Negotiating is a key skill to have in any walk of life, but when it comes to planning meetings, it’s absolutely essential. Here are four bedrock concepts you need to build the foundation for any successful negotiation...
How do your event’s beverage choices stack up when it comes to sugar consumption? We have so many choices to offer attendees beyond good old water, but are we risking their health by doing so?
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These 10 ideas from U.K.-based not-for-profit Positive Impact can help your organization think about ways your events can be a force for peace and justice. Positive Impact, launched in 2005, provides sustainability education for the events...
I was watching TV last night when a commercial came on for H&R Block. Starring Jon Hamm of “Mad Men” fame, the punch line is “Get your taxes won.” I’d seen it before, but for some reason this really hit me this...
As a meeting professional you are used to handling the trickiest of negotiations and arrangements. Need a peace conference between the Hatfields and McCoys attended by 4,000 West Virginians, 2,000 of whom have special dietary needs? You can have...
Make your speaker part of your marketing and education campaigns.
This is the second in a two-part guest-post series by Lynda Baum, Founder & President, Exclusive Destinations...
To protect, update, and motivate your organization, the in-demand speakers for 2017 will be those who can shed light on the new administration in Washington, the changing workforce, and growing risks both online and globally. They will enlighten...
What are purposeful meetings, and how can we create and deliver more of them?