Alison Green

JUNE 3, 2024

event at Ask a Manager! Remember the letter-writer whose employee was excluded from a team-building event (zip-lining) because of their weight ? A lot of the commenters seemed to assume that Chris was secretly against the event and that it’s the only team building we do. Welcome to the mid-year “where are you now?”

Scaling 105

Scaling Manager 105

Alison Green

OCTOBER 9, 2024

I suppose I could miss the event. For the upcoming awards event: Would you be comfortable contacting the organizers and saying, “My father and I aren’t close and I would like to sit at a different table from him”? I refuse to take a picture or share a table with him. But why should I have to? This is all so unfair. Any suggestions?

Media 105

Media Manager 105

Alison Green

AUGUST 6, 2024

Is liquor inappropriate at a work event that offers beer and wine? I work very closely with another coworker and we frequently plan events for a specific network of professionals. My coworker absolutely refuses to offer mixed drinks at any of our social events. This is a silly, low-stakes question, but I’m curious.

Marketing 106

Marketing Manager 106

Alison Green

MAY 5, 2024

A disgruntled fired employee says he’s coming to a work event I’m planning, I’m a middle manager in a small, quasi-governmental institution open to the public. The problem is that, in a couple weeks, my workplace is holding a major public event, which I was tasked with planning. How do I decline a baby shower at work?

Compensation 100

Compensation Administration Manager Staffing 100

Suzi McAlpine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As humans, we’ve got more than a handful of complex challenges facing us right now.

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Peter Winick

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

An interview with Marcel Wijermars about helping introverted leaders overcome the energy drain and find success at networking events. Marcel gives some valuable tips for introverts traveling and attending events to help manage the energy drain. Learning to lead and network as an introvert. So you mentioned energy.

Energy 240

Energy Travel Marketing Manager 240

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Their likelihood of experiencing an adverse event (measured by the chance of being delisted) is significantly higher when they hold less cash. Researchers have pointed to multiple reasons, including flexibility for M&A and tax advantages. But new research suggests it’s also a form of insurance, especially for smaller firms.

Insurance 144

Insurance Manager 144

Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Fostering an environment where employees are engaged, you must be aware of engagement events throughout the calendar year. This calendar is a planned schedule of activities, initiatives, and events to keep your team motivated and connected throughout the year. Organize cultural events and celebrations.

Employee Engagement 105

Employee Engagement Education Media Inclusion 105

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2024

Typically, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) don’t have the resources to hunker down at an annual strategy retreat or to stop everything they’re doing to respond to unexpected emergencies or events that threaten the bottom line. This puts them at a disadvantage compared to their larger competitors.

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144

Forbes Leadership

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Access to the event is restricted to VeeFriends Series 1 token holders. Gary Vaynerchuk announced that VeeCon 2023 will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from May 18th to May 20th 2023, bringing together iconic leaders from business, web3, and pop culture.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Extreme weather events are harder on companies that aren’t able or prepared to work from home. As those events become more frequent, the ability to work remotely will become more important. The Covid-19 pandemic made this clear, but research shows that it is true of other forms of unexpected disruptions, too.

Risk Management 121

Risk Management Manager 121

Peter Winick

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Vaishali paints a picture of her earliest journey in thought leadership by participating in everything she could find, and every event possible – often leading events, even though it was early in her education and career. I think you should go to networking events and try and get some leads.

Marketing 310

Marketing Digital Transformation Benefits Metrics 310

Peter Winick

AUGUST 25, 2022

Well, prior to the pandemic, if you were to say, Shep, would you do a virtual event that meant a webinar? There’s going to be, you know, big events in Vegas and that sort of thing. Shep Hyken With industry event will still be like, yeah, have to get everybody together like that. You know, it’s the sales event.

Hospitality 204

Hospitality Manager Travel Sales 204

Lolly Daskal

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Optimism creates a framework that can help you deal with negative events. People with negative attitudes dwell on negative events, while those a positive attitude find a way to make it work. Leaders with a positive attitude are less likely to become stressed by negative events. You’ll deal better with disappointment and failure.

Benefits 145

Benefits Marketing Leadership Development Manager 145

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2024

The review highlights the numerous ways in which employees, teams, leaders, organizations, and societies were impacted and offers lessons for managing through future pandemics or other events of mass disruption.

Change Management 125

Change Management Manager 125

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

You should understand the host and their goals for the event, including the topic of discussion and what areas they’d like to focus on. I You should have three to five talking points you want to make throughout the event, and cater them to the demographic of the audience.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The rise of hybrid methods isn’t tied to a particular time or event; instead, they have evolved organically as a response to the needs of modern, complex projects. But many projects — especially those with diverse stakeholder needs and complex structures — benefit from a hybrid approach that combines aspects of Waterfall and Agile.

Project Management 144

Project Management Diversity Benefits Manager 144

Peter Winick

JANUARY 27, 2023

I was at a book marketing event out in San Francisco and there was like a happy hour meeting. And so at that event, Rusty Shelton, who owns an agency based out of Austin, Texas, I’m sure you know, Rusty, he came up to me at this kind of happy hour. So bats and seats refers to people at events. So I just will.

Marketing 246

Marketing Nonprofit Sales Sales 246

Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Here is an example: The conference I am attending has optional workout events starting at 6:30 in the morning. This schedule is frankly ableist and inconsiderate, yet extremely common for these kind of events, and I’m unapologetically choosing not to adhere to anything that is not explicitly required of me. Amen, sister.

