of the consultants I was with wouldn't speak to me since I opted to meet my friend instead of having lunch with her and some other consultants to debrief and goal set from conference. I did ask her why we couldn't do it during the 5 hour bus ride home and she said that the *plan* was to do it at lunch.
I guess I'm just tired of them acting like babies and then feeling guilty about not giving them what they want when they whine about it.
So my question, I guess, is how do we promote conference and promote independence while they are there???? At this point, I really don't feel like encouraging any of them to go and I really hate having this attitude!!! Any thoughts or suggestions are more than welcome!!!!