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How to Make Changes Efficiently
Addressing silos and miscommunication needn’t require a massive reorganization, experts say—it starts with knowing your blind spots. “The thing I wish I could change is how we deal with each other,” Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff at an all-hands meeting earlier...
How Is DOGE Impacting the Meetings Industry?
Business travel and professional development — considered “non-essential expenses” — are usually prime targets for cutting when higher-education budgets are tight. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cost-efficiency initiative executive order includes a...
Medical Professionals Going to Extremes
World Extreme Medicine Conference Date: Nov. 16-18, 2024 Location: Dynamic Earth Science Centre and Planetarium, Edinburgh, Scotland Website: worldextrememedicine.com 2024 Global Attendees: 300 Primarily from U.K., U.S., Australia, and Europe Illustration by Carmen...
New Report Outlines Key Factors Impacting the Business Events Industry
The Events Industry Council’s “Futures Landscape Report” looks at 12 forces facing the business events industry. Among the trends identified by creative agency VML Intelligence in its most recent “The Future 100” report is the rise of the superforecaster. “From...
People on the Move
Recent announcements about career changes include: Nathan Tollett and John Solis Houston First has promoted Nathan Tollett to the role of Senior Vice President of Convention Sales. Tollett replaces John Solis who is taking on the newly created role of Senior Vice...
The New Professional GPS: Redefining Success on Your Own Terms
The traditional roadmap to professional success has long been clear: climb the corporate ladder, accumulate achievements, and measure progress through titles and salary increases. However, a profound shift is occurring in how modern leaders define and pursue success,...
