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‘I came away from the session with absolute clarity and a plan of what I needed to do.’ Are you planning on launching an event? Will this be your first time launching but you don’t have a clue where to start or what needs doing? Or have you launched previous events but just don’t feel they went smoothly enough and the planning stages could have gone a lot smoother? Want to feel like Lisa with the clarity and a clear plan on what to do? Take a look at my 1:1 audit ‘Launch with Confidence’ sessions - Price: £297 Link to book in first comment.

"There is no such thing as a silly question" I say this to my candidates ALL the time. Often it's about the recruitment process - What will the process be like? What is the culture at the firm? Are they a good place to work? But I also have a lot of conversations with more junior candidates who don't have places they can turn to ask questions about things like: - What is the jump from trainee to NQ like? - Ultimately I want to work in X but there aren't jobs there right now, what shall I do? - How do I balance billable hours with other interests (both at and outside work!)? - Is A a sensible seat to do if I want to qualify into B? - When do jobs get advertised? Should I apply for external roles now or wait? - Is it a good time for me to move in-house? I didn't have a huge legal network when I was training. I didn't have lawyers in the family. I had a great support network of other trainees but we were all in the dark together on a lot of things. That's why I always offer to give this advice, think of me as your Fairy Law-mother🧚♀️ and ask all the 'silly' questions you wish! In that spirit... I'm excited to be attending the The 93% Club as one of the hosts for Speed Networking at the Social Mobility Factory next week. There is truly no such thing as a silly question - there are just sometimes better placed (or less intimidating) people to ask your questions to. Often that might be someone with an interest in your career development, but who is impartial! What 'silly' questions were you scared to ask as a junior? And is anyone else attending the Social Mobility Factory? Would be great to see some friendly faces (professionals get nervous too!) #sillyquestions #mentoring #socialmobility

In my experience, the most successful trade shows are the ones where we learn as much as we showcase. Every question, every interaction is a chance to grow. #ContinuousLearning #TradeShowGrowth

Come get your 🌶️! I’ve wanted to point this one out for a while. If the message is clear to you, but not to your team, is the message that clear?? At Right of Boom last week, I heard quite a few people mention the sessions were great, while a handful mentioned it got too commercial and “we’re never coming back”. I think you mentioned one of these too Robert Cioffi ? So I started to ask, “How many conferences have you been to the last year?” You see, what I was gunning for is I’ve started to notice the same faces repeatedly showing up to trade shows and now start to wonder who’s running the business 🤔 Furthermore, if the talk tracks are starting to sound dull, can I walk into their office and get the same reaction from their team or would they be in awe at the content? My hunch, probably the latter… The number of times I’ve heard “I suck at managing people” or “I need someone to lead my team” has gotten a bit out of hand. You see, when you ‘kick yourself upstairs’, you need to be able to delegate and mentor accordingly, and limit everything else. 👉Mix this all together, and your inability to delegate ‘the fun stuff’ is stifling your team. The message at shows is dull because you’re learning things that are no longer meant for your ears. 👂 Your team needs the education and exposure, not you. 📚 Your team needs the networking to discover key contacts in time of need; you have enough drinking buddies. 🍻 Because it’s now all too obvious that the discipline is missing to share the knowledge gained from conferences throughout your team; “you hate managing people”, remember? So the choice is yours, educate your team or let someone else do it. Either way, 📚 learn or die ☠️ #SpicyMonday

We started Q3 with something big: a new homepage. Competition is fierce. Resources are lean. Results are harder to achieve. But events are still proving to drive pipeline and growth. On our new homepage, we wanted to highlight the importance of repeatable event programs and how some of the smartest companies are crushing their goals with events. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gBQtzGHA

Embrace the idea that 'Feedback is Gold.' After every event, it's not just about gathering feedback, it's about understanding the stories told by our attendees. Learning from every success and challenge helps us grow, refine, and create more memorable experiences. Here's to the human touch in event planning! 🌟 #FeedbackIsGold #EventExperiences #ContinuousImprovement #TheEventPlannerExpo

I feel amazing!! Want to know why? I spent last weekend soaking up information and inspiration, connecting with old friends and making new ones all while having a lot of fun at Influence, the National Speaker’s Association’s summer conference. It was so inspiring to listen to legends like Les Brown, Nido Qubein, Daniel Lubetzky and Glenn Stearns, and to learn from people like Lenora Billings Harris, Brian Biro, Diana Kander, Rene Rodriguez, Sonia Dumas, David Avrin and Mark Hunter amongst many others. And, of course - I had a great time watching Quinn Lemley’s performance at the Foundation Dinner and danced the night away at the CPAE dinner and banquet with DJ Rob Ferre. There is nothing like being in an environment of growth and learning, surrounded by others who are on the same path. The energy of the event was amazing, and I am packing it up and bringing some of it back to New York with me 😊 How often do you attend a conference, listen to a Ted Talk, or indulge in a book to better your skills, your mindset or your attitude? As Diana Kander said at the event - success is the biggest obstacle to the future you want to create, for once we feel successful we stop innovating and growing. We can become stuck and no longer inspired. Especially if you haven’t in a while, here is a whisper to re-engage, in order to level up! #professionaldevelopment #professionalspeaker #levelup

Our 1st free information session was held 28 Feb, these are some of the topics we covered off: 💥Why big ticket items such as prizes, bonus’ & experiences (fishing trips, sporting trips etc) very rarely offer ROI 💥What SME’s miss in the engagement equation 💥Why “guess what’s in my head” won’t get you the culture you want Missed out? Register your interest for our next session 👉🏻 comment below or DM https://lnkd.in/e-BFSxR

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Hospitality's Secret Sauce ✨🏆🍽️🥂🍹🍺🍱✨ The difference is it's all in the palm of your hand👌, onsite and in real time 🕰️ - which means more competent, happy staff💕 and less potential liabilities ⚖️. 🔹 Human Resources Information System 🔹 Audits & Checklists 🔹 Time & Attendance 🟡 Book a DEMO: https://bit.ly/3NcvVeS Hire on Gut Feeling?