“Why can't a woman be more like a man?” Professor Higgins famously asked decades ago in My Fair Lady. Indeed, why can't she earn as much as her male colleagues? Why can't she assume leadership positions as often, or even half as often, as her male...
IT APPEARS TO BE A RETRO TREND: Hearkening back to the days, 30 years ago, when show organizers contracted directly with specialty suppliers, several associations are becoming their own general contractors. The most notable: The Packaging...
The traditional messages to reach high-powered male attendees might not be as effective with their female counterparts. Women, like men, want to know the key features and benefits of your meeting, but they also want to know the specifics, the...
Ten years ago, the first edition of Beyond Borders was published — the brainchild of Virginia Lofft, then publisher of the four meetings magazines for which this supplement is produced. Virginia, in her long career in meetings, has earned the...
“I believe that good organizations talk about learning and train when times are good. Great organizations have a value system that stresses everyone is learning and they train all the time,” says Mike Fahner, vice president, sales and marketing...
