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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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The Secret Sauce to a Superior Customer Experience

Rick Conlow

I travel often. When I got to my hotel, the clerk seemed annoyed with me. And training, coaching, recognizing, and supporting your employee teams so they become superstars. See this: 21 Servant Leadership Training Lessons. A superior customer experience is rare. The poor examples outnumber the good.

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. I ended up traveling on a few projects with my friend Basel, an analyst who started the same day that I did. I wasn’t really sure. Absolutely.

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Traveling for Work? You’re a Prime Target for Hackers

Harvard Business

As if the stresses and headaches of business travel weren’t enough, there’s one more thing to worry about while traveling in unfamiliar places: the security of your email. According to one report , there are 40,000 kidnap-and-ransom cases each year, many of which involve executives on business travel.

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What Nursing Parents Need to Know About Pumping During Work Travel

Harvard Business

But if the new parent’s return involves business travel, and that parent has chosen to nurse, it’s even more complicated. While it’s common for new parents to feel stressed about juggling life at work and home, for a pumping, traveling parent the stress can be heightened. Become a Travel-Logistics Master.

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IMC USA 2017 Conference Open for Registration!

IMC USA

The conference dates are October 20-22 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Hotel. And register now for the conference to get the best rate and start planning your travel. The JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead is just blocks away from great shopping at Lenox Mall, Phipps Plaza and the Lenox MARTA train station.

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The Hidden Benefits of Short-Term Business Travel

Harvard Business

As we move from one hotel chain to another and order the same Starbucks drink in London that we do in Shanghai or Tokyo, it can feel like just another business trip as opposed to a personally meaningful cross-cultural adventure. First, traveling abroad can build your confidence. Too often, these whirlwind treks leave us numb.

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