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The Importance of Onboarding, and How to Get It Right
Onboarding is a process often lost in the rush of a new hire, particularly with SMEs, where employers are commonly eager for their new hire to hit the ground running. Data indicates that a vigorous onboarding programme is a key factor in staff retention. According to Brandon Hall Group research, conducted for Glassdoor, strong onboarding…
Hiring, Coaching and Scaling: A US Commercial Playbook
Alexander Siegel has over fifteen years of experience leading commercial teams and managing B2B event portfolios across numerous industries, largely in finance and tech. He most recently held the role of Head of Business Development at Money20/20 in New York, leading a team focused on new revenue and logo acquisition across the company’s US portfolio.…
Growing Through Uncertainty: A Spotlight On Mike Setters
The B2B events industry is one you’ll repeatedly hear industry professionals say they ‘fell into.’ With this sentiment, it can be hard to gauge what the model events career journey looks like, but this month’s newsletter spotlight has one worth paying attention to. Mike Setters has over 20 years of experience in the B2B events…
Leading With Clarity: A Spotlight On Krista Iverson Vazquez
Krista Iverson Vazquez, Vice President at the C5 Group including the American Conference Institute, Canadian Institute and C5, brings a career defined by leading global teams with empathy and curiosity, developing talent, and building event portfolios that perform commercially without losing sight of the people behind them. Krista’s impressive B2B events career spans over two…
Employment Rights Act: What Employers Need to Know
The Employment Rights Act is bringing significant change to UK employment law, reforming areas such as unfair dismissal rights and harassment policies. We spoke with employment lawyer Harry Abrams, Partner in Shoosmiths’ Employment practice group, about the upcoming legal changes, what’s to be expected and why it’s important to address them now “These changes are…
Navigating an Acquisition in B2B Events
Acquisitions have always happened in the world of B2B events, but they’re noticeably on the rise, and increasingly, from newcomers to the world of events, such as private equity companies. This wider range of buyers isn’t exactly surprising, especially because of the buy, grow and flip structure that private equities search for; events are the…