Compliance officers can pick fights with employees over any number of workplace policies. But if you really want daggers drawn, venom, and subversive battles at every turn—impose a policy on business travel.
Most corporate road warriors can book airfare, hotel, and rental cars simply by clicking onto one of the many travel websites blanketing the Internet. That makes persuading them to use the corporate-sanctioned process all the more difficult, if nearly impossible. “I can get a flight/hotel/ car cheaper on my own and with less hassle,” is a common response.

