This document provides information about holding productive off-site corporate meetings. It recommends holding meetings off-site periodically to get a fresh perspective and reduce workplace distractions. Off-site meetings can be held at a conference center, chamber of commerce, or other venue near the office. Reasons to meet off-site include creating strategy, evaluating operations, building team relationships, and enhancing company culture. The document also provides tips for maximizing the results of off-site meetings, such as defining clear objectives, getting employee input, and taking a strengths-based approach to focus on strengths rather than just problems.
1) While off-site meetings have faced scrutiny due to budget cuts, they provide important benefits like motivating employees, strengthening relationships, and boosting local economies.
2) Charisma Productions Network has over 25 years of experience producing successful corporate meetings and events. They help companies realize the value of off-site gatherings in building trust and leadership during difficult economic times.
3) Face-to-face meetings are preferred over virtual options for most business objectives as they allow for reading body language, bonding, and stronger relationships critical to business success. Charisma Productions Network provides the services and technology to make meetings more engaging and impactful.
The document provides information about the 2009 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit will take place from May 19-21, 2009 in Washington, DC and include optional pre-conference and post-conference workshops. Attendees will learn skills to improve productivity, communication, stress management, leadership, and more. The summit features keynote speakers and breakout sessions over two days, and offers up to 18 CPE credits. Registration information and logistics are provided.
The document provides information about the 2009 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit will take place from May 19-21, 2009 in Washington, DC and include optional pre-conference and post-conference workshops. Attendees will learn skills to improve productivity, communication, stress management, leadership, and more. Speakers will provide training on topics like professional development, negotiating, project management, and mentoring. The event will take place at the Performance Institute Training Center and rooms have been reserved at a nearby hotel.
The document summarizes an annual administrative management summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide 18 CPE credits and cover topics like advancing careers, leadership, communication, negotiation, stress management, and time management. The pre-conference workshop on January 14 focuses on creating a professional development plan. The two-day summit includes keynote speakers and breakout sessions. Attendees include administrative assistants, executive assistants, office managers, and other administrative staff. The event aims to provide skills and best practices to enhance productivity and make attendees more valuable in their workplaces.
The document provides information about the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative professionals to develop skills in areas such as time management, communication, leadership, and career advancement. Attendees can earn up to 18 CPE credits. The agenda includes keynote speakers, breakout sessions on various topics, and opportunities for networking. Early registration is available at a discounted rate. On-site training and sponsorship opportunities are also described.
The document provides information about the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative assistants and other office staff to help them advance their careers. Topics will include communication skills, leadership, time management, and using technology. Pre-conference workshops are also available. The summit is organized by The Performance Institute and will provide up to 12 CPE credits.
The document provides information about the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative assistants and other office staff to help them advance their careers. Topics will include communication skills, leadership, time management, and using technology. Pre-conference workshops are also available. The summit will provide up to 12 CPE credits. Early bird registration rates are available until November 5. Onsite accommodations have been reserved at a nearby hotel.
The document summarizes the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit would provide up to 18 CPE credits and focus on helping administrative staff advance their careers. Over two days, attendees would learn skills like time management, communication, negotiation, stress management, diversity management, and event planning. They would also gain techniques to earn respect, move up in their organizations, and mentor others. Interactive workshops on developing a professional plan and collaborating with colleagues were also included. The summit aimed to provide administrative assistants, executive assistants, office managers, and other administrative staff with tools and best practices for enhancing their skills and careers.
1) While off-site meetings have faced scrutiny due to budget cuts, they provide important benefits like motivating employees, strengthening relationships, and boosting local economies.
2) Charisma Productions Network has over 25 years of experience producing successful corporate meetings and events. They help companies realize the value of off-site gatherings in building trust and leadership during difficult economic times.
3) Face-to-face meetings are preferred over virtual options for most business objectives as they allow for reading body language, bonding, and stronger relationships critical to business success. Charisma Productions Network provides the services and technology to make meetings more engaging and impactful.
The document provides information about the 2009 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit will take place from May 19-21, 2009 in Washington, DC and include optional pre-conference and post-conference workshops. Attendees will learn skills to improve productivity, communication, stress management, leadership, and more. The summit features keynote speakers and breakout sessions over two days, and offers up to 18 CPE credits. Registration information and logistics are provided.
The document provides information about the 2009 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit will take place from May 19-21, 2009 in Washington, DC and include optional pre-conference and post-conference workshops. Attendees will learn skills to improve productivity, communication, stress management, leadership, and more. Speakers will provide training on topics like professional development, negotiating, project management, and mentoring. The event will take place at the Performance Institute Training Center and rooms have been reserved at a nearby hotel.
The document summarizes an annual administrative management summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide 18 CPE credits and cover topics like advancing careers, leadership, communication, negotiation, stress management, and time management. The pre-conference workshop on January 14 focuses on creating a professional development plan. The two-day summit includes keynote speakers and breakout sessions. Attendees include administrative assistants, executive assistants, office managers, and other administrative staff. The event aims to provide skills and best practices to enhance productivity and make attendees more valuable in their workplaces.
