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Title: Leading a Remote Team Successfully   Subscribe   Apple| Spotify| Stitcher     A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - www.apodcastcompany.com   You're listening to a podcast produced by A PODCAST COMPANY. This show was made by podcast syndicator where we help you go from start to grow to make money with your podcast. Let us help you share your message and your voice with the world. Reach out now. Jason@apodcastcompany.com to find out more.  Thank you for listening and do come back to hear more shows like this.  1) Hey, don't miss out on a free webinar! Learn about how to launch a profitable podcast in just 60 days!  https://www.apodcastcompany.com/webinar-registration35642385    2) Take your podcast from idea to execution in just 6 weeks!  https://www.apodcastmasterclass.com/podcast-launchpad    3) Join our Ex

Title: Be Productive / What We Learned from Some of Our Best Guests!   Subscribe   Apple| Spotify| Stitcher     A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - www.apodcastcompany.com   You're listening to a podcast produced by A PODCAST COMPANY. This show was made by podcast syndicator where we help you go from start to grow to make money with your podcast. Let us help you share your message and your voice with the world. Reach out now. Jason@apodcastcompany.com to find out more.  Thank you for listening and do come back to hear more shows like this.  1) Hey, don't miss out on a free webinar! Learn about how to launch a profitable podcast in just 60 days!  https://www.apodcastcompany.com/webinar-registration35642385    2) Take your podcast from idea to execution in just 6 weeks!  https://www.apodcastmasterclass.com/podcast-

Title: Productivity Tips From Incredibly Busy People   Productivity Tips From Incredibly Busy People 1. Have a single purpose focus. "Pick one thing and do that one thing—and only that one thing—better than anyone else ever could." We can derive a great deal of power from developing a laser focus on our top business priorities. It's one of the attributes that sets apart the average businessperson from the more successful one. 2. Ruthlessly block out distractions. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says, "I concentrate on concentrating." For those of us who don't have the willpower to be self-accountable, there are several technology solutions for blocking out distractions.  3. Set a strict time limit on meetings.  People generally don't need as much time as they ask for. Meetings are time vampires. Be ruthless in managing this endemic productivity drain so you can focus on high value tasks. 4. Set up productivity rituals. Set up rituals to automate behaviors that will make us more productive, without depleting

While there are many things in life that are out of our control, motivation is not one of them. There will always be conditions, people, and situations that can affect your motivation, but staying motivated is within your control, no matter the conditions.   1 What makes you tick?   Everyone will differ slightly in what drives them, and one person’s motivation will not be the same as their teammates’. Start by getting a sense of where your motivation comes from. When are you at your most motivated, and when are you at your least motivated? Where were you and what were you doing in those times? How confident and capable did you feel? What were you thinking about? How well-supported were you? How in control did you feel? What was your attitude like? Answering these questions will give insight as to where your motivation stems from so you know how to find it again.   2. Choose your attitude   Moods can come and go like thoughts and clouds in the sky, but you always have the power to choose your attitude. Researc

Resilience To the Rescue    3 Valuable Quotes    1. "Resilience isn't a single skill. It's a variety of skills and coping mechanisms. To bounce back from bumps in the road as well as failures, you should focus on emphasizing the positive."   2. Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.   3. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." Nelson Mandela    RULES OF RESILIENCE :   1. Do something difficult each day for no other reason than it’s difficult: Overcoming adversity forges rigor, persistence, and self-efficacy.  2. Practice finding the positives in each day: Optimistic is the heart of resilience.  3. Avoid negative thoughts and action: Focus on the positives.  4. Setbacks and crises provide opportunities: Concentrate on the op

