With all this beautiful snow you need…..     to really think about how you can really leverage the phone for your business.  This level of snow fall is clearly causing huge disruption as people try to get about their normal business days.  I know that alot of this movement is about getting to meetings to get specific outcomes from clients or prospective clients. My belief is that and I keep saying this!! Much of this could be done over the phone! Its simple, again it is about setting up a formal telephone meeting with an agreed agenda. Also any documents which are required for the meeting are sent across well in time to be studied before hand.  In order to ensure the best possible outcomes for the meeting, imagine standing in the shoes of each and everyone present. Then go through the meeting in your mind being each one of the stakeholders, then note carefully what you learn from being in each different position. Then take a neutral position and notice if there are any further learnings. This way you will be much better prepared than if you just prepare for the meeting from your own world’s perspective!