Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference
September 5-6, 2007 - San Antonio, Texas
“I have attended Dale Carnegie, American Management Association, etc conferences and the MT conference blew them away!”
- Jeff Vose, April attendee
Mark and I are pleased to offer you an opportunity to attend our Effective Manager Conference, September 5-6, at the Hilton Palacio Del Rio, San Antonio, TX.
We guarantee it will be the best 2 days of your professional life spent learning about management. And our April attendees agree. You can find their comments in the Effective Manager Conference Discussion Forums.
What: Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference
Who: ONLY 100 ATTENDEES. April attendees loved the personal attention with detailed practice sessions and coaching. We won’t change that.
When: September 5-6, 2007. 2 Full Days, with evening activities on the 5th.
Where: Hilton Palacio Del Rio, San Antonio, TX.
How: You can register now on our registration page.
How Much: $1,650 Regular Registration. Early Registration, available until July 6th, is only $1,350. Our prices have gone up slightly, but we are still well below market. AND, we deliver more value and more personal focus. Your registration fee includes ALL your meals. We don’t want you worrying about your meal schedule, or filing expense reports. The focus will be on your management skills.
Why: To become a more effective manager. This 2 day training conference is an ideal way for you to grow your managerial, leadership, and communication skills. If you need another reason, this conference isn’t for you.
Go to our registration page to sign-up now!
“I have to echo the previous comment that this conference was the best conference I have ever attended.
It exceeded and surpassed all my expectations.”
- Steve Holden, April attendee
More about our agenda:
Day 1: Where else would we start but with the Management Trinity?
One on Ones - The basics, and taking them to the next level.
Feedback - An overview, your questions, and — practice, practice, practice!
Coaching - Mark’s New Effective Coaching Model! Four Steps, easier to understand, easier to use, faster.
Day 1 Evening: We’re hosting you for dinner and cocktails. We’ll talk about management and leadership, and get to know each other better. You’ll leave this conference with 100 managers added to your personal network, ready to call in an instant.
Day 2: We’ll start by practicing the new Effective Coaching Model - you’ll love it. Also:
Priority Management: What an Effective Manager does every day and every week.
NEW! Effective Performance Management: How an Effective Manger connects day to day to annual goals. Like everything else we do, it’s simple and powerful.
Both Days:
Practice: You will practice feedback and coaching and other skills repeatedly. Our April attendees wanted more, and we’ve done it.
Individual Attention: When you practice, one of our coaching staff will be watching and providing feedback.
Open Q&A: At our meals, and at the end of both days, we’ll throw it open to questions. 75% of the April group did not leave the room on day 2 until the hotel shooed us out at 7 pm! Come ready to have your questions answered . . . all of them!
We promise, when you’re done — you’ll be spent! And somehow, still energized to go back to work even more excited about managing and leading — and living.
“This is the best manager training I have attended in my career.
By a wide margin. Do yourself a huge favor: As soon as registration opens for San Antonio, sign up!”
- Paul Moriarty, April Attendee
Please join Mark and I in San Antonio!
Go to our registration page to sign-up now!
If you have questions, you can leave comments here or in the Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference forum.
best regards,
Mike Auzenne
co-Founder, Manager Tools
Hotel and Travel Notes:
Contemporary Travel Inc is the official travel agency for the September Effective Managers Conference. If you have any questions relative to hotel arrangements or travel, please contact either Gail Weiss (gweiss@contemporarytvl.webmail.com) or Judy Barth (judyb@contemporarytvl.webmail.com) NO LATER than July 27,2007. Reservations received after that date may not be afforded the group rate.
Contemporary Travel Inc. has also secured discount rates with American Airlines. Gail and Judy will be happy to assist you in making your flights reservations. All flight reservations should be made as soon as possible to obtain the most economical rates.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
:( … no conf in Europe yet!
PierG
http://pierg.wordpress.com
June 16th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
PierG-
‘08, we promise!
Mark
June 19th, 2007 at 8:46 am
How about the Asia-Pacific - come to the “land down under” - Australia.
