The business life of an entrepreneur involves a large number of meetings and negotiations. When making an appointment, the partners agree on the date, time and place of the meeting. But situations may occur in life when negotiations cannot be carried out. In this case, you need to reschedule the meeting. But this must be done, observing the elementary rules of etiquette.
Alert
Business meetings can be rescheduled for various reasons. For any event, you need to prepare in advance, for example, collect material or receive samples of goods. If you understand that you will not have time to complete all the cases by the appointed date, be sure to notify your partner about this in advance. To do this, use the phone or visit the counterparty's office. Do not use email under any circumstances, as not all people check it. In addition, you should inform about the postponement of the meeting in a personal conversation, otherwise you will show your disrespect towards your partner. Also, do not rely on the Russian Post, as the letter may get lost, or be delayed on the way. Even if the person is in another city, try to contact him by phone.
Timing
The sooner you inform about the reschedule of the meeting, the better for the partner. If a person comes from another city, you must certainly notify him in advance. In this case, there is a high probability that he will have time to return the tickets, cancel the hotel reservation. If you are late, try to pay for the days of his stay at the hotel. As a last resort, you can negotiate by spending your personal time preparing a business meeting.
Explanations
Of course, when rescheduling a meeting, you must explain to your partner why you cannot negotiate. It is not at all necessary to let the person know about your problems. For example, if you want to reschedule a meeting because of family problems, you can simply say that some family circumstances have arisen. Be sure to ask for forgiveness, promise that you will try to prevent such situations in the future.
Date of new meeting
Think carefully about the date for your next business conversation. After all, if you decide to postpone the meeting once, doing the same act is simply disrespectful to your partner. He may refuse further cooperation with your company, deciding that you are an irresponsible person.