The document provides information about the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative professionals to develop skills in areas such as time management, communication, leadership, and career advancement. Attendees can earn up to 18 CPE credits. The agenda includes keynote speakers, breakout sessions on various topics, and opportunities for networking. Early registration is available at a discounted rate. On-site training and sponsorship opportunities are also described.
The document provides information about the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative assistants and other office staff to help them advance their careers. Topics will include communication skills, leadership, time management, and using technology. Pre-conference workshops are also available. The summit is organized by The Performance Institute and will provide up to 12 CPE credits.
The document provides information about the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative assistants and other office staff to help them advance their careers. Topics will include communication skills, leadership, time management, and using technology. Pre-conference workshops are also available. The summit will provide up to 12 CPE credits. Early bird registration rates are available until November 5. Onsite accommodations have been reserved at a nearby hotel.
The document summarizes the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit would provide up to 18 CPE credits and focus on helping administrative staff advance their careers. Over two days, attendees would learn skills like time management, communication, negotiation, stress management, diversity management, and event planning. They would also gain techniques to earn respect, move up in their organizations, and mentor others. Interactive workshops on developing a professional plan and collaborating with colleagues were also included. The summit aimed to provide administrative assistants, executive assistants, office managers, and other administrative staff with tools and best practices for enhancing their skills and careers.
The document summarizes the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit would provide up to 18 hours of CPE credits and focus on helping administrative professionals advance their careers. Over two days, participants could attend workshops and sessions on developing a professional development plan, communicating effectively, negotiating skills, managing stress, collaboration, diversity, and event planning. Testimonials from past attendees highlighted how the summit provided useful information and skills to apply on the job.
With 32 percent of meetings conducted virtually, remote meetings have become a reality of modern office life. Conferencing technology can have a huge impact on how smoothly your meetings go—and how much, or how little, employee time gets wasted in the process. Our testing found that the Hub 500 can help speed up the time it takes to do everyday tasks like creating an ad-hoc meeting, joining a scheduled meeting, and making a laptop presentation. What’s more, those time savings could accumulate to save your company up to four and a half hours of employee time per year, or up to $193 of an average annual salary. With the Lenovo ThinkSmart Hub 500, your employees could spend less time solving technical hiccups and more time solving the problems that matter.
How to Build an Exceptional Board: Recruitment, Orientation, Training and Eva...Greenlights
The document summarizes a presentation on building an exceptional nonprofit board. It discusses principles of good governance, finding and engaging the right board members, and ensuring boards are effective. Effective boards are aligned with the organization's mission, hold the CEO and organization accountable, and engage in practices like self-assessment, term limits, and focusing on competencies like understanding context and facilitating board learning. Building an exceptional board requires the right recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and evaluation processes.
The Role Tailored User Experience In Microsoft Dynamics Nav 2009Greg Miles
The new RoleTailored User Experience in Microsoft Dynamics NAV ("Navision") ERP software is designed to boost productivity and work the way you want to work.
This document provides guidance for nonprofit organizations on making technology purchasing decisions. It discusses common pitfalls like relying too heavily on consultants and features over needs. The model of control is presented as a framework with four elements: critical business issues, organizational outline, doable logistics, and return on mission. Return on mission is defined as a way to measure how a purchase impacts the nonprofit's mission beyond financial return on investment. An example is provided of calculating return on mission for a women's nonprofit using event marketing software. Key takeaways are to use the model of control and consider how purchases affect an organization's mission.
ROLE PLAY – How to ensure success during a leadership role transition outlines 10 top strategies to ensure a new leader’s success in his or her new role.
The document outlines steps government leaders can take to implement lean principles within their agencies. It discusses establishing clear outcomes and measures, mapping core agency processes, understanding customer needs, assigning accountability, engaging employees, and focusing on continuous improvement. Leaders are encouraged to assess management waste, lead learning initiatives, and use various tools to embed a new problem-solving culture focused on value and efficiency. The overall goal is a cultural shift toward more data-driven, customer-focused operations.
The document outlines 10 common integration mistakes and provides advice to avoid them. The top mistakes include lack of pre-planning, no formal integration strategy, and failure to prioritize workstreams. Other mistakes are a senior leadership void, poor communication planning, inadequate synergy program management, lack of resources, and no defined end state or measurements. Proper planning, leadership, communication, resources, and oversight can help integrations be successful.
This document provides information about a two-day training seminar on project leadership skills. The training will take place on September 10-11, 2009 in Washington, DC and will provide up to 14 PDUs. Attendees will learn tools and techniques for effective project team leadership, communication, decision making, change management, and motivation. Sessions will include lectures, exercises and real-world examples. The training is intended for project managers, directors, and other project roles.
The document summarizes an annual administrative management summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative professionals to develop skills in areas such as communication, leadership, time management, and using technology. Some key sessions include developing a professional development plan, communicating effectively, negotiating with confidence, and perfecting time management skills. The summit offers up to 18 CPE credits and provides an opportunity to network with other administrative professionals.
