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Murray’s Question:
Did you enjoy your trips and your project work?
My long answer:
Travelling for work has a different motivation. There is this level of concentration. Then there is this sense of urgency to finish the job as fast as possible, because it feels like you only have limited time in one place.
The stress and pressure are coming from the kind of Project Manager (within FreeBalance), its management style and personality, and the cultural peculiarity of the client-government. It is hard to please and the role playing is quite challenging, like being a team player (or a controlled staff for micro-managers) while being a consultant.
In short, every individual is unique, has different backgrounds and culture, so tension is always present, especially because you only meet them at work for a limited time. This was my first consultancy in foreign countries; Brazil and Sierra Leone are at extremes kind of customer. The change management is happening within myself, while I am doing such advisory for them.
I cannot tell if I enjoyed it but I like the experience. It is hard to quantify the outcomes but I believe I have delivered enough outputs. The sidetrips has become a necessity just to take a breath and a break... But the enjoyment of traveling for leisure is totally different.
