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How They See You

PCMA Convene

In 2005, more than 250 nonprofit CEOs told PCMA what they were looking for in their meeting-planner staff. In the survey, respondents told us they sought business acumen — contracting, negotiation, budgeting, and financial management — as well as so skills, including the ability to lead others.

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The Unexpected Behavior Powering Exceptional Business Events

SmartMeetings

It was April 2005 when the thought first struck me. I was in Hall 8 of Messe Frankfurt, walking down one of the aisles of IMEX —the international trade show I was working for at the time. It was 3 p.m.

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Meetings Due Diligence in the Aftermath of a Disaster

MeetingsNet

Here is the seven-step due diligence process recommended by Foster, who has led more than his fair share of clients through post-disaster negotiations from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to last year’s hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Think about the potential worst-case scenario, and whether you can negotiate that down.”.

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‘The Conversation is the Relationship’

PCMA Convene

When I was head of corporate training for an insurance company, I was working with my managers to help them do a better job at speaking up and having the conversations that were really important, and that’s how I met Susan, at the Association for Talent Development [formerly ASTD] conference in 2005 or 2006. I went to her workshop.

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How Planners Maximize the Benefits of Telecommuting

PCMA Convene

Between 2005 and 2014, the number of work-from-home (WFH) employees in the United States grew by 103 percent, according to the research-focused consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics (GWA), which based its assessment on the U.S. “I I love my job,” she recalled saying, “but I just can’t do it like this anymore.”.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. Rumelhart prize (2001), the IJCAI award for research excellence (2005), the Killam prize for Engineering (2012), The IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Gold medal (2016) and the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2017). He was awarded the first David E.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Rumelhart prize (2001), the IJCAI award for research excellence (2005), the Killam prize for Engineering (2012), The IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Gold medal (2016) and the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2017). Michael was the Editor of TechCrunch, which he founded in 2005. He was awarded the first David E. Where to find him?