Trips are inevitable if you want to grow your business. But do not take the time spent on the road and in the hotel as absolutely unsuitable for productive work. The main thing is to plan things correctly for this time. We will tell you about how to work effectively on a trip in this article.
Engage in networking
Next to you on the plane, train, at the train station or at the airport, there may be people who are useful to you in business or in personal terms. Take a look around, be friendlier. Time on the road is a great time to make acquaintances, which can subsequently have a serious impact on the development of your business.
Analyze the overall picture of doing business
In a series of crazy everyday life, it's hard to choose the time to just reflect. And now it has finally appeared. You can spend 40 minutes to take a look at your business and analyze its development. Think about new development strategies, how you can increase the efficiency and productivity of your work in general. You can even set some new goals.
Process mail and documents
For the time you will spend on the road, leave a few letters that require a response, or prepare documents in advance that should be viewed or processed in some way. Even if you don't have an internet connection on the plane or train, you can write several emails and send them all as soon as you get to the WiFi zone.
Invest time in personal development
Instead of endlessly tweeting photos of the views outside the window (and you won't be able to do that with an unstable connection to the Network), read books on personal development or those that will be useful to you at work. If you know in advance that you are going to travel, a book that you have been intending to read for a long time can just be postponed until that time.
Plan meetings
Take some time to plan meetings clearly. If you already did this before you boarded the transport, take a look, maybe you missed something. Or in light of the new business development options that you suddenly discovered an hour ago, you will need to supplement your schedule. If you are going to a conference, think about what exactly you want to get from it, what reports to hear, and most importantly — who to meet. Your goals should be very clear and understandable to you.
As soon as you arrive at your destination, you need to mobilize and try to use the available time with maximum efficiency.
Devote your free time to urgent work
If you have a lucky opportunity to meet the right people in person, be sure to use it. Whether it's conferences, coffee breaks or informal evening events. And in your free time from meetings, do urgent things: check your mail and be interested in business in the office to keep abreast of events.
Don't waste time on phone calls
You went on a trip in order to solve some issues on the spot, so why do you lock yourself in your room and spend half a day on phone calls or Skype conversations? Perhaps many of them can be done later or at least significantly reduce the conversation time.
Prioritize correctly
As often happens, especially if you are going to a conference, several events of interest to you may be scheduled at the same time. Try to prioritize correctly and do not waste time trying to catch up everywhere. Select only important events, and important from the point of view of usefulness for business, and not from the fact that you can learn a lot of new things at the event, but not too important specifically for the case.
If you plan your trip in the right way, it will allow you not only to work very productively in it and do a lot of important things for business, but also to work effectively on your return, since you will not need to be involved in office life for a long time, you will already be aware of all key events.
