Hier erfahren Sie, wie Sie die Konferenzteilnahme während einer Entlassung maximieren können.

Be Transparent: Share information about the layoff with your team. Regular all-staff meetings can help provide updates on the company’s fiscal health and address concerns. Honesty can prevent rumors and maintain trust. Hold Meetings: Host a meeting after the layoff to address remaining employees. Explain any changes, share business plans, and allow them to express their concerns. Provide Emotional Support: Acknowledge the impact of the layoff and express empathy. Let employees know that you understand how difficult it is for them . Review Legal Considerations: Work with legal experts to ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations. Remember, open communication and empathy go a long way in supporting your team member. 🤝

Break Your Comfort Zone: While a convention is marvelous to see many people that you already know in the industry; it provides an equally significant opportunity to expand your networking base with new contacts. My rule of thumb was always a 1:1 ratio – for every contact I meet that I had known previously, I tried to meet at least one contact that I have never known. At the end of the show, my goal was to come back with a fistful of new business cards and contacts. Break your comfort zone and expand your network!

Strategy: Whether you are a vendor, distributor or retailer, mapping your overall strategy in advance of the show is critical. Ask yourself “what would make for a successful show?” Identify five objectives for success, and then create a schedule that enables you to tactically fulfill the activities that allow you to achieve your desired objectives. This is not a time to “wing it”.

Educate: Everyone can learn new items once in a while, so target a few of the educational seminars as part of your schedule. Target those that provide information that help you grow, not rehash what you are already an expert on. At a minimum, introduce yourself to the speaker of the seminar after they present to establish an expert contact for follow-up questions.

Compartmentalize: Break up your schedule into blocks: a) meeting time blocks; b) floor time blocks; c) educational seminar attendance; and d) yes, social activities for networking. Once you establish your key time blocks, create and identify a list of “must-haves” for a successful event. These “must-haves” can be both people and meetings – then step back from your list and aim for expanding the reach with targets beyond your comfort zone.

Enjoy The Event: All work and no play, well, can be quite boring. Allow yourself to participate in some of the social events that accompany the industry convention. Not only do they allow you to relax and blow off some steam, but also these events provide a more informal way to networking with industry contacts. So, take a break and play some golf or attend a few networking parties.