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
The two-day training event on project leadership will take place September 10-11, 2009 in Washington DC. Attendees can earn up to 14 PDUs. Day one will cover identifying tools and techniques for successful project teams, communication strategies, decision making, and managing project change. Day two focuses on organizing and negotiating effectively, various decision making and leadership styles, and managing issues and risk. The training aims to provide skills for increased project success through modules, exercises and real-life examples.
Level up governance presentation dave litwiller - march 2013Dave Litwiller
The document discusses building better boards of directors for growth- and expansion-stage tech companies. It emphasizes focusing on high impact practices like executive sessions, CEO performance feedback, and continuous governance improvement. As companies evolve, boards should evolve their skills and composition as well, targeting directors that fill key needs as the business changes. Minutes should document all director discussions and considerations to improve board accountability.
This two-day training on employee engagement will teach participants how to understand what drives employee engagement, discover causes of employee motivation and procrastination, and use social media to foster collaboration. The training will provide tools and best practices for listening to employees, providing feedback, and engaging a multi-generational workforce. Participants will learn how employee disengagement impacts productivity and costs organizations. They will earn up to 12 CPE credits for attending.
This document provides information about the Budgeting & Forecasting Masters 2009 conference to be held September 28-30, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA. The conference will focus on improving budgeting and forecasting techniques and will provide up to 15 CPE credits. Sessions over the two and a half day event will address topics such as developing accurate forecasts with imperfect data, driver-based budgeting, risk assessment in forecasting, and streamlining organizational forecasting processes. Pre and post-conference workshops are also available on transitioning to rolling forecasts and modeling key business drivers.
1. The document describes a 5-day training program for administrative professionals to learn skills to advance their careers.
2. Participants will learn how to perform self-assessments, develop professional development plans, utilize mentoring, set goals, and market themselves for career advancement.
3. Specific sessions will cover managing time and stress, improving communication skills, positioning oneself for management roles, and achieving a work-life balance.
The document discusses the role of HR in innovation. It argues that HR needs to act as a strategic business partner that creates solutions aligned with business needs, while also standardizing processes for efficiency. HR faces challenges in balancing centralization with diverse stakeholder needs. The document also discusses the role of an ombudsman in mediating conflicts and increasing employee satisfaction. Finally, it promotes the idea of "constructive controversy," where intellectual conflicts drive new understanding and problem solving, as a way for HR to facilitate innovation from all levels of an organization.
Davinci Meeting Rooms offers over 4,000 meeting rooms in more than 1,100 locations across 30 countries. The document discusses why rented meeting rooms are useful for businesses, as they provide fully equipped spaces for meetings and events without the high costs of owning permanent office space. It outlines different scenarios where meeting rooms are preferable to other options like hotels or cafes. The document also provides tips for selecting meeting rooms, including checking for technologies, services, and amenities. Overall, the document promotes Davinci Meeting Rooms as a solution for businesses to host meetings, events, and training sessions.
Charisma Productions Gazette Volume 3 Issue 10 October EditionBetty Andrews
The document provides tips for effective meeting management. It discusses managing competing conversations that can distract from the main discussion. Suggestions include using non-verbal cues, asking questions to engage off-topic participants, and establishing group signals to indicate when side conversations are occurring. The document also outlines steps for effective planning before meetings such as determining the meeting purpose, ensuring the appropriate participants can attend, and distributing pre-work for review in advance. Overall the tips aim to help people spend their time in meetings productively and achieve intended results.
PGi White Paper Accelerating+Sales+Process V05defilippomarco
The document discusses strategies for using collaboration technologies to accelerate the sales cycle in 3 key areas:
1) Improving internal collaboration and knowledge sharing through virtual meetings and document sharing.
2) Closing business more quickly by bringing all decision makers into virtual meetings.
3) Enhancing customer support and building loyalty by keeping customers informed and engaged through ongoing communication.
This document discusses optimizing video conferencing solutions for meetings with onsite and remote participants. It argues that while video conferencing is useful for connecting remote workers, it is not well-suited for collaboration in meetings. Specifically, using video conferencing for in-room meetings is inefficient and limits collaboration compared to technologies designed for sharing content and collaborating. It recommends that organizations invest more in collaboration technologies and integrate them with video conferencing to better serve all meeting participants.
The document summarizes the 2010 Annual Administrative Management Summit. The summit would provide up to 18 hours of CPE credits and focus on helping administrative professionals advance their careers. Over two days, participants could attend workshops and sessions on developing a professional development plan, communicating effectively, negotiating skills, managing stress, collaboration, diversity, and event planning. Testimonials from past attendees highlighted how the summit provided useful information and skills to apply on the job.
