The Philosophy behind the Method
The conferences your organization sends you to are multi-day business meetings. They are not vacations or social occasions. It is the professional responsibility of each conference attendee to learn all they can to improve the business of their organization. Of course that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun and socialize with your peers and colleagues. That’s just not the primary purpose of attending a conference.
This Method's away-team philosophy:
1. We are representatives of our organization and we act professionally and appropriately at all times.
2. We treat our co-workers and colleagues as we wish to be treated ourselves.
3. We treat the entire time spent at a conference as work time. 8 to 5 are not our office hours during a conference.
1. We are representatives of our organization and we act professionally and appropriately at all times.
2. We treat our co-workers and colleagues as we wish to be treated ourselves.
3. We treat the entire time spent at a conference as work time. 8 to 5 are not our office hours during a conference.
Some thoughts to remember at the conference:
- Just because you think your behavior wasn’t noticed doesn’t mean nobody noticed.
- Just because nobody said to you anything about your behavior doesn’t mean they thought your behavior was acceptable.
- Just because people say it’s not a big deal when asked about your behavior doesn’t mean it was acceptable.
The bottom line? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
or, if you have a thick skin, perhaps this will be more meaningful to you:
Treat others as you would like your parents, your spouse, your son, or your daughter to be treated.
or, if you have a thick skin, perhaps this will be more meaningful to you:
Treat others as you would like your parents, your spouse, your son, or your daughter to be treated.