June 20th, 2007 at 7:07 am
I’m with Steve - Come south for the fall - you’ll love it down here!.
June 21st, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Another vote for Australia here,
June 21st, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Another Vote for Australia
(If we get to 100 Votes do we get a Manager Tools Effective Management Conference?)
June 21st, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Yes, if you get 100 committed folks, we WILL come to Australia; that’s a promise!
Mike
June 21st, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Count me in (Committed Vote #1 for Australia), Mike hopefully when you wake up in the morning you will have enough commited people for the Australian event.
June 22nd, 2007 at 2:45 am
I’d certainly do what I could to attend if you ever ran an event down here!
June 23rd, 2007 at 5:22 am
Count me in for another Australia vote!
June 25th, 2007 at 1:57 am
hey… how about Hong Kong… possible in ‘08?
June 27th, 2007 at 10:48 am
lillianchiou,
We’d LOVE to go to Hong Kong. Our ability to go there, of course, will be driven by demand.
regards,
Mike
June 28th, 2007 at 9:52 am
One more vote Hong Kong here.
p.
June 30th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
As I already mentione3d in a previous post …. I will commit at least 5 people to a conference in Hong Kong (or Singapore)
Ron
July 6th, 2007 at 7:50 am
I think I am officially the 7th vote for Australia - hopefully you will choose Brisbane - the food is fabulous, the beaches are fabulous, the weather is fabulous - you will love it here.
Part of my job involves training, so if I can be on any assistance in organising a conference venue please let me know - I can send you a list of potential venues & costing.
How easy am I making it?
Look forward to seeing you downunder.
ANISE from Brisbane
July 6th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Thanks Anise!
our bias is Australia…but is Hong Kong hard to get to? And, let’s here from all our Aussie friends about which city might be best in Oz.
Mark
July 9th, 2007 at 1:14 am
Absolutley for Australia, anywhere in Australia. Sydney is my preferred location. It is the largest City in Aus and central to the two major population centres of Melbourne and Brisbane. It has the best access from elsewhere in Aus, SE Asia and the US (Sydney International Airport). Sydney has more facilities, conference sites, hotels etc, and IMHO better weather and beaches than BrisVegas.
Sydney also has great access to the rest of Aus if you are looking to do a bit of travelling. Beware it is a BIG country, nearly the geographic size of the US but less than a tenth of the population.
BTW Hong Kong is a great city and very easy to get to as well, just not a 3 hour drive like Sydney is for me.
(No offence Anise: just pushing my own barrow)
July 9th, 2007 at 1:17 am
Ohh, and Mark for Golf Courses, Sydney or Melbourne are the places.
July 9th, 2007 at 2:22 am
Now you’ve done it, Mark. Asking which city is the best is likely to stir up some (good natured) interstate rivalries. Our friends down south (I’m in Brisbane) can be a bit parochial
The weather in Melbourne is generally just dreadful, and Sydney seems to be having some pretty wild weather these days, with flooding and coal freighters being tossed up on beaches and whatnot. Brisbane, on the other hand, has lovely weather. We can practically guarantee that there won’t be any rain to spoil things.
As for golf courses, the Gold Coast is about an hours drive and has many quality golf courses, the legacy of Japanese interests buying up big in the eighties.
July 9th, 2007 at 11:19 am
Tomas-
LOL! I happen to love Hong Kong, but I think Australia is going to be it. Mike and I haven’t talked much about it, but I think if we know there’s demand, we’ll do it.
And, I won’t have time for golf this trip, probably…to say nothing of having to take my clubs.
Mark
July 9th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Another vote for Oz….. and if anybody needs a golf partner, count me in.
From previous experiences, I personally think the Gold Coast is it. Easy access, hotels with good conference facilities, great weather most of the year and a variety of activities to keep spouses busy.
Don’t worry about bringing your clubs, we’ll find something suitable!