With 32 percent of meetings conducted virtually, remote meetings have become a reality of modern office life. Conferencing technology can have a huge impact on how smoothly your meetings go—and how much, or how little, employee time gets wasted in the process. Our testing found that the Hub 500 can help speed up the time it takes to do everyday tasks like creating an ad-hoc meeting, joining a scheduled meeting, and making a laptop presentation. What’s more, those time savings could accumulate to save your company up to four and a half hours of employee time per year, or up to $193 of an average annual salary. With the Lenovo ThinkSmart Hub 500, your employees could spend less time solving technical hiccups and more time solving the problems that matter.
How to Build an Exceptional Board: Recruitment, Orientation, Training and Eva...Greenlights
The document summarizes a presentation on building an exceptional nonprofit board. It discusses principles of good governance, finding and engaging the right board members, and ensuring boards are effective. Effective boards are aligned with the organization's mission, hold the CEO and organization accountable, and engage in practices like self-assessment, term limits, and focusing on competencies like understanding context and facilitating board learning. Building an exceptional board requires the right recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and evaluation processes.
The Role Tailored User Experience In Microsoft Dynamics Nav 2009Greg Miles
The new RoleTailored User Experience in Microsoft Dynamics NAV ("Navision") ERP software is designed to boost productivity and work the way you want to work.
This document provides guidance for nonprofit organizations on making technology purchasing decisions. It discusses common pitfalls like relying too heavily on consultants and features over needs. The model of control is presented as a framework with four elements: critical business issues, organizational outline, doable logistics, and return on mission. Return on mission is defined as a way to measure how a purchase impacts the nonprofit's mission beyond financial return on investment. An example is provided of calculating return on mission for a women's nonprofit using event marketing software. Key takeaways are to use the model of control and consider how purchases affect an organization's mission.
ROLE PLAY – How to ensure success during a leadership role transition outlines 10 top strategies to ensure a new leader’s success in his or her new role.
The document outlines steps government leaders can take to implement lean principles within their agencies. It discusses establishing clear outcomes and measures, mapping core agency processes, understanding customer needs, assigning accountability, engaging employees, and focusing on continuous improvement. Leaders are encouraged to assess management waste, lead learning initiatives, and use various tools to embed a new problem-solving culture focused on value and efficiency. The overall goal is a cultural shift toward more data-driven, customer-focused operations.
The document outlines 10 common integration mistakes and provides advice to avoid them. The top mistakes include lack of pre-planning, no formal integration strategy, and failure to prioritize workstreams. Other mistakes are a senior leadership void, poor communication planning, inadequate synergy program management, lack of resources, and no defined end state or measurements. Proper planning, leadership, communication, resources, and oversight can help integrations be successful.
This document provides information about a two-day training seminar on project leadership skills. The training will take place on September 10-11, 2009 in Washington, DC and will provide up to 14 PDUs. Attendees will learn tools and techniques for effective project team leadership, communication, decision making, change management, and motivation. Sessions will include lectures, exercises and real-world examples. The training is intended for project managers, directors, and other project roles.
The document summarizes an annual administrative management summit taking place on January 14-15, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The summit will provide training and workshops over two days for administrative professionals to develop skills in areas such as communication, leadership, time management, and using technology. Some key sessions include developing a professional development plan, communicating effectively, negotiating with confidence, and perfecting time management skills. The summit offers up to 18 CPE credits and provides an opportunity to network with other administrative professionals.
Working with some of the world’s leading technology innovators, Steljes has developed the Business Productivity Suite to help you change the way you work for real and lasting benefit. The Business Productivity Suite comprises of the cream of today’s productivity technology, under one roof, designed to address five focus areas that businesses tell us they need to make more efficient: meetings, video and data conferencing, workspaces and flexible working, training and marketing and communications.
The two-day training event on project leadership will take place September 10-11, 2009 in Washington DC. Attendees can earn up to 14 PDUs. Day one will cover identifying tools and techniques for successful project teams, communication strategies, decision making, and managing project change. Day two focuses on organizing and negotiating effectively, various decision making and leadership styles, and managing issues and risk. The training aims to provide skills for increased project success through modules, exercises and real-life examples.
Level up governance presentation dave litwiller - march 2013Dave Litwiller
The document discusses building better boards of directors for growth- and expansion-stage tech companies. It emphasizes focusing on high impact practices like executive sessions, CEO performance feedback, and continuous governance improvement. As companies evolve, boards should evolve their skills and composition as well, targeting directors that fill key needs as the business changes. Minutes should document all director discussions and considerations to improve board accountability.
This two-day training on employee engagement will teach participants how to understand what drives employee engagement, discover causes of employee motivation and procrastination, and use social media to foster collaboration. The training will provide tools and best practices for listening to employees, providing feedback, and engaging a multi-generational workforce. Participants will learn how employee disengagement impacts productivity and costs organizations. They will earn up to 12 CPE credits for attending.
This document provides information about the Budgeting & Forecasting Masters 2009 conference to be held September 28-30, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA. The conference will focus on improving budgeting and forecasting techniques and will provide up to 15 CPE credits. Sessions over the two and a half day event will address topics such as developing accurate forecasts with imperfect data, driver-based budgeting, risk assessment in forecasting, and streamlining organizational forecasting processes. Pre and post-conference workshops are also available on transitioning to rolling forecasts and modeling key business drivers.
