Absolutely! If you have ever run down a hall in the practical shoes of a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)*, worked with a mother of the bride as Wedding Planner, or handed out Bingo cards at a school fund-raiser, you most likely have received some friendly fire. I sub-titled my blog, “…from the frontlines of eventContinue reading “Planners on the Frontlines?”
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Know Your Limits
People often over-extend their limits: lift too much weight, eat too much food, or watch too much TV. When planning an event, this topic is rarely discussed; do you know an event’s limits? We take for granted that buildings and supporting structures are just going to function. They do every other day of the weekContinue reading “Know Your Limits”
Please and Thank You!
Remember the days when we used to pass someone on the sidewalk, smile, and say hi? I hope so, it was less than two years ago that this type of interaction was a social norm. It seems like the pandemic has given people a courtesy lobotomy. Now, people divert their eyes from others, walk oddlyContinue reading “Please and Thank You!”
These Boots are Made for Walking
Well, it wasn’t exactly boots I was after, but footwear for sure. You’ll have to indulge me. What’s the benefit of having your own blog if once in a blue moon you can’t rant? Apparently, after the world shut down, nobody gets dressed for work anymore. I mean actually dressed in business attire. Suit, tie,Continue reading “These Boots are Made for Walking”
The Right Main Thing
You have heard it before, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” Stephen Covey coined this phrase in his book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”1 My very boiled-down version of Mr. Covey’s idea is that we can easily become focused on the wrong right thing. Somewhere along theContinue reading “The Right Main Thing”