R Phillippe

Since the disaster of 911 companies in the United States, many are opting to reduce travel and meetings with conference calls, webinars and Skype. For those who still stand in security lines, airport or eat more often than I care to admit that the importance of maintaining a level of productivity, even if the procedure is biased to be on the road. Here are some tips to help your productivity remains high, no matter where you are when your head hits the pillow.

 
1 Use of packing checklist: If you forget to always play the tape to put on your list! Keep the list in your luggage.

2 Keep all documents related to travel together in one file. I use a green folder and save the same project bag poly bag for each trip, so you always know where you are. Includes an envelope of receipts and confirmations of the cars are air conditioned, hotel and rental. When you receive the confirmation e-mail, enter the e-mail in your Outlook calendar for your travel dates, electronically.
3 Register of voice mail – the low cost (under $ 5) Point helps me to write it all, the voice-mail that you can get, while in my office. E ‘”home” messages and relevant information. No more scraps of paper, backs of envelopes or papers to write something.
4 If you travel a lot, you might want to buy an extra charger for your phone. It ‘good to keep in the background and never caught on battery power. Similarly, you never leave the office without the power cord for your laptop? Disastrous! Maybe you want to get an extra power cord while you get the phone are a charger.
5 When you exercise, such as, but not always hold, to feel how to use fitness room, your favorite Pilates DVD and get a good workout in the comfort of your room.
6 In my case traveling laptop, I followed the following elements: Replacement battery for remote control, Whiteboard markers, Tape – useful for marking pages with flipchart, Cough / Kleenex and Body Care

7 If you do any kind of presentation, make a backup copy of your presentation on a flash drive. You can also send in a Yahoo or Gmail e-mail. So if the server is down you can still access it.

8 Preparing for the inevitable – the more you travel, the more likely that your luggage is lost.

Travel in a business suit, so you have clothes the next day, if your luggage is missing. With the phone, take a photo of your luggage to make an easy question. If you’re like me, you know that the bag is black, but not necessarily know the manufacturer or the logo of the pocket. The pictures help. Trust me. Been there. Done, dass : The tape ID in your pocket and make sure that the external label is updated.
Many of these proposals to steal the little things that a lot of time, if they go badly. Having things in place – the power cord, travel information and brown belt – will contribute to management problems do was focus.

A business trip can be a good time, but if not done properly, can be a pain in the neck. Flight delays, poor service and hours of packing left to wish he had simply stayed home. Here’s how to make the most of their trips.

1 Hotel: It ‘important in a hotel that is close to the city to stay. You do not want to be caught outside in a Motel 6. And ‘good (to relieve stress) is a business center, swimming pool and a Jacuzzi (for cooling), and room service (to sleep) have. Make it a pleasant place, as if he had chosen the holiday. In this way, you can expect to return home after a long day again under the fluorescent light.
2 Holiday: Consider a couple of days of their stay so you can see the sights on your own time. They invite you to visit a friend or spouse, together, to share new experiences together.
3 Program correct: If possible, schedule your meetings according to your wishes. If you’re a night owl, programming in the evening. If you are early risers in the morning to do so.
4 Eating well: do some research to see, where to eat. Visit different parts of the city and absorb some culture while you’re there. Turn dinner into something more than a business meeting for the election of a restaurant with live music or one that shows a great game is that you and your customer may be interested in.
5 Pack light if you are loaded with large bags that end up with driver for all, is to take care of more and more to pay, especially when it comes to reporting business expenses.
6 Expense: Do not worry about the expense and T & E (travel and entertainment). Instead of cost management software, so they are not bills, to think before going to bed.

 
The trip is fun and exciting. When you explore new countries for business, you should be able to appreciate what they see and experience, without stopping at the little things, like how all the expenses of operation or how to report to the airport. Treat it like any party that just so happen to have a planned route. Presented relax, have fun and work hard.