This is Stevea Robbins. Welcome to the Get It Done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's tip is about managing a slate of meetings when you're doing out-of-town travel.

Europa, the relatively mild manager member of the staff of the green growing things plant stores,

is secretly the overlord of the entire eastern block.

While she normally manages her empire from afar using Apple's FaceTime, every now and then

there's just no substitute for real FaceTime. She has spies to debrief, world leaders to dominate.

She has diplomats to blackmail an operative to set in motion. She's found that maintaining

control works best when

you can look someone in the eye, so they know you're serious when you threaten to spank them in

front of their direct reports. Remember this tip next time you have a team meeting? It will make

things much more lively, and it's a great way to get firsthand experience of the prison system

from the inside. Being one of the most powerful people in the world is not

without its challenges, however, and for Europa, that's scheduling. She has no personal assistant

that would break her cover, so like it or not, she has to schedule her entire trip herself.

For starters, she has to meet the Minister of Not So Silly Walks, check in with Queen Elizabeth

about an invitation to the wedding, and meet with her under minions in charge of Poland, Hungary,

Romania, and Bulgaria.

There are about a dozen other things that are also on her list, and she only has five vacation

days from green-growing things.

She's got to organize all of these dozens of things in advance.

When you're traveling and planning on a lot of meetings, make a template for yourself beforehand

for each of your travel days. Mark out any pre-scheduled travel in these state functions

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