2 hour flight, 1 hour train, nobody on client site despite CIO & CFO demanding onsite presence. I’m never travelling without an agenda again.

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Just arrived to my office and it's the same. Empty.

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Half the time I’ve traveled since the pandemic, it’s been largely pointless. Clients will either work from home or takes calls from their offices to avoid walking over to a conference room. Local team members won’t come in when we’re doing office prep sessions.

I still think it helps to get face time with clients, especially when working with a new client, but seems like such a waste of time and money when we travel and end up working as if we’re at home.

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Taking meetings from their desk when you flew into see them is the worst, feels so disrespectful

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No disrespect but you're an MD?! How did that happen? The situation you are in I mean? Where is the client?

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Yeah the clear agenda and a preselected meeting place and time, preferably in their space.. to avoid being ghosted.

Maybe they’re just looking for a third drinking pal?

Gotta justify that hourly rate 💪

Go to a restaurant, bar, coffee shop, or even better - park or a beach, and enjoy the day. That’s what I do 🤷‍♂️.

We can generally work and take calls from anywhere these days so might as well make the most of it.

Leadership problem

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