Ten things I would do differently on my next travel project

Currently, I’m on a long term travel project (it’s been a little over a year now) going back and forth from my home city to the client site. Over that time, I’ve certainly made a few mistakes in how I do things, how I think about things, and how I approach specific aspects of the opportunities given and I wanted to share what I would do differently if I am put on a long term travel project in the future.

Network

One of the things that I didn’t do very well was network — network with friends, network with coworkers in different cities, and network with leadership (I happen to be in a city where my company has an office) to really understand how I can help. The interesting problem that travelers have at my company is that they are away from their home office and since they aren’t really part of the office that they are traveling to, they aren’t connected anywhere except at the client and on the project. It’s important though to stay connected to help you understand what you may be able to support in, what business development opportunities there may be, what ways you can support recruitment of individuals, etc.

Create checklists

I can count on one hand how many times I’ve forgotten things that I should not have: underwear, dress socks, cables. It’s…