Get Real When you have people with knowledge and expertise to handle specific roles and they spend their precious time on basic administration, organisations are wasting huge amounts of money paying people to do tasks which would best be handled by a fully trained administrative assistant.

The situation can be similar for those whose car has to occasionally transform into a mobile office. The Road Warrior is a special breed: always on move, always doin' it hard. (Although other people in your organisation may think you're doing it easy, always out of office having a great time.)

And yet wise and experienced business traveller will, through trial and error, have developed a system to smooth path. Hopefully. If you haven't, I offer this advice which will easily work for you.regardless of how your current organisation skills are.

The Packing It's easy when you know how. Those who travel regularly for business can make life easier with a series of checklists. Make a comprehensive list of items you know you'll always need, have it typed up and photocopied, and each time you head off, use it to facilitate packing.

Your basic list will include toiletries, underdaks, travel clock, clothing, spare shirts & ties, PJ's, fitness gear, etc. Check things off as you chuck them into suitcase, and before you zip it up, throw list itself in as well. It will prove to be invaluable when it comes home time - a double check mechanism to ensure that nothing is left behind.