1. The document describes a 5-day training program for administrative professionals to learn skills to advance their careers.
2. Participants will learn how to perform self-assessments, develop professional development plans, utilize mentoring, set goals, and market themselves for career advancement.
3. Specific sessions will cover managing time and stress, improving communication skills, positioning oneself for management roles, and achieving a work-life balance.
The document discusses the role of HR in innovation. It argues that HR needs to act as a strategic business partner that creates solutions aligned with business needs, while also standardizing processes for efficiency. HR faces challenges in balancing centralization with diverse stakeholder needs. The document also discusses the role of an ombudsman in mediating conflicts and increasing employee satisfaction. Finally, it promotes the idea of "constructive controversy," where intellectual conflicts drive new understanding and problem solving, as a way for HR to facilitate innovation from all levels of an organization.
Davinci Meeting Rooms offers over 4,000 meeting rooms in more than 1,100 locations across 30 countries. The document discusses why rented meeting rooms are useful for businesses, as they provide fully equipped spaces for meetings and events without the high costs of owning permanent office space. It outlines different scenarios where meeting rooms are preferable to other options like hotels or cafes. The document also provides tips for selecting meeting rooms, including checking for technologies, services, and amenities. Overall, the document promotes Davinci Meeting Rooms as a solution for businesses to host meetings, events, and training sessions.
Charisma Productions Gazette Volume 3 Issue 10 October EditionBetty Andrews
The document provides tips for effective meeting management. It discusses managing competing conversations that can distract from the main discussion. Suggestions include using non-verbal cues, asking questions to engage off-topic participants, and establishing group signals to indicate when side conversations are occurring. The document also outlines steps for effective planning before meetings such as determining the meeting purpose, ensuring the appropriate participants can attend, and distributing pre-work for review in advance. Overall the tips aim to help people spend their time in meetings productively and achieve intended results.
PGi White Paper Accelerating+Sales+Process V05defilippomarco
The document discusses strategies for using collaboration technologies to accelerate the sales cycle in 3 key areas:
1) Improving internal collaboration and knowledge sharing through virtual meetings and document sharing.
2) Closing business more quickly by bringing all decision makers into virtual meetings.
3) Enhancing customer support and building loyalty by keeping customers informed and engaged through ongoing communication.
This document discusses optimizing video conferencing solutions for meetings with onsite and remote participants. It argues that while video conferencing is useful for connecting remote workers, it is not well-suited for collaboration in meetings. Specifically, using video conferencing for in-room meetings is inefficient and limits collaboration compared to technologies designed for sharing content and collaborating. It recommends that organizations invest more in collaboration technologies and integrate them with video conferencing to better serve all meeting participants.
This document provides guidance on creating a plan to transition an organization to paperless practices. It recommends establishing goals, assessing current technology, assembling a project team, developing a communication strategy, creating a timeline, and establishing metrics. The plan should cover these six essential elements to ensure buy-in and guide the transition. Incremental changes may work for some firms, while others prefer a complete overhaul; the approach depends on each organization's unique situation. Measuring progress and adapting as needed are also emphasized.
Maximizing personal roi at trade shows and conventionsOnline
Maximizing Personal ROI at trade Shows and conventions, a whitepaper by Todd M. Hanson, President and Founder, ROI of Engagement, reveals how participants of trade shows and conventions can use seven simple steps to gain approval for attendance, maximize business success and measure personal ROI.
Any organisation that wants to build long-lasting relationships essential for corporate growth must understand how to organise corporate events. By organising a corporate event, you may deepen your relationships with current customers and business partners while fostering sincere relationships and attracting new ones.
Business event planning is a significant operation that calls for almost superhuman levels of planning and attention to detail.
The fundamental components of event management—research, design, planning, coordination, and evaluation—must be understood before you host any event, whether it's a 300-person product launch or a 15-person employee training.
In this deck, you’ll learn how corporate events provide a valuable opportunity to learn and gain insights to help your organisation improve operations, gain a competitive advantage and achieve your overall objective.
You’ll also learn
1. The key strategy to creating an effective corporate event
2. What to watch out for when choosing your venue
3. The basic elements of a corporate event
How to Select the Right Online Platform for Any MeetingT Harris
Online meetings systems are designed to support a range of meeting types, but no product supports ALL meetings well.
Meetings are not nails, so you should stop trying to use a single online meeting platform hammer.
Groups have more productive and engaging meetings when they use tools designed for the type of meetings they run.
For best results, companies and organizations may need to invest in more than one meeting platform.
6 types of business meetings in organizationSophia He
More often than not, you attend several meeting in a week. In other words, you probably sit through different types of business meetings. Workplace meetings are vital elements of company management. There are meetings where you make decisions, share information, and there are those where you brainstorm on something. (https://www.eztalks.com)
These are the slides that were used at the first In-Person meeting of the PHXBusinessOwners Group. Please contact Robb Evans at robb.evans@PHXBusinessOwners.org with any questions.
