Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, Chicago sports fan, and understand all too well the dark side of business travel which we’re going to unpack in this episode.I’m going to go dark in this episode so I’m warning you up front - listener beware!
I’ve learned the reason many open up to me is for the following reasons:
- I ask questions
- I listen to their answers
- I’m honest
- I try not to rush them
- I don’t judge
- I try to give hope
The caution here is listening and learning not dismissing and judging.
If you lead business travelers in your company, you have a huge responsibility to both those above and below you in leadership.
It’s hard to do it all especially when you have limited time.
But should you be doing it all anyway?
We provide on-site consulting where we literally come to you to provide one or more of the following:
- Business travel strategy - how to create consistent results, decrease costs, keep current talent, and attract top talent
- Business travel culture - how to make your business travel team culture healthy and effective
- Business travel workshops - we train your road warriors on how to do road life that eliminates burnout and exceed results
Visit EliteRoadWarrior.com right now for that complimentary conversation and analysis.
Five Downward Spiral Choices Into the Dark Side of Business Travel
ONE - The Choice to Become the Road Grinch
Everything is negative. Every aspect of the road:
- Airport / Airline / Flight
- Rental car or Rideshare
- Hotel
- The food
- Customers
CALEB: Sound effect of the Charlie Brown teacher (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_BU5hR9gXE)
TWO - The Choice to Experiment
THREE - The Choice to Develop Bad Habits
FOUR - The Choice to Feed Addictions
And the road is a perfect place for two things:
- Developing and feeding that addiction
- Hiding that addiction
FIVE - The Choice to Make Bad Moral Decisions
One Word: Integrity
Our integrity matters no matter where we are but especially on the road.
Action Items:
- Be honest with yourself and own up to your dark side
- Find someone to tell (close friend / counselor)
- Know Thyself - put boundaries in place on the road and have someone hold you accountable.
You can find everything reference in this episode in the show notes and the full article at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/085
There is also free resource: 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/085
I’d love to hear from you so connect with me on my primary social media sources:
- LinkedIn - Bryan Paul Buckley
- Instagram - EliteRoadWarrior
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