Mastering Management of Remote Workers   2 Valuable Quotes    1.  "Rapport does not come from doing and talking about work. Rapport comes from getting to know them as a complete person."   2. "one for these team members. Pick a time that always works for you for your remote 1 on 1s and make them sacred on your calendar. If you absolutely have to, reschedule it, but never cancel."     Master Remote Workers Rules: 1) Make time for small talk. 2) Use video as much as you can. 3) Have longer one on ones. 4) Have longer one on ones.  5) NEVER cancel a one on one. 6) Use animated gifs and emoticons to convey emotion. 7) Remember their career paths, too. 8) Build a culture of adding people on calls. 9) Send swag for your remote workers and their whole family.   Subscribe   Apple| Google| Spotify| Stitcher     Sponsors:   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and gu

How to WFH   How To WFH    3 Valuable Quotes    1. The end of the workday can sort of melt into the evening and then bedtime before you know it, If you truly work best in the evenings, it’s fine to structure your day that way, but do it on purpose, not as a default thing that happens because you forgot to have boundaries.”   2."Make sure you have a stress-free zone, at work (yes even your home office). ... Look for a break room.. No need for a fancy setting. All you need is some soft lighting and something comfortable to sit on. Put together a nice relaxing playlist and listen to it."   3. "The most important thing is to have dedicated office space where you can CLOSE THE DOOR and have set office hours. ... I did the opposite and allowed work to swallow my home life for a while. ... Stupid mistake."   WFH RULES:   Establish a designated working area.  Dress for the job. Learn different mediums of communication. Set hours and stick to them. Specify tasks for each day. Take breaks. Avoid interactions with famil

Structuring your WFH     3 Valuable Quotes    1. “Getting comfortable leaning into the technology to replicate in-person collaboration is key to fostering productive remote environments. But it’s not just about technology. Establishing trust, ensuring accountability, and fostering good collaboration is critical to a successful remote work environment.”   2. “Set an alarm and have a consistent morning habit or ritual. Even put makeup on or fix your hair if you like. Anything that gives you the sense that you are not home in your PJs.”   3. “creating a list of 1 to 3 action items for the day. Make room before you start your day, clutter can get in the way of productivity.”   Structure Tools:   Build a Permanent Work Space Invest in Quality Technology Get Comfortable Office Furniture Set Real Work Hours Avoid Work Creep Discover Your High Productivity Periods Make To-Do Lists Use a Planner Stick to One Task Management App Don’t Start Your Work Day in Your PJs Don’t Work in the Living Room Set a Morning Routine

Take these certain actions in uncertain times   3 Valuable Quotes    1. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face … You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”    My body usually protests against that statement, but theoretically I concur with Eleanor. I sincerely believe the good stuff happens when we are afraid. If we go a lifetime without being scared, as Julia Sorel said, it means we aren’t taking enough chances.   2. "I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.”   RULES:   1. Replace expectations with plans. 2. Prepare for different possibilities. 3. Become a feeling observer. 4. Get confident about your coping and adapting skills. 5. Practice mi

Huge tech issues - I am so sorry BUT amazing episode  Smarter Event Planning Season 3:  Dahlia El Gazzar, DES, altMBA, ECC  Helping #eventprofs with their personal #branding, #Linkedin + #Eventtech for when the industry comes roaring back.    I am determined to use my network + knowledge of #tech + #digitalmarketing + #branding to help those that need it the most so when the industry comes roaring back - you are more than ready.    My OMG-attitude about all things tech and audience engagement solutions benefits professionals that are in need to know. And act to get s#it done.    Like a cat, I'm working through my 9 lives, some have brought me in the events, travel and hospitality industries, to name a few, both the professional planning side and as a supplier.    I am dubbed the coffee-fuelled ‘go-to’ source for branding, trend-setting solutions, tech news, and social media expertise.    My mission is to empower your brand, brain and body.    Imagine as a busy professional, being from your desktop and office,