Tips and tricks from our own account-based marketing programs, having to shirt from in-person to virtual workshops in response to the coronavirus crisis.
This document discusses how online video meeting rooms can help marketing agencies strengthen relationships with clients and collaborate more efficiently. It notes that meetings are essential for marketing work but can waste time. Online video meetings allow for more personal interactions than phone calls while being simpler and less costly than in-person meetings. They enable quick check-ins, reviews, brainstorming sessions, and status updates without long travel times. This keeps communications smooth and work progressing.
Business meetings serve various purposes within an organization, including communication, decision-making, problem-solving, and planning. There are different types of meetings like board meetings, team meetings, and client meetings. Meetings can have formal structures with set agendas and times or be more informal with open discussions. Overall, meetings are important for making decisions, setting goals, sharing information, building relationships, and collaborating.
How Webinars Save You Time, Money and carbon Emissonsmichaelmadsen
This document discusses how webinars and remote collaboration tools can save time, money, and reduce carbon emissions. It provides examples of how companies have used webinar technologies in strategic ways to expand their business globally in a more cost effective manner through remote training and collaboration instead of business travel. Webinars allow companies to engage and influence large numbers of customers and prospects online in an interactive format while remaining in their own offices.
How Webinars Save You Time, Money and carbon Emissonsmichaelmadsen
Webinars and remote collaboration tools can save organizations time, money, and carbon emissions in several ways:
1) They reduce costs associated with business travel such as flights, hotels, meals and lost productivity.
2) They allow companies to expand their global reach more quickly and at lower cost by training and collaborating remotely.
3) They enable organizations to standardize processes, capture institutional knowledge, and become "learning organizations" by recording and archiving webinars and meetings.
4) When used for customer training, support, and communication, they can improve customer service levels and foster loyalty.
There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to the value that webinars and remote collaboration tools can provide. In this unique guide, you’ll find an enterprise-wide view of strategic uses for a wide range of webinar solutions, as well as targeted advice to help your organization realize their potential for creating more efficient, effective business operations.
How Webinars Save You Time, Money and carbon Emissonsmichaelmadsen
Webinars and remote collaboration tools can save organizations time, money, and carbon emissions in several ways:
1) They reduce costs associated with business travel such as flights, hotels, meals and lost productivity.
2) They allow companies to expand their global reach more quickly and at lower cost by demonstrating products and conducting trainings remotely.
3) They enable organizations to foster a "learning organization" culture and standardize processes by recording webinars and meetings for future reference.
4) When used to replace in-person meetings and trainings, webinars can significantly reduce an organization's carbon footprint by cutting back on air travel.
How Webinars Save You Time, Money and carbon Emissonsmichaelmadsen
This document discusses how webinars and remote collaboration tools can save time, money, and reduce carbon emissions. It provides examples of how companies have used webinar technologies in strategic ways to expand their business globally in a more cost effective manner through remote training and collaboration instead of business travel. Webinars allow companies to engage and influence large numbers of customers and prospects while reducing costs associated with travel. Once companies experience the benefits, they often adopt these tools more widely across their organizations.
The document provides guidance on conducting effective strategic business planning for an insurance agency. It recommends identifying key participants, designating a "watchdog" to ensure the plan is followed, and using a facilitator to guide discussions. The planning process should involve analyzing the agency's current state, setting goals, and determining how to achieve those goals. Internal analysis, financial benchmarks, organizational structure, workflow, automation, and office layout are important areas to examine. Conducting open discussions through exercises can reveal strengths, weaknesses and differing perspectives to inform the planning process.
Learn how to develop a six step strategic framework for thinking about, installing and driving business-oriented adoption of Central Desktop within organizations.
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Charisma Productions Network - Tutorial: Google for WebmastersBetty Andrews
The document provides an overview of Google's resources for webmasters to help them understand how Google discovers, indexes, ranks websites. It discusses tools like Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools), Sitemaps, robots.txt files, and best practices for accessibility, duplicate content, links and PageRank. The goal is to help webmasters create websites that are discoverable, accessible and relevant to Google's algorithms.
This document provides information about holding productive off-site corporate meetings. It recommends holding meetings off-site periodically to get a fresh perspective and reduce workplace distractions. Off-site meetings can be held at a conference center, chamber of commerce, or other venue near the office. Reasons to meet off-site include creating strategy, evaluating operations, building team relationships, and enhancing company culture. The document also provides tips for maximizing the results of off-site meetings, such as defining clear objectives, getting employee input, and taking a strengths-based approach to focus on strengths rather than just problems.
The document is the September 2010 issue of the Charisma Productions Gazette. It discusses the importance and benefits of off-site corporate meetings and presentations. It notes that research shows off-site meetings have the highest return on investment of any marketing tool. The issue also provides a Labor Day article noting the history and traditions of the holiday in the US. It wishes readers a happy and safe Labor Day from the staff of Charisma Productions Network.
