How to avoid business traveller burnout through technology
Some business travellers spend so much time on the road, they run this risk without realising it
Ask any HR department what their number-one challenge is, and they’ll tell you it is recruiting and retaining good staff – the engine room of any organisation. Companies invest millions in motivating their staff, improving their working conditions and providing incentives, but little thought is given to how frequent business travel can have a negative impact on the morale of your business travellers. The term “travel friction” has only recently emerged in office corridors as management starts to focus on the very real risk of burnout during duty travel. Some business travellers spend so much time on the road, they run this risk without realising it, which in turn affects their productivity and willingness to stay in the business. So real is this threat that international corporate travel consulting firms such as tClara are looking at predictive models to try to alert management to which travellers risk burnout and what to do to prevent it from happening. A recent study conducted by ...
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