Episode 2 of Season 3 of Smarter Event Planning Podcast:    "Don't Fear The Future!" says Diana Brandl   "... exactly why our job will continue in the future. Because we are the emotionally intelligent leaders. And no Alexa can do that, no Siri can do that—they can’t see if the boss got up on the wrong side of the bed and is having a bad day. They can’t judge these situations properly."    Diana Brandl holds a Degree in International Administration and Management, specializing in Office Management.    Throughout her career, she has worked successfully for C-Level Executives within global corporations such as Sony.    Diana has a strong background in Communications and is a dynamic networker. She joined the professional network IMA (International Management Assistants) in 2006, and is an active member proudly looking back at her involvement as Board Member and Chair of Regional Group of IMA Berlin.    She continuously supports the role of the management assistant by speaking at international events and publish

The Business of People with Roxy Robinson.  Smarter Event Planning Podcast :    Roxy Robinson, a female entrepreneur from South Africa is setting a benchmark for all women who wish to become an entrepreneur. She is a woman of many talents and started her business journey in 2004 with a promotional modeling agency and gradually spread her wings to multiple new businesses.    She runs a concierge company www.roxstarconcierge.co.za that provides services to niche clientele across the world. Her ventures have partnership relations in more than 124 countries making her a global business icon. She is the epitome of a self-made powerful woman and reached to this point through consistent hard work and dedication towards her dreams, which inspires many other women seeking establishment in the business world.    At present, she solely owns 5 companies and comes in the league of most powerful business women in the world. She is well known for her professionalism, passion for her work and vibrant personality. “While we c

Designing people-centric, purpose driven events. SITE global. Writer, speaker, connector, collaborator speaks to Jason Allan Scott    Season 3 of Smarter Events Planning  THE EVENT HEROES SEASON   Specialties: Wrestling alligators - the more complicated the event seems, the more useful I will be to you! Developing events for our industry peers allows me to bring creative energy to events and use the combination of ubiquitous technology and human nature to create relevance for our participants. With our partners, I love working to bring brands to life through appropriate and engaging environments and thoughtful, relevant experiences. Oh, and I like to have fun through it all!   Effective organizations understand the power of meetings and events to enhance loyalty, educate, inspire and as the most effective tool to build and strengthen connections. Her mission in this age of digital disruption is to create environments which act as an incubator where creativity and innovation can percolate.   EXPERIENCE From gr

Titans Of Events.  Smarter Event Planning Podcast :  Jason Allan Scott talks to Mark Felstead about Season 2 and what’s to come in Season 3.  Mark is from London, arrived in Chemnitz, Germany at the end of the ‘90s and moved to Berlin in 2001. Now lives near Kurfürstendamm in West Berlin with his gorgeous wife and daughter. He has had a varied career path and have mostly been self-employed within the events industry for the last 15 years. I loves dancing (disco) and is always the first one on the dance floor and the last one to leave! He recently started podcasting and has loved the journey in talking to people and finding out more about an industry he has been a titan in.   Interesting fact, Mark is the fastest 1 comma club winner in the world ( meaning he went from 0 to 1000 in just first 2 weeks as a podcaster) as he smashed records for his first time in podcasting after completing the Podcast Made Perfect Course.    Mark is also the founder of events consultancy MCF Consulting. Where he represents a por

Virtual tours of properties have many advantages – you can draw a shortlist or even choose the hotel and event space without having to visit the city or venue in advance - saving time and helping the planet.  Visualizer Group offers one of the best tools available using real photographic images and interactive floor plans. Today we talk to Kimmo, CEO from Visualizer Group. Although he is in Helsinki Finland, many of the previously featured Hotels in Berlin make use of this tool to enhance their customer journey. Links: https://www.visualizergroup.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/360visualizer/    Mark Felstead, MCF Consulting felstead@mcf-consulting.eu Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charles-felstead-3303b9a/   Smarter Event Planning - Asemblr asemblr.com  An intuitive, digital platform solution for busy professionals to manage corporate events, conferences, trip incentives and team building all in one place.   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands,