The document is a newsletter from Charisma Productions Network discussing upcoming July 4th celebrations and providing tips for effective off-site meetings. It encourages remembering the historical significance of Independence Day while enjoying festivities with family and friends. The newsletter also outlines principles for well-designed off-site meetings, such as ensuring the right attendees are present and that the meeting style matches the goals. Tips are provided for organizing documents and files.
1. Charisma Productions Gazette
Volume 3, Issue 6 June 2011
Corporate Meeting Facility to Essentials of Productive Off-
Create an Impression Site Meetings
Successful Meeting Facilities Productive Meetings
Choosing the Right Facility Off-Site Meetings
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Many companies do not have conference rooms or big Once in a while it’s a good idea to shake things up and get a
fresh perspective on where your business is headed, and one
spaces to hold corporate meetings. They opt for corporate of the best ways to get a new outlook is a change of scenery.
meeting facilities provided by others for this. A corporate The everyday work environment, regardless of the
meeting facility is generally a luxurious and impressive space safeguards put in place to discourage on-site distractions,
comes with visual, auditory and physical associations that
which can be rented by any company to hold their corporate affect the focus and emotions of participants. Try as they
meetings. might to ignore these associations, participants will
consciously and subconsciously be reminded of voice mails,
e-mails and other unfinished projects. This will only stifle their
Renting a Corporate Meeting Facility focus and creativity, dramatically reducing the return on
investment from the event.
Large or small corporations often require having meetings for
While it is not necessary to fly your entire staff to the
their staff for orientation or felicitations or educational Bahamas, it is necessary to get away from the everyday
purposes or for clients. Many of these companies may not workplace on occasion. Holding an off-site meeting can be as
have an adequate corporate meeting space to hold such simple as going to the closest conference center or the local
chamber of commerce office. Some reasons for holding a
meetings. Renting is the only option in such cases. Before meeting off company property include:
renting out a space a proper idea regarding the requirement
is very important. The size of the gathering and the kind of 1. To create and/or adjust strategy for the future
seating arrangements all depends on the purpose of the
meeting. Once a clear picture regarding this is arrived at, a 2. To evaluate operations, review year-end financial reporting
and suggest adjustments/ improvements for the future
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3. To provide an opportunity for employees to get to know
INSIDE THIS ISSUE one another on a more personal level and build camaraderie
and a sense of team. Another key reason to have off-site
meetings is to enhance the company culture by making them
1 Corporate Meeting Facility to Create an an annual event. By doing so, company personnel can plan
effectively for
Impression
the annual meeting and look forward to it throughout the year.
All of these benefits can easily be incorporated into the same
2 Corporate Meeting Facility-Continued event for maximum effect.
1 Essentials of Productive Off-Site Meetings
Informative, Inspiring, and
3 How to maximize the Results of an Off-Site
Meeting Empowering
4 IT Tip of The Month
CPN Events
5 From Our Executive Chef
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corporate meeting facility can be looked into. In major cities across the United States, there are huge varieties to choose from
when it comes to an event space. Many city meeting facilities range from lofts, theaters, screening rooms, auditoriums, convention
center and so on. These places could be stand alone or a part of a hotel or a bigger structure.
After identifying a few possible venues, it would be a good idea to visit them along with your chosen corporate meeting production
specialist and see for one the space available and also discuss about the facilities provided at the place. Many halls provide digital
screens, presentation software and hardware, high speed internet facility, good acoustics and other audio visual facilities which in
most cases are far more expensive than having your own corporate meeting production specialist whose expertise can make sure
you get the most for your dollar without comprising the quality of your corporate meeting production. In order to receive your best
ROI you should always have your corporate meeting production specialist with you on these inspections. This is to make sure that
you will not be caught unaware of any back end charges when utilizing there facility. The extent of the facilities required again
depends on the type of event being hosted. The location of the conference space is also an important criterion. Easy accessibility
and proximity to airports and hotels always helps if people are flying in from outside to participate in the event. Other
arrangements that need to be looked into are toilet facilities provided in the space. The cost of the meeting space also needs to be
looked into before renting out. Some places are highly expensive while others are relatively cheaper.
Most of the corporate meeting facilities seen these days have well trained staff. They make all the necessary arrangements in
consultation with the renters and who also provide valuable assistance during the event. Together with these staff members the
event can be made into a grand success. Choosing a place that provides it all from digital media to caterers is always better than
going for a place where all the other elements have to be brought in from outside.
Always remember to be sure to consult your corporate meeting production company in order to exceed
your corporate meeting expectations and to make sure you get the best ROI for your meeting.
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3. How to Maximize the Results of an Off-Site Meeting
To maximize the results from off-site meetings and to ensure the ongoing growth, development and success of the company, the
following steps must be applied:
1. Define what a successful event would be for the company by creating a clear purpose and objectives for the event. For
example: “The purpose of our annual off-site meeting this year is to offer a fun and creative environment from which everyone
can leave the event with an energized and enthusiastic focus on clear, specific goals and objectives for the coming year. Each
team member will leave the event with a plan of action that will create momentum for the first 60 days with a structured system in
place by all department heads for ongoing and consistent follow-up to assigned accountabilities.”
