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How Changing Your Mind Can Be Beneficial for Planners

What if being indecisive or changing your mind wasn’t necessarily a bad thing?
Candi Castleberry Singleton, diversity, diverse meetings, integrated inclusion, Twitter, Expect Diversity

3 Diversity Strategies from Twitter’s New VP of Inclusion & Diversity

By making diversity a core business goal, people will respond to creating a more inclusive core workforce.
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3 Valuable Lessons Gleaned from Improv Comedy Clubs

Because improv is created on the spot with others, participants learn to be present and pay attention to their partners.
millennial bosses, Millennial Mindset, millennials, meeting tips

3 Tips for Millennials Who Are Now Bosses

As managers of Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers, millennials have found themselves in the interesting predicament of managing older staff members who have been working much longer.
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Having the Right Mentor & Communication Style Advances Female Professionals

Prevue speaks with Sarah Scudder about her experience as a female millennial in the workplace and what advice she has for future generations of professionals.
Tim Ferriss, fear setting, goal setting, The 4-Hour Workweek, TED Talk, Inspiration Hub

Try Fear Setting Instead of Goal Setting to Achieve Success

Instead of goal setting, why don't you try fear setting this New Year's?

Lessons on Deliberate Visual Messaging From the Royal Family

In addition to trends used for meetings and event décor, culture-specific color associations are critical for the planner to understand—and wear.
improv, team building, DC Comedy Club, The Shakedown

How Improv Themes Translate Back at the Office

The skills learned in improv are skills essential to any office: communication, collaboration and creativity.
millennials, bad habits, selfies, Millennial Mindset

3 Bad Habits that Millennials Can Avoid to Save Time

If you’re a millennial or know a millennial, it will likely come as no surprise to hear that millennials have made a habit of wasting time due to technology.

4 Ways to Earn the Respect of Your Exec Team

Instead of being one of thousands of employees fighting to stand out, I wanted regular face time with the CEO, CFO and COO.
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The Secret to Living Longer Involves Meeting Face-to-Face

Do you ever wonder what it would take to live to 100 or beyond? The answer may lie in face-to-face contact.
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D.C.’s New Innovation Incubator Encourages Diversity

Destinations across the country are focusing on diversity and inclusion more now than ever in an effort to make all attendees feel welcome in their communities.
What I Know, team building, Cisco Systems Inc., Corporate Travel Concepts

My All-Time Favorite Team Building Activity Was… 

My all-time favorite team building activity was a bike build on the beachfront in Cancun, Mexico.
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How Millennials Are Changing Snacking at Meetings

You better believe that this new, influential generation of consumers is changing our snack choices, especially at meetings.