There are two distinctly different, yet equally damaging, types of ineffective managers who can cause their team a world of harm. Micromanagers, whose involvement with projects is suffocatingly close, are the more infamous of the [...]
Your company is only as good as the teams that do the work day in and day out. Without a unified body of gifted, passionate individuals who can also work well together, [...]
Virtually any meeting, even the very best ones, can be improved by music. Music is powerful—people can hear certain songs and make mental or emotional connections. The theme song from the movie Rocky, still [...]
Group travel can be just the thing to boost motivation, garner loyalty, and improve relationships. Taking some time to step out of the office and get a change of scenery will undoubtedly benefit any [...]
Corporate retreats are an excellent way to build relationships and morale among your team. They provide a reprieve from the monotony of daily work, giving attendees a chance to refocus and refuel. However, to [...]
It is an unfortunate fact that boring meetings are all too common. It does not have to be this way, however. If you want your meeting to be a time of productivity, consider the [...]
Annual meetings and/or events can be both a blessing and a curse. If done well, they can be something that people spend the year anticipating the next one. However, a poorly-executed annual event will [...]
It’s significant that the phrase ‘death by PowerPoint’ has entered general terminology among corporate meeting participants. Too many people have experienced meetings dominated by the mind-numbing misapplication of PowerPoint. The technology isn’t necessarily to [...]
There are a lot of meeting planners out there. It isn’t surprising, given the number of meetings occurring around the country every day. However, as is the case with every career, some planners are [...]
Technological advancement affects every industry. Nothing is stagnant; there’s always a push for progress, for new developments. Meetings technology is a prime example: there’s a constant influx of new products and improvements to old ones. [...]