April 01, 2016
Reduce Risk With An Active Shooter
AN ACTIVE SHOOTER is a person who appears to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people. These situations are dynamic and evolve rapidly, demanding...
March 29, 2016
Taya Kyle | Tragedy to Triumph
Taya Kyle has persevered through one of the most difficult situations one could face: losing a loved one. In 2013, her husband U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle was tragically shot and...
March 28, 2016
How to Become A Motivational Speaker | Stop Trying to Sound "Inspirational"
Don’t try to be incredibly inspiring. Instead, try to be incredibly honest.
In other words, don’t say things merely because you think they sound inspirational. Say things...
March 21, 2016
The Myth of the Natural Salesperson
It’s sad, but true, that many people think they can’t do well in sales because of The Myth of the Natural Salesperson. This common fallacy is a destructive idea that I’d like to...
March 20, 2016
Gulf News | Great Place To Work Delivers Effective Change
Cultural transformation can only be achieved when managers realise that employees want to be the best and change of their own free will rather than under pressure.
What’s...
March 17, 2016
Predicting the Next Wave of Industry Disruption
If you read the avalanche of marketing material from venture-funded loss-making startups in the cloud space you’d think that on-premise infrastructure will become akin to old...
March 15, 2016
Event Success | The Inbox Never Lies
By Shawn Hanks
CEO
If anyone knows anything about having to consistently one-up themselves on a job well done, it’s event planners. ‘Event planner’ was recently ranked as the fifth most stressful...
March 15, 2016
5 Steps to Improve Your Next Business Presentation
Prepare with a question, not a slide deck. When you prepare, ask yourself “What’s really important?” Develop an outline with key points and stories before you create PowerPoint...
March 10, 2016
Top 5 Most Stressful Jobs? Event Planners Make the List
Each of us can readily empathize how serving in the military, police force, fighting fires or flying a plane can be stressful, but you don't truly know how stressful...
March 09, 2016
What A 5'11 Guy Can Learn From A 7'4 Guy About Hustle
By Brian Lord
President
If you can take a story from a 7’4 NBA player and immediately apply it to yourself and your elementary school daughters, you know the guy has a good story. Former auto...
March 08, 2016
This water is tepid - not room temperature.
By Shawn Hanks
CEO
This Top 5 list image caught my attention this morning. (Thanks for sharing,Vince.) I immediately nodded "yes" knowing the stress levels of our event partners. Planning and...
March 05, 2016
The $10,000 Newlywed Surprise
Coming home from vacation is so hard!
While you’re swinging in a hammock in paradise you forget your long list of things to do, your bills, your diet and your boss. Coming...