About a year ago I had a (rare) brainwave whilst trying to figure out how to squeeze in more cycling around a demanding job that involved a lot of driving.
In a nutshell, I cover six counties managing staff and doing sales and consultancy work for clients. I would usually cover one county at a time over approximately one week and then work in another area the following week. My idea was to put my bike in the car, drive to my first appointment, ask if I could leave my car there for the day and travel to my remaining 3 or 4 appointments by bike, returning at the end of the day and driving home.
Once I had got my head round some of the practical aspects of doing this such as timing the length of appointments and the riding distance between them and clothing etc, I found it was relatively easy to do. It is hugely enjoyable and my fitness has increased dramatically and arriving by bike attracts a lot of positive comments from the people I meet during the day.
It isn't something I can manage every day but certainly every second day is do-able.
Could this be something other companies could encourage their staff to do - sales reps etc?
Some of the people I work with are already giving it a try.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.