Alliance of Meeting Management Consultants

I Have a High View

By Kirk McNeill, CMP
McNeill Meetings and Events

The Honorable Andrew Young addressed an annual conference of MPI in Atlanta. He said, “I see you and your role in our world as much more important than you do… Meetings are important; … meetings are where ideas are formed; … meetings are where vision is shared; meetings are where people come together, and that is no simple task.”

This is a high view of meeting planning and I share it! Face to face meetings are at the heart of what it means to live in a world looking for meaning. Those of us who hold a high view of meeting planning will give special attention to the following:

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Visionary Planning

I am aware of tension.  Sometimes it hurts.  Sometimes it feels good.  I am also aware that when tension relaxes, other people and I seem to accomplish less.   Commitment to a vision (a deep sense of purpose) and acknowledgment of present reality (the way things truly are) creates tension.

If you stretch a rubber band between the thumb of your right hand and the thumb of your left hand, tension is created. You feel it.  If you spread your thumbs far enough, the rubber band will break.  If you relax and bring your thumbs together, the tension will decrease and the rubber band will hang limply on your thumbs. Read the rest of this entry »

Una Vision de Altura en la Organizacion de Eventos

Titulo original: I have a high view
Autor: Kirk McNeill, CMP
Traducido por Jorge Bisteni-Bustani, CMP, CMM

El honorable  Andrew Young impartió una conferencia de MPI en Atlanta y dijo: “yo los veo a ustedes y su papel en nuestro mundo mucho más importante de lo que ustedes lo ven… Las reuniones son importantes, … las reuniones es donde se forman las ideas,… las reuniones es donde se intercambian las visiones, las reuniones es donde se encuentra la gente y lograr eso no es una tarea fácil”

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