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Deciding Which Countries to Include in a Meetings Management Program

February 9, 2015 by Shimon Avish

One question I am often asked by clients during the design phase of a Strategic Meetings Management program is how to decide which countries to include in the program, given that the effort to implement and operate an SMM program in a country could well exceed the annual spend in the countries with the lowest […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Corruption Perception Index, Corruption Perceptions Index, Each Country, Management Program, Organizational Transparency, Risk, strategic meetings management

So How Does Your Meetings Policy Rate?

January 6, 2015 by Shimon Avish

Most organizations with a strategic meetings management program have a meetings policy, and many others are planning to develop one in the near future. But how many of those policies are comprehensive and address all the areas that a policy should? In a recent review of over 20 meetings policies I have found that most […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Meetings Policy, Meetings Policy Assessment Tool, Policy Assessment Tool, strategic meetings management

Where Meetings Management Strategy and Interior Design Overlap

August 6, 2014 by Shimon Avish

A well-known phenomenon in Meetings Management is mistaking the implementation of a meetings technology system, or the contracting of sourcing and planning services to a third-party planning company, for a strategic approach to meetings management. And why is a strategic approach to managing meetings so important? What’s wrong with a tactical approach, with a little […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Global Sourcing, Manage Meetings, Management Program, Meeting Program, Meetings Technology, Procurement, Program Design, Sourcing, strategic meetings management, Strategic Sourcing

How I Engaged My Session Attendees by Shifting From Presenter to Facilitator

May 6, 2014 by Shimon Avish

The Importance of Audience Engagement We hear a lot about audience engagement being so important these days, since meeting attendees expect more from their speakers than the standard brain dump of days gone by. Audiences want to acquire knowledge to help them solve their day-to-day problems. That’s why they take time away from the office, […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Adult learning, audience engagement, Facilitator, Socratic Method

An Engagement Approach for Strategic Meetings Management Programs

April 2, 2014 by Shimon Avish

Employee engagement is a hot topic in the Meetings industry, but we usually apply it to engaging meeting attendees during the events they attend.  Ask any executive however and the ultimate goal of employee engagement is to improve employees’ contributions to a company in driving business outcomes. This is an opportunity for meeting management programs […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: compliance regulations, Corporate Meetings, Duty of Care, Employee Engagement, Employee Safety, Engage Employee, Engagement, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Increase Employee Engagement, Management Program, Meeting Management, Meeting Program, Meetings And Events, Meetings Risk, Mitigate Risk, Planning Meetings, regulatory compliance management, Risk, Risk Management, Signature Authority Breaches, SMM, Sourcing, Strategic Meeting, strategic meetings management, sunshine act

Need to Know BEFORE Starting a Strategic Meetings Program Ex-US

October 29, 2013 by Shimon Avish

First we implemented a strategic meetings management program in the US.  Then, as part of our global implementation, we implemented the program in Europe.  The program in the US was a resounding success.  The program in Europe; not so much (at first).   In my former life I spent five years as the leader responsible […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Enterprise Level, Global Program, Management Program, Meeting Program, Meetings Events, Planning Meetings, Program Management, Strategic Management, Strategic Meeting

New Video – Risk Management and Your Meetings Policy

September 23, 2013 by Shimon Avish

Check out my new videocast on how the risks associated with corporate meetings & events can impact meetings policy.

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Meeting Management, Meeting Program, Meetings Policy, Meetings Risk, Mitigate Risk, regulatory compliance management

Check Out ACTE’s “How to Drive Strong Compliance with Your Meetings Policies”

September 17, 2013 by Shimon Avish

Hi everyone!  I’m moderating ACTE’s webinar on compliance to Meetings policy tomorrow.  Please consider attending – it’s going to be a great session.   18 September 2013 11:00am – 12:00pm US- EDT (UTC -5) Establishing strong compliance with meeting policies is a key issue for travel and meeting managers today. With the need for accurate record […]

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6 Ways in Which Travel Management and Meetings Management Differ

September 10, 2013 by Shimon Avish

This is part two of a two part article outlining the tasks that travel and meeting managers are responsible for.  Part one identified the similarities between the roles, and this part identifies the differences.  A link to part one of this article can be found at the bottom of this article.   Differences Between Travel […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Board Of Directors, Corporate Travel Management, Meeting Management, Meeting Manager, Meetings Technology, Risk Management, Strategic Meeting, Travel Management, Travel Management Program

Travel Management, Meetings Management. What’s the Difference?

September 3, 2013 by Shimon Avish

Travel Managers Are Being Asked to Manage Meetings More and more often, travel directors are being asked to manage strategic meetings management programs.   But do travel management and meetings management require the same skill sets and subject matter expertise for travel management professionals to take on these added responsibilities?   This is part one […]

Filed Under: Corporate Blog Tagged With: Management Travel, Managing Meetings, Meeting Management, Meeting Manager, Meeting Program, Strategic Meeting, Travel Director, Travel Management

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  • Deciding Which Countries to Include in a Meetings Management Program February 9, 2015
  • So How Does Your Meetings Policy Rate? January 6, 2015
  • Where Meetings Management Strategy and Interior Design Overlap August 6, 2014
  • How I Engaged My Session Attendees by Shifting From Presenter to Facilitator May 6, 2014
  • An Engagement Approach for Strategic Meetings Management Programs April 2, 2014

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