Many people simply do what their managers say because they are the boss; they don’t feel particularly led and may not feel they own a future stake in their outputs. Similarly, many managers will be perplexed when they encounter resistance and cannot get their employees do follow their...
One of the greatest challenges in staging an event is ensuring that you satisfy the needs of your attendees. If follows, that to know what they want, you need to know a lot about the types of people that are likely to attend. While every event will attract a different type of attendee,...
Developing great leaders is a priority for many organizations. Whether it’s some light hearted team building style leadership development or a serious program, there’s plenty of reasons that these programs may not be as effective as they could be. This brief post gives you the 3 most...
If you’re in the business of organizing conferences you’ll know all about the value of concurrent sessions. Known as breakouts, these sessions are vitally important in achieving success in conferences but unless really well managed they can be so much hot air. This post gives you some...
Jet lag will affect us all; no matter how often we travel. It’s not just the change in time zones you must deal with but air travel is downright tiring. If you must travel often for business then you can’t just sleep off jet lag, like on vacation. This short post gives you a few...
Event managers are must wrestle with the challenge of finding the perfect speaker for their own unique needs. One of the best ways to find the right person is to go through a speaker bureau; this short post tells you exactly what it is you need to do to ensure you get the most out of...
If you’re like most executives, you have to constantly think about how to ensure your business trip will be a success. There are many challenges to steer through, from the right transportation plan to ensuring you can stay in touch the whole time. There are 5 major things that could...
When you’re traveling for business, on vacation or away for a weekend it’s too easy to eat full meals at restaurants and drink too much of the wrong things. If you are keen on maintaining a healthy and fit body you need to come to a compromise; balancing the demands of travel with you...
Planning meetings outside of your home country poses multiple challenges that you’ve probably never come across previously. What’s more, for those planning them, international meetings often represent some of the most important meetings a company will stage – so you’ve got to get...
Most effective leaders have worked hard to get where they are in all things. This is true for leadership skills as much as their position in the company. Few are born as truly inspirational leaders; most have to learn. Some learn through trial and error and some through investing time and...
