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How to Travel Less & Earn More Consulting Revenue

David A Fields

Some consultants love to travel for their consulting projects. Besides, when I’m on the road, there’s less time for marketing and business development, and I can’t play old-man hockey at the local rink. But how do you build a booming, lucrative consulting practice while staying cozily ensconced in your home office?

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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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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Rather, if you find that you have some additional time before starting your first job post-graduation or even in-between your first and second jobs, these suggestions might provide some ideas on how to best utilize it. With your new-found free time upon securing a job, consider learning a new skill or two. Learn a New Skill.

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How to Find the Time to Connect with Colleagues When You’re Very, Very Busy

Harvard Business

While productivity is important, the balance between task completion and taking the time to connect with your team is essential in avoiding burnout and making work more enjoyable. A consequence of our often never-ending to-do lists at work is the loss of camaraderie among coworkers.

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Managing your Energy, Time, and Tasks to have a Complete Day

Tom Spencer

As most of us spend the majority of our time working, it’s important to consider where that time is spent, how to manage your tasks and energy, and how to ultimately find fulfilment. Know where you spend your time. In order to manage your money, you need to know how much is coming in and where it is going.

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4 Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom during an MBA

Tom Spencer

Through teamwork you learn how to assert your position and also how compromise in all areas where a decision needs to be made: separating roles and responsibilities, selecting fonts and graphics to use in a presentation, creating a meeting agenda, deciding on a meeting place and time, you get the idea. Time management.

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Business Book Review: The 4-Hour Work Week

Management Consulted

This is not your typical time management book. Timothy Ferris provides an abundance of great viewpoints, possibilities, resources and tips for time savers, travel, eradicating office interruptions, increase productivity in whatever field or position you are in. Top 5 myths about travel as a management consultant.

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