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Flying High: How to Build Travel Rewards as a Consultant

Tom Spencer

If you are transitioning into consulting from school or a job in industry or government, you will likely begin traveling more than ever. Sure, maybe you have gone to a few conferences or travelled to your company’s annual meeting, but once you begin a consulting career you will be on the road much more frequently than before.

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Women Book Business Travel Earlier, Saving Companies Millions

Harvard Business

The demand for business travel is gender-independent, but men and women demonstrate different travel habits that impact the bottom line. We know from previous research that women react more strongly to unforeseen events and are more stressed than men when traveling for work. But what about when planning travel?

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Business Book Review: The 4-Hour Work Week

Management Consulted

If you want to submit a review on a book you’ve been reading, follow the same format, target 600+ words and send it over by email! This is not your typical time management book. Quick overview This book serves as an opportunity for a paradigm shift of how people perceive life, career, money and retirement. Why read it?

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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for March 1, 2024

Johanna Rothman

This week, the 60 seconds is from the as-yet-untitled speaking book. This excerpt is from the speaking book. Everyone was leaving the conference, and some people left my talk early so they could manage their travel. Sure, the conference had gone well, but this was my first talk offering content from my new book.

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Time travel is exhausting

Seth Godin Blog

Writing a book (all caps, WRITING A BOOK) or preparing for a TED talk (already in all caps) can paralyze an ordinarily productive person. On the other hand, a book feels permanent. And so, when you sit to write your book (or your blog, for that matter), you imagine who’s going to read it, one day in the future.

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How Smart Speakers Are Poised to Reinvent the Travel Industry

Harvard Business

Travelers with an Alexa device at home can book a car rental or hotel through Expedia and Kayak. People can even book flights through voice-enabled Google Search. On many fronts, artificial intelligence-powered smart speakers and apps seem poised to become the world’s virtual travel agents. Adopting AI.

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Book Review – “How the mighty fall” by Jim Collins

Tom Spencer

When Jim Collins, author of the book “How the mighty fall”, was first asked this question by a business executive he was astounded, not being able to answer it. As one reads the book, it becomes evident that the fundamentals of sustaining success are similar for both individuals and organizations.

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