July 9th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Another vote for Oz. Perth is the best we have a world class conference facility that no-one ever uses so it is easy to get a booking for
Venue doesn’t really matter. Just means the attendees in the host state are obligated to buy the first round.
Dale
July 10th, 2007 at 3:15 am
Perth is beautiful, and the weather is fantastic. I was last there in 2002 before my 2 kids came along. It’s just a **** of a long way from anywhere! (The world’s most isolated major city)
July 10th, 2007 at 4:54 am
As someone who lives in the Australia’s National Capital (a place with limited Convention appeal), I’m resigned to travelling to wherever the event might be. I’d be happy to do the Gold Coast or Brisbane, but Perth is just w-a-a-a-y too far for this little black duck.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I would certainly attend anywhere in SE Asia/Australia. Critical mass dictates Oz it seems so I won’t try and divert you all the Land of Smiles here in Thailand, although costs would be a lot lower
July 16th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Another vote for Australia. If you guys come I’ll be there. As nice as Perth is Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane are the logical choices.
July 17th, 2007 at 2:45 am
Another vote for Australia. Sydney would be great.
July 21st, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Yup, and another for Oz.
July 25th, 2007 at 11:36 am
…another for Oz. I’m from Perth…but happy to travel anywhere within Australia.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Count me in… Down under for me anytime… Definitely another one for OZ.
Punecurry
July 28th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Coun t me in - not sure about the golf courses in Syd & Mel - what about Port Douglas & Cairns??
July 29th, 2007 at 8:05 am
Unbelievable all those Australian votes! Bravo. Is it because Australians have so many management skills already or because they have so many to learn
M&M, although the Ozzies do have the marketing-power, we Europeans really would like you to come over to the old continent. Remember it is only 400 years ago the Dutch ruled the world (discovered Austalia and founded New-Amsterdam now called NYC). Amsterdam is the place to feel all this history and so many more beautiful things of the modern world…
July 29th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Kaspar-
It’s our plan to come to Amsterdam before we go to Australia. WE’re shooting for January 08.
Mark
July 29th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Yes Kasper, the Dutch were the 1st Europeans to land on the Australian continent, but were silly enough to leave. I guess they were the ones that needed some training on vision, strategy, entering new markets etc
(Just some friendly ribbing)
Jim (in Australia, who has fond memories of January in Amsterdam and skating on the canals)
July 30th, 2007 at 1:42 am
When it comes to Australia, Melbourne must be the city to go for. Perth is to far away, and Sydney just doesn’t have the appeal of Melbourne. Myself, I live in Hobart, Tasmania. With our very low population, I am used to traveling to Melbourne for events such as these, and it is really central for those from Perth, Brisbane etc.
Ken.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:56 am
I’m not even an aussie, but I live in Sydney, and they are all beautiful cities. I think Fremantle has the best second hand boookshops in the world.
Great work Mark and Michael, just signed up today as a member but been listening to the casts through a work colleague, great stuff . . keep em’ coming
July 30th, 2007 at 4:53 am
Another one for Australia. Go for Melbourne!
There’s nothing wrong with Syd or Brisbane, but Melbourne is nice and relaxed, and is a good central point if you’re going to have people coming from each other capital city. Plus it’s hard to pick a time where there won’t be top-class sports events on!
July 30th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Another vote for Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
I’ll start the barbie and stack the fridge!!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:58 am
And another for Australia (better make it Melbourne) but let me make it clear I’ll travel to ANY CITY (yes, even Sydney) to get to this conference….
July 30th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Add yet another vote for Australia, make it Melbourne for sure. You will find Melbourne has more efficient and affordable facilities, transport and accommodation options for interstate delegates.
August 5th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
can you please publish the venues for these …I would want to have one in Chicago. Thanks
August 12th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Anywhere in Australia would be good. Due to our distance from the USA we often miss out on good speakers, so to have you guys come on down would be a real treat for us.
Although I have heard that due to the costs involved, including the exchange rate and the relative small population in OZ, it is difficulet to make a profit from doing such a conference here but I am sure you guys can prove them wrong.
