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CMP Series Required Reading
Wanda Johnson: ‘My Leadership Style Starts with Respect’
In November, Wanda Johnson, CMP, CAE, was appointed the CEO of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), following a 26-year career at the Endocrine Society, where she
Finding Funding for Women-Led Startups
Women Who Tech is working to close the funding gap and draw global attention to gender bias in venture-capital funding. One key method is hosting Women Startup Challenges, which identify female-owned early-stage startups and invite them to compete for funding.
Better Together: Why Business Events Are Embracing Startups
Finding the right partners will be a hallmark of the next round of breakthrough innovations —making business events and startups a perfect match.
CMP Series: How to Negotiate Better With Hotels
It may be tough to negotiate in a sellers’ market, but hotels don’t hold all the chips. Successful negotiators share their tactics for reaching a fair deal.
Homelessness — ‘Something We Have to Fix’
How the meetings industry is responding to homelessness.
This Is Your Brain on Events
We think that we make decisions based on logic, but unconscious influences affect our behavior and judgment, says behavioral scientist Charlotte Blank.
What Does It Take to Land on ‘Best Small Cities’ List?
What’s the common denominator in the perception of large and small cities as desirable places to live, work, or visit as a tourist or attendee? It’s their vibrancy, according to one destination-branding firm, which has found a new way to measure just that.
Questioning the Q&A
Author Daniel Pink said he started to figure out “intuitively” as a speaker a few years ago that the traditional format of presentation followed by a Q&A was not the best way to end a session. Here’s what he does instead.
The Worst Time of Day for Productivity
An excerpt from Daniel Pink’s “When” discusses the dangers of the “trough,” a lull in the afternoon where productivity reaches an all-time low.
Daniel Pink on the Best Way to Start a Meeting
No matter when your meeting or conference starts, the beginning is a make-or-break time, says author Daniel Pink.
Well-Timed: ‘When’ Author Applies Scientific Insights to Event Scheduling
Daniel Pink looks at the world of business events through the lens of When to improve the attendee experience and their outcomes. And since business-event strategists are all about the how, he also offered up ideas organizers can easily put into practice at their next event.
Mindfulness: Working With Your Emotions
Meditation is a powerful tool for increasing focus and reducing stress, but who has time to sit on a cushion at work? Leah Weiss teaches business students and organizations the skills to bring mindfulness into the fray of the workplace.