Management

The Short Report - 2003-04-01
Ruling Could Aid Convention Labor Competition
By Ben Chapman
Thin is In
While easing into a cab in Las Vegas, on my way to the Consumer Electronics show, I glanced at the seat in front of me and did a double take. Before me was a flat LCD screen, showing ads for a comic...
By Michael Goldstein
Welcome Wagon
At events and meetings, you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. Whether it's a convention for thousands or a meeting for a dozen, attendees will arrive by plane, train, or...
By Maureen Kelly-Kinsella
A Private Affair
The slumping economy of the past two years has produced at least one upside for meeting planners: more choices on where to hold their events. But in addition to the glut of hotel space that is available...
By Robert Carey
Busy Bodies
Once in a while, a study comes along that everyone in business should read. "Beware the Busy Manager," a 10-year effort by Bruch and Ghoshal (Harvard Business Review, February 2002) is one of these....
By dr. tom mcdonald
Expo Halls Say 'Let's Make A Deal'
More event planners Are finding that the buyers' market means generous concessions can be won from convention centers facing vacancies in overbuilt exhibition halls.
Group Therapy
When Christina Moore took a group of Cox Communications' top performers to Miami Beach last April, she noticed something unusual. "These were front-line employees -- people who normally do not go to...
By Marc Boisclair
Now That's Scary
For most of us, nothing causes greater anxiety than having to stand in front of people and give a presentation -- but with practice, anyone can improve presentation skills. Here are some tips:
Remote Conferencers Not Scared
Buoyed by sinking travel budgets, remote conferencing is increasingly being used as a substitute for travel, even for high-level meetings where sensitive information is discussed.
By sinking travel
The Big Sit-Down
As a meeting planner, you can appre- ciate how difficult it is to get three industry bigwigs together at one time to engage in frank discussion -- especially when the three are direct competitors. But...
By ROBERT CAREY
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