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Return on learning (ROL): More than a boring statistic
Fireworks in Grand Rapids on July 4, 2011. It’s Tuesday afternoon, the day before Selma’s favorite holiday: Independence Day. He claims to “love this holiday because it celebrates the journey of our...
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The Meetings Report: Five game-changing tactics redefining education strategy...
In December 2012, I was pleased to finally release Event Garde’s first research project. In a nutshell, The Meetings Report strives to describe the state of the Michigan association meetings industry....
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Rolling out the ORGPRO 2013 welcome mat
Shana Killips, sales manager for the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development at Michigan State University, and Aaron Wolowiec, founder and president of Event Garde. From the editor: Considered...
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What’s trending?
Susan Robertson, executive vice president of American Society for Association Executives From the minute we get up to the minute we go to bed, we’re surrounded by it: social media. Facebook. Twitter....
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To pay or not to pay?
Photo courtesy of myjoboption.com. Not that long ago, interns were known as the coffee getters, copy makers and phone answerers. In other words, the grunt workers. Or office gophers, perhaps....
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Interns have rights too
An info graphic by InternMatch, listing quick facts about intern compensation. After posting on Sept. 24 about unpaid vs. paid internships, I heard from the founder of InternMatch, an online platform...
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Celebrating two years
Two years ago, Aaron Wolowiec had a vision. Strategic planning. Instructional design. Meeting management. They were all in his wheelhouse. But it was time for something new. And so, on Dec. 8, 2011,...
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Back to basics: Education programs
I recently facilitated two sessions on meeting planning and professional development for the Michigan Society of Association Executive’s (MSAE) Academy of Association Management. It’s again a reminder...
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Call for Presentations: Dead or Alive?
A colleague recently posted this question to a professional development discussion board I enjoy reading: In the past few years, we have been receiving fewer responses to our call for papers. Has...
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Instructional Design: The New Normal
I fled this week from the blustery temperatures of Grand Rapids, MI to a warmer climate in Dallas, TX. Always the bridesmaid (facilitator) and never the bride (learner), it was a chance for me to turn...
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