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I was in Salt Lake City recently speaking at a large conference of meeting planners (MPI).
The convention center was just 2 blocks from the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was performing the next morning.
I’m not a Mormon, but what you’re that close, you’ve just [...]

 
SGMP Conference Brainstorm Results
I had the opportunity to speak recently at the national conference of the Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP) on the topic of “Good Enough for Government Work.”
The intent is to instill a culture of excellence and accountability within their agencies and not settle for “good enough.”
Hopefully, some of them will implement [...]

 
I had the pleasure to be the closing speaker for the Excellence in Government Conference in Washington DC in April. I shared the speaking platform with journalist and broadcaster Cokie Roberts. She gave a great presentation at lunch about the wives of the Founding Fathers based on her book, Ladies of Liberty.