Travel 111

Travel Energy Manager 111

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2024

As companies prepare for climate change, many overlook the critical impact on employee health from events like wildfires, extreme heat, and flooding. This oversight can lead to significant financial costs due to increased healthcare expenses, reduced productivity, and decreased labor availability.

Implementation 122

Implementation Benefits Human Resources Manager 122

Michael McKinney

MARCH 12, 2024

Others fail because no matter their degree of planning or vetting, they are unable to adequately address unexpected events in those moments of truth when they occur. I call these inevitable unexpected events — inevitable because they occur with relatively high frequency. No Such Thing as a Perfect Plan Can we avoid these events?

Biotech 102

Biotech Marketing Diversity Operations 102

Alison Green

AUGUST 20, 2024

He never bothers to schedule work time for us to do that, but when we have mandatory work events outside of normal hours, he wants the team to continue hanging out after the event ends, often late into the night. We recently came back from a huge work event that had long days, mandatory team dinners, and other required events.

Manager 94

Manager 94

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Managers should use four strategies to get the most out of their offsites: 1) Tailor sessions based on pre-event data; 2) charge new hires with offsite objectives; 3) guide employees’ preparation; and 4) track the value of offsites.

Manager 110

Manager 110

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate Nestlé is an example of a company that has embraced this concept in its factories and, as a result, has built a resilient operational model that has helped the company effectively respond to adverse events and challenges.

Operations 131

Operations Manager 131

AIHR

JANUARY 16, 2024

If there is a surge in company profits this year, you can reward company performers with promotions and bonuses or hold employee appreciation events to award deserving employees. Plan events to celebrate diversity Recognizing diversity is the core of an inclusive culture where employees of all backgrounds are heard and respected.

Diversity 119

Diversity Inclusion Implementation Employee Engagement 119

Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It’s prioritizing marriage above all other life events in a way that isn’t fair or equitable (although it reflects our culture’s tendency to do the same). How do I politely end conversations at networking events? I’m on the board of the association for a charity that pays for me to attend various networking events.

Manager 106

Manager Recruitment 106

Alison Green

MARCH 11, 2024

Drake and Josh work as contractors for Company A, which holds a big event at the end of every quarter. Company A holds the event across multiple cities at various venues and hires contractors to sort, pack, and ship materials out to the venues and then receive and unpack everything after the event.

Transportation 102

Transportation Manager Government Compensation 102

Michael McKinney

MAY 17, 2024

We catastrophize events and situations. Iannarino explains: You might have a difficult person or an event that triggers negativity. You create a narrative that makes you stronger after a negative event. The traumas we experience can only limit us when we invest negative meaning into these events, telling and retelling the story.

Media 111

Media Energy Implementation 111

Alison Green

AUGUST 1, 2024

A disgruntled fired employee says he’s coming to a work event I’m planning (#3 at the link; first update here ) I just thought I’d send a final update on the situation with Sam, the fired employee who threatened to attend a work event I was planning. The tl;dr: the event happened with police presence, and Sam did not show.

Administration 92

Administration Manager Benefits Marketing 92

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2024

These can range from exogenous shocks, such as inflation, supply-chain disruption, or political events; operating-model issues, such as the need to change technology, governance, or ways of working; or human dynamics, such as employee confidence in or ownership of the change.

Energy 118

Energy Government Operations Digital Transformation 118

Alison Green

AUGUST 13, 2024

. * We have several weekend/evening events we volunteer for, where volunteering gives you comp time; if you’re a parent who volunteers and calls out day-of due to childcare, you still get your comp day (as you might imagine, every event usually has about 25-30 people call out due to childcare). Higher retirement matching?

Benefits 122

Benefits Onboarding Manager 122

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Others find it hard to fully move on, wondering why they remain exhausted and still carry the weight of the event with them. Many mistakenly believe that, once they report a situation or incident, they’ll experience relief, but find they continue to feel and process the aftershocks of what happened even years later.

Diversity 128

Diversity Inclusion 128

Alison Green

JUNE 11, 2024

I could see how someone might naively ask about making cupcakes for an event, or taking photos. A few months after the infamous meeting, I was asked to start coming to in-person events. I couldn’t event attend some of the rescheduled meetings or trainings because I couldn’t find a sitter with two days notice.

Manager 106

Manager 106

Ascend

JUNE 12, 2024

Determine which events can best support your MedTech business development initiatives with this comprehensive list of MedTech conferences.

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Lolly Daskal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Myth 7: Leadership Development is a One-Time Event Effective leadership is not a destination, but a lifelong journey of self-improvement and growth. Navigating this transition requires courage, resilience, and a willingness to embrace the unknown.

Leadership Development 133

Leadership Development Diversity Accounts 133

Peter Winick

JANUARY 3, 2023

I mean, if even if a given organization is decreasing its amount of in-person events, you know, there’s plenty of different you know, if you’re an individual speaker, there’s plenty of different target audiences that you could be talking to. What else are you seeing that’s interesting?

Marketing 225

Marketing Travel Sales Sales 225

Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A corporate team-building event ending in disaster will come as no surprise to anyone who’s been forced to participate in one. The employee was on a day-long “team-building” hike, and he was left behind after the rest of his colleagues made it down the mountain safely. Emergency responders found him stranded in a gully the next day.

Manager 116

Manager 116