Category Archives: Conferences

Fall Conference Season Preview

ConferenceI am a fan of attending conferences because, in addition to hearing thought-provoking presentations by knowledgeable speakers, you get to connect with the other attendees to learn what they are doing and thinking.  That’s why it is so important to select the right conferences.  Your goal should be to find the conferences that attract the best attendees so that you have the opportunity to make new connections and get updates from your existing ones.  Of course, the speakers Continue reading Fall Conference Season Preview

How To Maximize The ROI Of Attending A Conference

I’ve been doing a lot of traveling in the last few months since I left Cardinal Health.  Right now my wife and I are just finishing up a visit to Culver City, CA where we arrived just in time for the birth of our first grandchild.  This was a non-business trip, of course, but all of my other recent travels have been to attend conferences or public meetings of one kind or another.

One of the ways I maximize the return on investment (ROI) of attending conferences is to take lots of notes and then publish internally an analysis of the things that I thought had some important significance to my company.  This technique has resulted in a searchable record of my impressions of every speaker and networking contact that struck me for any reason in almost every Continue reading How To Maximize The ROI Of Attending A Conference