Mar 11th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Routine often breeds insight, and the form of business travel that once ruled my life was one of the variety that Ralph Waldo Emerson would have called "the hobgoblin of little minds." During one project, which involved seven months of weekly roundtrips to Omaha (and platinum status on Northwest by June), I'd get to Logan Airport every Monday morning and see the same names called for upgrades. It ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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White Collar Travel: The upgrade rotation
Mar 11th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Routine often breeds insight, and the form of business travel that once ruled my life was one of the variety that Ralph Waldo Emerson would have called "the hobgoblin of little minds." During one project, which involved seven months of weekly roundtrips to Omaha (and platinum status on Northwest by June), I'd get to Logan Airport every Monday morning and see the same names called for upgrades. It ...White Collar Travel: Monday morning mayhem: A business traveler starts the week
Mar 4th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Thomas Hobbes, the British philosopher, unknowingly described the life of the business traveler several centuries in advance: brutish, poor and short. Long hours, inconsistent diet and exercise and extended periods of emotional isolation virtually assure that many will burn out. This state of affairs is at its worst on Mondays, quite possibly the most miserable day of the week for the ...Guilt-free vacation, part I: free your inner workaholic
May 28th, 2009 at 3:00PM: If you haven't read about how to screw-off and look good while you're on vacation, check out yesterday's article. This is what you're up against. The workaholic invests even vacation time in career success, and to look like that white-collar stud, you need to deliver beyond the appearances of your lazy, poseur coworkers.
But, you will.
When you get to the office, you see opportunities rather than ...
