Since I wrote this article on how to be wise if you are traveling (and I am on the road at a professional conference) ideas are fresh enough my mind. If you travel as part of your university responsibility, you will find these ideas useful.
Let people know they're on the road so they can not expect to get back to them quickly. You can leave this information in your outgoing voice mail message, and if you are away for a long time, create an e-mail reseller. (Note: If you're one or two days, I'm suggesting not to get rid of people sending an e-mail by email saying "tomorrow afternoon" or similar.)
Respond to voicemail during travel, so not every time you return to the city. This means that you must have a voicemail system that is easy to download. Make a point to return your voicemail within 24 hours when you receive the message, if possible.
Continue to your e-mail address while traveling. If you do not do this, it is even harder to take extra steps to get on the road. There are many options available: all your emails can be forwarded to an Internet e-mail system;
Create a productive environment for yourself while traveling. Some methods for:
- When driving by car, make sure it is comfortable and productive on the go.
- When traveling by plane, make sure you have noise-canceling headphones and what type of work you can easily find at the airplane seat.
- When you arrive at the hotel, take a few minutes and adjust. I often move around the boards to create an L-shaped work area. I also knew that I would buy 100 watt bulbs when I go to Las Vegas (or stay at a W Hotel) because the lights are so obscure that it is very hard to see, read and work. Learn what works best for you – and then create the environment as you can.
Join loyalty programs whenever possible and then maximize the use of airlines and hotels. There are small (and sometimes great) amenities that are associated with the program member. If possible, target the elite status that really gives you worthwhile (including leverage) worth of travel.
You're a professor. You're clever. He has to travel, research, study, share his knowledge and expand the horizon. So it is wise to travel when you put one or more ideas into practice and bring you closer to peaceful productivity as a way of life.
Since I wrote this article about how to be wise to travel (and I am on the road for a professional conference) the ideas are completely new in my mind. If you travel as part of your university responsibility, you will find these ideas useful.
Let people know they're on the road so they can not expect to get back to them quickly. You can leave this information in your outgoing voice mail message, and if you are away for a long time, create an e-mail reseller. (Note: If you're one or two days, I'm suggesting not to get rid of people sending an e-mail by email saying "tomorrow afternoon" or similar.)
Respond to voicemail during travel, so not every time you return to the city. This means that you must have a voicemail system that is easy to download. Make a point to return your voicemail within 24 hours when you receive the message, if possible.
Continue to your e-mail address while traveling. If you do not do this, it is even harder to take extra steps to get on the road. There are many options available: all your emails can be forwarded to an Internet e-mail system;
Create a productive environment for yourself while traveling. Some methods for:
- When driving by car, make sure it is comfortable and productive on the go.
- When traveling by plane, make sure you have noise-canceling headphones and what type of work you can easily find at the airplane seat.
- When you arrive at the hotel, take a few minutes and adjust. I often move around the boards to create an L-shaped work area. I also knew that I would buy 100 watt bulbs when I go to Las Vegas (or stay at a W Hotel) because the lights are so obscure that it is very hard to see, read and work. Learn what works best for you – and then create the environment as you can.
Join loyalty programs whenever possible and then maximize the use of airlines and hotels. There are small (and sometimes great) amenities that are associated with the program member. If possible, target the elite status that really gives you worthwhile (including leverage) worth of travel.
You're a professor. You're clever. He has to travel, research, study, share his knowledge and expand the horizon. So it is wise to travel when you put one or more ideas into practice and bring you closer to peaceful productivity as a way of life.