Marcel Seibt founded Impact Business in Berlin with a vision of bringing a life -work-balance climate to the city’s growing start-up scene.  He works with many companies offering a range of courses, seminars and workouts from nutritional lunches and tea breaks to yoga and meditation to bring a little mindfulness and balance to their working life.  He also works with you during your events to make sure your delegates stay concentrated and relaxed through offering a well-balanced diet and stress-reducing therapies. Links: https://impact-business.de facebook: https://www.facebook.com/impactyour/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impactyourbusiness/ Mark Felstead, MCF Consulting felstead@mcf-consulting.eu Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charles-felstead-3303b9a/ Smarter Event Planning - Asemblr asemblr.com  An intuitive, digital platform solution for busy professionals to manage corporate events, conferences, trip incentives and team building all in one place. A Podcast Company -  is the leading pod

Stephan Ullerup is the Managing Director of Uber Event – a small DMC focused on the incoming Scandanvian market for the City.  In his own unique style he describes the event scene here from his Danish perspective as well as his personal experience of coming to the City, settling down and starting a business (and a family) here. We talk about the challenges and temptations the city has to offer as well as learn about his colourful past!! Links: https://uebervent.com Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-ullerup/ Mark Felstead, MCF Consulting felstead@mcf-consulting.eu Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charles-felstead-3303b9a/ Smarter Event Planning - Asemblr www.asemblr.com An intuitive, digital platform solution for busy professionals to manage corporate events, conferences, trip incentives and team building all in one place.   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the

Landgut Stober, located some 20 miles outside of Berlin is the historical site where the August Borsig’s first designed and built world-beating locomotives. Hear today the story how Michael Stober fell in love with the run-down buildings in the 90s and has lovingly and carefully invested over 18m Euros in its meticulous restoration, concentrating on its use of sustainable materials throughout.  Today it is a multiple award-winning conference and hotel complex (Germany’s most sustainable) so please listen carefully to his fascinating stories, his passion and his approach. Links: https://www.landgut-stober.de/welcome-landgut-stober.html Mark Felstead, MCF Consulting felstead@mcf-consulting.eu Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charles-felstead-3303b9a/ Smarter Event Planning - Asemblr www.asemblr.com An intuitive, digital platform solution for busy professionals to manage corporate events, conferences, trip incentives and team building all in one place. A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast produc

K.I.T. Group is one of Europe’s leading Professional Conference Organisers (PCO) hosting more than 26 National and International conferences a year for up to 30,000 people!  Merryn Scholz heads a team of more than 100 employees that plan, book and execute these events.  There is simply not a more experienced person to turn to when it comes to looking at Berlin’s Hotel landscape than Merryn.  Share with me too her passion for the city and why she has made it her home and hear about some of her top tips for events in the City. Links: https://www.kit-group.org linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merryn-scholz-cmp-des-34b899a2/ Mark Felstead, MCF Consulting felstead@mcf-consulting.eu Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charles-felstead-3303b9a/ Smarter Event Planning - Asemblr www.asemblr.com An intuitive, digital platform solution for busy professionals to manage corporate events, conferences, trip incentives and team building all in one place.   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production co

Business Elephant provides and designs mobile Escape Room concepts to be incorporated into your event.  No matter what hotel or venue you are hosting your event at in Berlin, Business Elephant can come and produce your tailored made Escape Room for you. They can be created to work around the motto of your event or can be set against Berlin’s rich history of espionage and Spy swapping and dodging through border controls. They are both testing of your lateral thinking skills but at the same time work perfectly as a Team Building exercise as the solutions are best found if everyone works together.  They can be easily and quickly installed wherever you are hosting your event as they rely on a very modular system and wok for groups and teams from 6 to 300. (Spoiler – don’t panic, you won’t be locked in any dark rooms!) Links: https://www.business-elephant.de linkedin: Sophie Els, Business Elephant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-els-7839bb3b/ Mark Felstead, MCF Consulting felstead@mcf-consulting.eu Linkedin: h