Come on down to BrisVegas - beautiful one day, perfect the next.
August 12th, 2007 at 2:01 am
Mike and I have looked at Google Analytics for our site, and it’s pretty clear that we will choose Sydney for the conference.
We’re also pretty close - a month? - to announcing conference dates and locations for next year.
Stay tuned!
Mark
August 12th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Glad to see that Amsterdam is in your thoughts. I’ll definitely try to be one of the participants! But living in Stockholm I am of course hoping for more venues in Europe when you announce the dates and locations for 2008.
An idea: would be fun to see the distribution of international members. Please ignore of you already have published that.
One last thing: Thanks for being a big part of making my organization perform better by making me a much better manager! You have no idea how much I appreciate this!
Well, maybe you do…
August 12th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
Another vote for OZ here….
August 13th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Exxazz-
Thanks for the kind words.
And, I have to call your bluff
on the locations in Europe. Amsterdam is only 6-700 miles from Stockholm, surely…about as far as New York to Chicago here. You can’t tell me that’s too far to go!
If anything, our next European conference will be in London.
Glad we’re helping.
Mark
August 13th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Mark,
If you guys are coming to London and need help with any arrangements or just want to know where you can get the WSJ, I’m based near Heathrow and I’d be happy to help.
Best Regards
MK
August 13th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Another vote for Australia!! Look forward to seeing you both when you get here.
Tim
August 14th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
MK-
Well done! We will keep you posted on plans.
We are hoping - still not assured - to post soon our entire conference schedule for next year.
August 14th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
How about a Pittsburgh meet up? If I can wrangle you guys some Steelers tickets, would that sweeten the deal!?
August 15th, 2007 at 1:30 am
I would do what I can to be in Australia for the conference. A heck of a lot easier for me to justify that than to make it to the US.
By the way, I’m originally from Pittsburgh. How about getting me some ‘Stillers’ tickets?
August 15th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Mark - I just got back from Seattle so I guess I could go to Amsterdam. Can’t resist when being challenged like that…
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:03 am
I am sure it is the English speaking crowd driving the most votes for Australia. As an American living in Shanghai I am sure there are multiple locations in AP that would fill up quickly (Sydney, Hong Kong, Shanghai). If its Sydney I would try to plan a business trip around it.
Marc
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:06 am
+1 for au (Sydney.. come on, lets be honest guys..
September 6th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
+1 for Australia. I don’t care which city, they’re all closer than flying to the US.
September 6th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
M&M said in the Year in Review post that there would be a Sydney conference in Nov 08. I’m already planning my year around it
September 8th, 2007 at 9:12 am
+1 for Australia (Perth). Why no one from Antarctica?
September 9th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Another one for Australia here…. Melbourne preffered, but any city would do….
September 9th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
Per M&M’s comments in San Antonio, it’s already confirmed as Sydney, folks.
September 13th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
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September 16th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
London may be too expensive for you to host the conference here.
My firm (based in London) organises many many retreats each year and rarely uses London.
Even though most attendees live here we tend to book elsewhere as the cost of hotels is too high. We can fly people to Monaco and put them in a great hotel for much cheaper than crummy hotels in London.
Just a thought. Anywhere in Europe, count me in.
September 18th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Toronto would be nice?
September 18th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Ozgun
Given there is no Toronto conference on the schedule yet, why not email me and join us for the MT get together in Toronto in October?
September 20th, 2007 at 5:45 am
Hey! Any chance Manila, Philippines would be considered?
September 21st, 2007 at 5:03 am
Hi. Any ideas as to the dates of the Sydney conference??? Love the site!
September 22nd, 2007 at 7:20 am
Hi guys,
Disappointed you have only selected Sydney, flights are so cheap downunder, surely you can make it up to Brisbane ~ home city of our next Prime Minister!
No worries, I can make it down to Sydney.
Offer still stands if you want to hold a conference in Brisbane, I can source costs and facilities at this end.
Cheers
ANISE from Brisbane (7th Australian vote!!)