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Here’s How to Cancel a Meeting the Right Way

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A few days before the meeting the CEO asked me to change the meeting to 11:45 because “he was going to be wrapping up a meeting in Pasadena at 11am” and it would take 45 minutes to get to Century City where my offices are. “No problem,” I replied. ” So I didn’t go to the conference.

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The Right Way to Cancel a Meeting

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A few days before the meeting the CEO asked me to change the meeting to 11:45 because “he was going to be wrapping up a meeting in Pasadena at 11am&# and it would take 45 minutes to get to Century City where my offices are. &# No problem,&# I replied. At 11:15am (e.g I was furious. But it is a very big bigwig indeed.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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My commute, for example, from Santa Monica to Century City is less than 15 minutes each way and I never have to take the freeway. But the reality is that for some they live far from their offices and like any big city (maybe more so) the commute can be a bear. Commuting - The freeways here are legendary for traffic.

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