SOURCE: INC.com
Being a good leader means being humble enough to realize that you cannot accomplish your goals on your own. You might be extraordinary at inspiring your employees, but quite simply, being a good leader means knowing it's not you -- it's the team -- that makes the company great.

SOURCE: FreemanXP
While organizations strive to promote their products, they ultimately find that it’s the face-to-face experiences that gain loyal customers, create meaningful connections and beef up bottom lines.

SOURCE: Harvard Business Review
Ever find yourself wondering if the pre-vacation stress triggered by a dozen "What if ..?" questions is worth a few days off? Studies show that more than half of Americans will leave some vacation time unused. But leveraging a stress-free vacation is possible with a little planning and partnering.

SOURCE: TSNN News
The competition for major trade shows and exhibitions across the nation is ramping us with more than a dozen of the largest facilities in the U.S. planning or building state-of-the-art venues. The list of new or ongoing construction and renovations include two sites in Las Vegas, two in Kentucky, Atlanta and Miami Beach, as well as Sacramento, Reno-Sparks and Savannah, GA.

SOURCE: Forbes
Rather than reinforcing the idea that leaders are an elite group that do great things while commanding their minions, a new approach to leadership looks to the inherent qualities in our behaviors and values rather than achievements and rewards.

SOURCE: ExhibitorOnline
Continuing to pursue avenues for allowing attendees to personalize their experience while helping exhibitors increase their ROI, Vision Expo will launch a new project at the Vision Expo West later this month in Las Vegas, NV with a wearable beacon that will transmit usable data to various sensors placed throughout the Show.

SOURCE: T3Expo
Minimizing the impacts on the environment is even more important, considering the growth in the number of shows and attendees world-wide. Still, the questions remain of how to lessen the impact and work toward a more sustainable event offering.

SOURE: Fast Company
Even in the best of situations, negotiating for most people is an uncomfortable aspect of the business world. But reframing uses a subtle method of delving into the deeper, hidden interests that often reveal areas of mutual interest.

SOURCE: CEIR.Blog
The new and the unexplored often allows for creative rejuvenation and inspiration. The same could be said for the growing trend in meeting and event planners looking for destinations that offer charm and hospitality enough to inspire attendance.