Do you exhibit at trade shows? Gain insights into how to generate more visibility and value – with the right partners – from someone who’s increased the event planning ROI for American Express. Meeting planners and attendees can also benefit from his ideas.
Our podcast guest, Harris Schanhaut, CME is a thought leader [...]
Imagine investing “just” $50 in a clothing company so you could co-design the togs they make – and you can buy. My first thought was it sounds like committee work at its worst. Yet that’s exactly what a firm called nvohk started doing.
Another clothing company, Threadless also uses this method and still [...]
I often do, despite myself. Want to become less surprised by what “happens” to you. Don’t let somebody else determine your behavior. Expand your awareness to gain a greater understanding of your life with others.Learn from the masters, guided by a learned mentor. (When did this start sounding like an infomercial to you?) [...]
Imagine watching your meeting unfold as an illustrated map – soon after each person speaks. See how ideas intersect. Where the conversation is going. That’s how visionary graphic facilitation guru, David Sibbet supports a group in seeing – together – what they are co-creating.
Dave started doodling meetings in his notebook way back when he was [...]
We can learn more from our mistakes than our successes. That’s especially likely if a small, supportive group of peers probes to understand us better before they offer advice. In part, that’s what Learning Circles can offer. Mutual mentorship.
While most are created for people to learn from each other at work (especially [...]
Owners of small businesses are usually time-starved. They crave practical methods that have proven success. They want to get news-you-can-use tips quickly, anytime they have a spare moment. That’s what small business expert, Anita Campbell has discovered.
To increase your profits, offer
1. to your chosen niche market
2. the most valuable mix of [...]
Is your expo + conference a “must attend” event for more people very year? How clear and well-known is the biggest reason to go?
Attendance has grown a whopping 40% every year since George Jage launched his World Tea Expo in 2003. And he had a handicap. Jage had never worked in the industry [...]
Thousands of prisoners, nursing home patients and others cut off from freely roaming the world have been moved by the live concerts organized by Bread and Roses. Famous musicians including Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis and Tuck and Patti have been joined by hundreds of other skilled, local musicians, sound engineers, event producers and [...]
Have you ever been on a team where things just fell apart? Or was dominated by complainers (or worse) or endless, circular talk or caused another risk? Or one person (perhaps you) got stuck doing most of the work? Wouldn’t life be more fun and productive if we understood how to create higher-performing [...]
Few people grow up and stay in the same town all their lives, with the same friends and family members just a short drive away. We meet people at college. We jump around in our jobs. Settle down. Life flies by. For many of us, our dearest friends are not down the street.
Yet we [...]
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