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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

Checking into a hotel for a conference several years ago, I asked the receptionist where I could get some dinner. There was no restaurant in the hotel, I was told; my only options were ordering delivery from a fast-casual chain or a pizza joint. Eric Raptosh Photography/Getty Images. My experience is far from unique.

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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

insurance) or types of work (e.g. You’ll get to travel”. Though it’s highly likely you’ll travel domestically during your consulting career, it’s less likely you’ll have much control over where you travel (see above) or that you’ll travel internationally. You’ll get great learning and development opportunities”.

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Trying to Understand SIOP 2020 and Coronavirus

NeoAcademic

have banned non-essential travel by their employees, which will prevent people from attending even if they still wanted to. Given those travel bans, many presenters will be unable to attend SIOP. Conference hotel contracts typically require the organization booking them to guarantee 75% of rooms.

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Job Hub: Airbnb Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

They sought to create this type of connection experience for people everywhere when they traveled, and the idea for the bigger Airbnb was born. The original site offered short-term living quarters, breakfast and a unique business networking opportunity for attendees who were unable to book a hotel in the saturated market.

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How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent

Harvard Business

If you’re like most people, these priorities slip to the back of your mind while you work on low-importance, time-specific tasks, such as booking a hotel room for a conference, clearing out your email inbox, or writing a monthly newsletter. Something that helps me is travel, especially taking flights alone. So, what can you do?

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

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Your Customers Still Want to Talk to a Human Being

Harvard Business

The study also found that consumers are more likely to call a business when making a high-value purchase in verticals such as auto, finance, or travel. The challenge is particularly acute for businesses that operate in categories such as insurance, lending, travel, or healthcare. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

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