ITM UPDATE

Of all the many people I get to meet in the business travel industry, I think perhaps three-quarters of them do not seem to be satisfied with their work life. In fact, many are actively dissatisfied and want to talk about it.

I realise this is neither a statistically significant sample nor a ground-breaking piece of research, but it does seem that the “grass is greener” phenomena is widespread in our industry.

Dissatisfaction appears to stem from two things: a poor relationship with the individual’s boss and/or career progression not matching their aspirations.

I don’t wish to generalise or over-simplify but, to the first point, anyone who has ever managed anyone knows management can be as downright difficult as it can be rewarding so, in general, ease up on your well-intended and imperfect boss.

Meanwhile, when our careers don’t progress as we would like, we have to consider what capabilities and efforts are needed to move on and whether the end will justify the means.

Maybe we should just take care when surmising that changing employers is the answer. But maybe I’m not the best person to comment – I love my job!