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Event planning tips

14/02/2018 /

Are you afraid of organizing an event? In this article, the author asks 5 professionals, specialised in event planning for their tips.

 

1. Listen To Your Audience–Right From the Beginning.

The last thing you want is to throw a conference, then find that there’s no interest in the topic. The best way to keep in touch with your audience? Survey them at the beginning stages of the event.

2. Let Your Fans Spread the Message

It’s easy to set your fans up to tell the right story. You just need to call upon them, keep them accountable, and make it easy for them to share.

Make sure it’s easy for everyone to use the same hashtag. Pre-fill your event’s Twitter hashtag into your mobile event app. This way anyone tweeting with the app will automatically use the same hashtag.

3. Ask your “event insiders” to live-blog

When executed well, live-blogging is a great way to get people excited about the sessions and attractions at your event. Keep posts short and media-rich, and aggregate blog posts into an RSS feed.

4. Send push messages for immediate attendee updates

In addition to a headset for communicating with your internal team, use your mobile event app’s push message capability to send urgent updates to all attendees.

5. Use a feedback tool to stay on track

And if someone has feedback they want to share? Provide an official place for event feedback in real-time.

6. Keep things in perspective

Even when things get hectic, you have to trust your team. You’ve all worked to get to there together!

Image source: Flickr – Shadowgate (CC BY 2.0)

7 Tips to be more effective

31/01/2018 /

In a short video, Brian Tracy, motivational public speaker, provides 7 simple tips that can help us to be more effective. Some of them are well know, but it does not mean that they are put in practice:

  1. Set your goals
  2. Remember that you are never “stuck”
  3. Discipline yourself
  4. Practice self-evaluation
  5. Learn how to say “no”
  6. Delegate
  7. Declutter your life

If you want to know more watch the full video.

How to Change the World

20/12/2017 /

In his 2014 Graduation address, Admiral William H. McRaven provides us with 10 lessons on how to change the world:

1. If you want to change the world, remember that are little things in life that make the difference.

2. If you want to change the world, understand the importance of teamwork.

3. If you want to change the world, always measure a person by the size of his hearts, not the size of his flippers.

4. If you want to change the world, always keep moving forward, regardless the difficulties you might be going through.

5. If you want to change the world, don’t be afraid of challenges.

6. If you want to change the world, learn to take risks.

7. If you want to change the world, don’t be afraid to face your fears.

8. If you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moment.

9. If you want to change the world, never loose hope.

10. If you want to change the world, NEVER QUIT.

Read and listen to Adm. McRaven’s inspiring full speech here

Image source: Wikimedia Commons – Leah Jones

Six Tips for better Work-Life Balance

15/11/2017 /

Experts agree: the compounding stress from the never-ending workday is damaging. It can hurt relationships, health and overall happiness.

Here are some tips suggested by experts to help you find the balance that’s right for you:

1. Let go of perfectionism: the healthier option is to strive not for perfection, but for excellence.

2. Unplug: by not constantly reacting to the updates from work, you will develop a stronger habit of resilience.

3. Exercise and meditate: exercise, yoga or meditation are effective stress reducers. They pump feel-good endorphins through your body.

 

4. Limit time-wasting activities and people: identify what’s most important in your life and make sure it truly reflects your priorities. Then, draw firm boundaries so you can devote quality time to these high-priority people and activities.

 

5. Change the structure of your life: instead of trying to do it all, focus on activities you specialize in and value most. Delegate or outsource everything else.

6. Start small. Build from there: taking on too much too quickly is a recipe for failure, so start with small changes.

For more information read the full article.

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Image source: Wikimedia – By KVDP, Shokunin, Aungkarns – Own work  (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Executives Handling Confidential Information

16/08/2017 /

The article “Inside the Executive Suite” published by Armada Corporate Intelligence features how to handle confidential information.

1.Market-Moving and Insider Information

The first element to consider is whether we are dealing with legally relevant information. In case of positive answer, confidentialty is strictly required.

2.Handling Business Strategy

Be particularly careful if you deal with information that your organization does not want disclosed because it changes the business and competitive environments, typically for the worse.

3.When You Can’t Say, or Don’t Know

The golden rule is to never lie to people. One way to do so is to use a non-committal response, in order to protect your reputation and prevent you from lying.

To know more read the full article.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Listen and win

02/08/2017 /

Do you need some tips how to become the best leader? Or  you are simply tired of fighting with your partner?

These are the 7 indispensable secrets than can change your personal and professional life:

  1. Stop ignoring people;
  2. Stop faking it;
  3. Stop controlling people;
  4. Stop projecting;
  5. Respect your fellow human;
  6. Empathize with your fellow human;
  7. Use generative listening.

Read more at: The Mojo Company

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Image source: Flickr –Ky  (CC BY 2.0)

Eight Steps to End Procrastination

26/07/2017 /

An article from Website Designs looked at how to end procrastination

Here are 8 small suggestions to follow.

1. Change Your Perception

2. Let Go of Fear

3. Split Up the Project

4. Just Get Started

5. Talk About It Publicly

6. Work In Short Periods

7. Ask for Accountability

8. Reward Yourself

If you want to read more, see the full article  

 

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10 Challenges When You Are In Charge

19/07/2017 /

Jacob Shriar on the Blog business2community highlights the 10 main challenges you will face when you are assigned to a managerial position.

It can be tough to adjust to this new role and potentially new environment, the first piece of advice is to understand that it’s normal to be nervous.

Here are 10 challenges that you will face to motivate the employees under you:

  1. Failure to Set Clear Goals and Expectations.
  2. Poor Time Management.
  3. Unclear or Inconsistent Communication.
  4. Pressure To Perform.
  5. Shifting From Coworker To Boss.
  6. Hiring.
  7. Firing.
  8. Solving Other People’s Problems.
  9. Getting The Team To Be Productive.
  10. Not Asking For Help.

The key is to change your mindset and get into a new way of approaching work.

Read the entire article here

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5 key questions to ask before a meeting

12/07/2017 /

Everyone has taken part to some meetings that proved to be a waste of precious time and energies.

In order to avoid attending pointless meetings that will lead to nowhere, it is important to be capable of identifying such events in advance.

Here are five questions by Paul Newton that “one should always ask himself before attending a meeting”:

1. What is its aim?
2. Does it have a timed agenda?
3. Are the communications clear?
4. Will it be well managed?
5. Is the chair effective?

Read the full article: http://bit.ly/1LZUNwS

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Know your worth, and then ask for it

10/05/2017 /

“No one will ever pay you what you’re worth. They’ll only ever pay you what they think you’re worth” Casey Brown, an affirmed pricing consultant, affirms in this TED Talk.

According to her, clearly defining and communicating your value are essential to being paid well for your excellence. At first you should define the value that your clients get from working with you and you should communicate it.

These are the two elements to realizing our full earning potential. 

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