2. Create a forum for input from key participants prior to the event so they feel as if they are part of the process and not just there
to serve the company leaders’ agenda. This can be done by identifying someone on the leadership team to be the point person
to develop various input sources so that employees feel that their concerns are being addressed. This can be done through an
employee survey (online or standard), employee focus groups or an online discussion board or listserv through which ideas and
issues for consideration can be shared.
3. Take a strength-based approach by focusing on the assets of the overall organization and its individual participants. Most
businesses focus only on fixing problems and what went wrong throughout the year. By identifying the core strengths of the
organization, a company can begin leveraging those strengths for creativity and innovation to get to the next level. When done
properly this approach improves performance and results, because if you are only trying to “fix” problems you are just barely
getting back to “acceptable” levels of performance and results. The reason this is important is shown by a client case study. I
recently worked with a team of technicians who were required to be jacks-of-all trades and were sent on service calls regardless
of their expertise. After evaluating the strengths of individual team members, we were able to put together teams of technicians
with specialties and sent them to the jobs for which they were most qualified. This lowered expenses by reducing “call-backs”
and improved the company’s bottom-line results.
4. Create a format whereby priorities identified at the event have specific accountabilities for next steps and follow-up. This will
create momentum, ensuring progress toward the program’s objectives. Identify the responsible managers and department heads
and have them schedule follow-up accountability sessions with each of their team members before leaving the event (it’s a good
idea to have the follow-up meeting dates booked before the event takes place so they are on everyone’s calendars). These
follow-up accountability sessions should include both one-on-one and team sessions so that team members are updated on
each other’s progress, if deemed appropriate. If so, it can add value, motivation, inspiration and momentum to the effort.
5. Hire an outside facilitator. Internal company meeting facilitators are obstacles in attaining the desired results because:
a. They bring their own prejudices and agendas to the facilitation.
b. They have other, more important professional skills and responsibilities within the company. They should focus attention there
and not on trying to facilitate a meeting.
c. The other participants bring their own beliefs and attitudes toward the internal facilitator, which will always get in the way of
maximizing the results of the event.
Most qualified business consultants and coaches should be able to provide facilitation for these types of events and can be found
through local or regional business referral services such as a chamber of commerce. As with most business resources, the best
way to find a qualified facilitator is to ask colleagues and associates if they have had good experiences with any business
coaches or consultants and get a referral.
The best facilitators will want to be involved from the earliest stages of planning the event and will have a hand in most of
everything I’ve outlined above; they’ll even help craft the objectives and measures for the program. They will also help design the
accountabilities and specific follow-up and follow-through procedures so that the output created at the event is implemented,
which is the most important part of this process —poor or no follow-through is the number one reason so much money is wasted
on events like these.
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4. IT Tip of the Month
Outlook Tip: Work across Time Zones
If you make phone calls and attend meetings with people who are not in your time zone, whether they be across the country or
across the world, you know how tedious it can be to calculate what time it is in Sydney when it is 3pm in California, for example.
Luckily for global workers, Outlook 2007 makes this easy.
Create a new appointment, click the Time Zone icon on the toolbar and, from the time zone list, choose the other person's time
zone. For example, if your meeting is at 10am Sydney time, select 10am for the time and then choose GMT + 10 Canberra,
Melbourne, Sydney from the list. Your appointment will then be scheduled for the correct time in your calendar which, if you're in
California, is 5pm the day before — but you don't have to work that out; Outlook does it for you.
Outlook Tip: Send an Email to a Traditional Mobile Device
Although many businesses use smart phones for their business communications, sometimes there is a need to send a message
to a partner or customer who uses a regular cell phone. You can do it right from Outlook if the recipient’s phone supports SMS
(short message service), which is a common feature for the majority of the phones available in the market. All you need is the
recipient’s email address. The major carriers usually assign an email address of user’s 10 digit phone number at carrier
domain name dot com, and you can use it to send short text messages to any cell phone. If you are not sure what email
domain to use, below are domains for the major US carriers
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5. From Our Executive Chef
Margarita Steak with Orange Salsa
2 pounds boneless beef top round steak, trimmed
Marinade:
2/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
½ cup tequila
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
2 medium garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
Salsa:
2 oranges peeled and sliced into ½ inch pieces
1 small red onion, chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried oregano
Combine marinade ingredients in a large plastic bag and mix well. Add the steak and close. Refrigerate for at least 4
hours. While waiting, combine all salsa ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well and set aside. Once steak is ready,
remove from bag and discard marinade. Place steak on a heated grill and cook over medium heat for about 20
minutes. Turn once, halfway through cook time. Remove from heat and allow resting for 10 minutes before carving.
Serve with orange salsa. Yum!
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